Spencer Ware

Spencer Raleigh Ware III (born November 23, 1991) is an American football running back who is a free agent. He played college football at LSU, and played in the 2010 U.S. Army All-American Bowl. He was drafted in the sixth round of the 2013 NFL Draft by the Seattle Seahawks, with whom he won Super Bowl XLVIII as a rookie.

Spencer Ware
Free agent
Position:Running back
Personal information
Born: (1991-11-23) November 23, 1991
Cincinnati, Ohio
Height:5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Weight:224 lb (102 kg)
Career information
High school:Princeton (Sharonville, Ohio)
College:LSU
NFL Draft:2013 / Round: 6 / Pick: 194
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics as of 2019
Rushing yards:1,631
Rushing average:4.6
Rushing touchdowns:11
Receptions:64
Receiving yards:698
Receiving touchdowns:2
Player stats at NFL.com

Early years

Ware attended and played high school football at Princeton High School.[1][2]

College career

During his college football career, Ware rushed for 1,240 yards on 292 carries with ten touchdowns. Southeastern Conference coaches named him a second-team All-SEC selection after the 2011 season.[3] He also played 21 games for the LSU Tigers baseball team.[4]

After his junior season, Ware decided to forgo his senior season and entered the 2013 NFL Draft.[5]

Collegiate statistics
Spencer Ware Rushing Receiving
Year School Conf Class Pos G Att Yds Avg TD Rec Yds Avg TD
2010 LSU SEC FR RB 11 24 175 7.3 1 10 101 10.1 0
2011 LSU SEC SO RB 13 177 707 4.0 8 11 73 6.6 1
2012 LSU SEC JR RB 12 94 367 3.9 1 18 230 12.8 1
Career
LSU
 36 295 1249 4.2 10 39 404 10.4 2

Professional career

Seattle Seahawks

Ware was drafted by the Seattle Seahawks in the sixth round of the 2013 NFL Draft with the 194th overall pick.[6] He appeared in two games as a rookie and recorded three carries for ten yards. Even though Ware didn’t play much throughout the season, the Seahawks still went on to win the Super Bowl against the Denver Broncos in Super Bowl XLVIII.[7] He was released on August 20, 2014.[8]

Kansas City Chiefs

On December 31, 2014, Ware signed a future contract with the Kansas City Chiefs.[9]

On September 5, 2015, he was waived by the Chiefs and was re-signed to the practice squad.[10] Ware was activated off the practice squad for the Week 8 matchup against the Detroit Lions for the NFL game in London on November 1, 2015. In this game, Ware scored his first NFL touchdown, a four-yard run, in the waning minutes of the fourth quarter against the Detroit Lions.[11] Ware ended the 2015 season playing in 11 games with two starts, rushing for 403 yards and six touchdowns.[12]

In 2016, with starter Jamaal Charles coming off a knee injury suffered in 2015, Ware became the starter for 2016. He started 14 games, rushing for 921 yards and three touchdowns. He also caught 33 passes for 447 yards and two touchdowns.[13]

Coming into the 2017 season, Ware was projected to be the Chiefs' starting running back after the release of longtime starter Jamaal Charles. In the team's third preseason game against the Seattle Seahawks, Ware suffered a torn PCL and additional knee damage.[14] He was placed on injured reserve on September 2, 2017.[15]

On November 30, 2018, he was named starting running back for the Kansas City Chiefs following the release of starting running back Kareem Hunt after he misled the team regarding an assault alleged to have occurred earlier that year.[16] In his first game as the new starter, Ware achieved 47 rushing yards and one rushing touchdown against the Oakland Raiders.[17] He finished the 2018 season with 246 rushing yards and two rushing touchdowns.[18]

Indianapolis Colts

On April 30, 2019, Ware signed with the Indianapolis Colts.[19] He was placed on the reserve/physically unable to perform list on August 2, 2019 after undergoing ankle surgery.[20] He was released on September 20, 2019.[21]

Kansas City Chiefs (second stint)

On December 3, 2019, Ware was re-signed by the Kansas City Chiefs.[22] He was placed on injured reserve on December 25, 2019 with a shoulder injury.[23] He finished the 2019 season with 17 carries for 51 rushing yards in three games.[24] Without Ware, the Chiefs would go on to win Super Bowl LIV against the San Francisco 49ers giving Ware his second Super Bowl ring.

