- Chad Spann
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Chad Spann Free Agent Running back Personal information Date of birth: August 4, 1988 Place of birth: Indianapolis, Indiana Height: 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Weight: 202 lb (92 kg) Career information College: Northern Illinois Undrafted in 2011 No regular season or postseason appearances Career history - Indianapolis Colts (2011)*
- Tampa Bay Buccaneers (2011)*
- *Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career highlights and awards - None
Stats at NFL.com Chad Spann (born August 4, 1988) is an American football running back who is currently a free agent. He was signed by the Indianapolis Colts as an undrafted free agent in 2011, and signed by the Tampa Bay Buccanneers on October 17, 2011. He played college football at Northern Illinois University.
In 2010, as a college senior, he rushed for 1,388 yards and led the nation with 22 touchdowns [1], and contributed to the Huskies first 11 win season.
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Early years
Spann attended North Central High School in Indianapolis, where he was a first team all-state selection his senior season. He holds the school single-season and career rushing yardage and touchdown records.[2]
College career
As a college player, Spann established a new single-season touchdown record for Northern Illinois.[3] Spann received the Vern Smith Leadership Award given by the Mid-American Conference.[4]
College highlights
- 2010 Vern Smith Leadership Award Winner
- 2010 MAC Offensive Player of the Year
- 2x 1st Team All MAC
- Back to Back 1000 yd seasons[5]
- Led nation in rushing TDs (2010)
- Second on NIU's all-time list for career rushing touchdowns
- Walter Camp Foundation National Player of the Week (9/25)
College statistics
Year Att Yards Avg Long TD 2007 11 61 5.5 14 0 2008 88 429 4.9 55 8 2009 179 1,038 5.8 79 19 2010 258 1,388 5.4 79 22 Career 536 2,916 5.8 79 48 References
- ^ http://web1.ncaa.org/mfb/natlRank.jsp?year=2011&rpt=IA_playerrush&site=org&div=IA&dest=O
- ^ "Chad Spann NIU biography". http://www.niuhuskies.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/spann_chad01.html.
- ^ "Football’s Chad Spann wins Vern Smith Award, given to Mid-American Conference’s top player". NIU Today. http://today.niu.edu/2010/12/01/footballs-chad-spann-wins-vern-smith-award-given-to-mid-american-conferences-top-player/.
- ^ Adelson, Andrea (December 1, 2010). "Chad Spann tabbed MAC's top player". ESPN. http://espn.go.com/blog/ncfnation/post/_/id/34351/chad-spann-tabbed-macs-top-player.
- ^ http://espn.go.com/college-football/player/_/id/237698/chad-spann
External links
Categories:- 1988 births
- Living people
- People from Indianapolis, Indiana
- Players of American football from Indiana
- American football running backs
- Northern Illinois Huskies football players
- Undrafted National Football League players
- Indianapolis Colts players
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