Chicago Bears

On December 22, 2020, Ware signed with the practice squad of the Chicago Bears.[25]

NFL statistics
SeasonTeamGamesRushingReceivingFumbles
GPGSAttYdsAvgLngTDRecYdsAvgLngTDFumLost
2013SEA 203103.350000.00000
2015KC 112724035.6526650.85000
2016KC 14142149214.34633344713.546T243
2018KC 132512464.83422022411.231000
Total40183401,5804.652115967611.546T243

Personal life

On January 12, 2014, Ware was booked in Seattle's King County Jail under the charge of DUI.[26] However, that case was dismissed in July 2014 after a judge ruled that the officer lacked reasonable suspicion of DUI at the time he initiated the traffic stop.[27]

On June 23, 2016, Ware hosted an event at Full Throttle Indoor Karting "where he provided free transportation, go-karting, and lunch to the thirty kids of the [Winton Hills] Recreational Center." [28] Ware expressed gratitude for all the people who helped him become a professional athlete and encouraged the kids to "work together" to accomplish their goals in life.

References
  1. "Spencer Ware, Princeton , Athlete". 247Sports. Retrieved February 24, 2019.
  2. "Spencer Ware of Princeton High School expected to start for Kansas City Chiefs»". Newstral. Retrieved February 24, 2019.
  3. "Alabama places 11 on 2011 Coaches All-SEC Football Team".
  4. "Spencer Ware - The Baseball Cube". www.thebaseballcube.com. Retrieved February 24, 2019.
  5. NFL draft 2013: Five LSU players have declared for draft
  6. Kelly, Danny (April 27, 2013). "NFL Draft Results: Seahawks select RB Spencer Ware in the 6th". FieldGulls.com. Retrieved May 27, 2017.
  7. "Spencer Ware 2013 Game Log". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved February 24, 2019.
  8. "Ware kept believing after release from Seattle - ESPN Video". ESPN.com. December 11, 2016. Retrieved February 24, 2019.
  9. "Chiefs Sign 19 To Reserve/Futures Contracts". Chiefs.com. January 20, 2015.
  10. "Chiefs Roster down to NFL-Mandated 53". Chiefs.com. September 5, 2015. Archived from the original on May 18, 2017. Retrieved April 19, 2017.
  11. "Watch Detroit Lions vs. Kansas City Chiefs [11/01/2015] - NFL.com". NFL.com. Retrieved November 1, 2015.
  12. "Spencer Ware 2015 Game Log". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved February 24, 2019.
  13. "Spencer Ware 2016 Game Log". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved February 24, 2019.
  14. Patra, Kevin (August 26, 2017). "Chiefs RB Spencer Ware suffers torn PCL, knee damage". NFL.com.
  15. "Chiefs Roster Down to NFL Mandated 53". Chiefs.com. September 2, 2017. Archived from the original on June 3, 2018.
  16. "Chiefs' Ware back in starting role after Hunt's departure". Daily Herald. December 5, 2018. Retrieved February 24, 2019.
  17. "Kansas City Chiefs at Oakland Raiders - December 2nd, 2018". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved February 24, 2019.
  18. "Spencer Ware 2018 Game Log". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved February 24, 2019.
  19. Walker, Andrew (April 30, 2019). "Colts Sign Free Agent Running Back Spencer Ware". Colts.com.
  20. "Colts Sign DE Dadi Nicolas; Place RB Spencer Ware On Reserve/PUP List". Colts.com. August 2, 2019. Retrieved August 2, 2019.
  21. Conner, Matt. "Spencer Ware released by Indianapolis Colts". arrowheadaddict.com. Fansided. Retrieved September 20, 2019.
  22. "Chiefs re-sign RB Spencer Ware, waive WR Gehrig Dieter". Chiefs Wire. USA Today. December 3, 2019.
  23. Teicher, Adam (December 25, 2019). "Chiefs put RB Spencer Ware on IR, activate DT Xavier Williams". ESPN.
  24. "Spencer Ware 2019 Game Log". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved January 28, 2020.
  25. Mayer, Larry (December 22, 2020). "Roster Moves: Bears activate Carter, add Ware". ChicagoBears.com. Retrieved February 5, 2021.
  26. WSP: Seahawks RB Spencer Ware arrested for DUI Seahawks RB arrested
  27. Condotta, Bob. "DUI case against Seahawks running back Spencer Ware is dismissed". The Seattle Times. Retrieved January 28, 2020.
  28. WSP: Princeton product and Chiefs RB Spencer Ware hosts event for local kids
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