Spencer Havner

Infobox NFLactive


name=Spencer Havner
|caption=
currentteam=Green Bay Packers
currentnumber=53
currentpositionplain=Linebacker
birthdate=birth date and age|1983|2|2
birthplace=Sacramento, California
heightft=6
heightin=3
weight=244
debutyear=
debutteam=
college=UCLA
undraftedyear=2006
pastteams=
* Washington Redskins (2006)*
* Green Bay Packers (2006-present)*:*Offseason and/or practice squad member only
status=Active
highlights=
* "SN" Pac-10 Def. Freshman of the Year (2002)
* "Sporting News" Freshman All-American (2002)
* Honorable mention All-Pac-10 (2003)
* 2x Second-team All-Pac-10 (2004-2005)
nfl=HAV659188

Spencer Rhett Havner [HAYV-ner] (February 2, 1983 in Sacramento, California) is an American football linebacker for the Green Bay Packers of the National Football League. He was originally signed by the Washington Redskins as an undrafted free agent in 2006. He played college football at UCLA.

Early years

Havner earned two varsity letters as an inside linebacker and tight end at Nevada Union High in Grass Valley, CA. During his career, he made over 232 tackles, 18 sacks and 12 interceptions. In his senior year, he led Nevada Union High to a 12-1 record and a trip to the city title game. Havner earned second-team All-State from Cal-Hi Sports and was named to the All-CAL first team and All-Metro first team.

College career

After a redshirt freshman year, Havner became a four year starter for UCLA. In 2002, he started 13 games and made 96 tackles with 2 sacks with 2 interceptions. In 2003, Havner started 12 of 13 games and had 82 tackles, 1 sack and 3 inteceptions. As a junior, Havner earned first-team All-America acclaim from CBS Sportsline.com and College Football News and was selected second-team All-America by the Walter Camp Football Foundation. He was one of 12 semifinalists for both the Butkus Award and the Rotary Lombardi Award. Havner missed the but in Pioneer PureVision Las Vegas Bowl after having arthroscopic knee surgery but,in 11 games, he accounted for 125 tackles, 1 sack and 2 interceptions. In 2005, Havner led the team with 99 tackles and 3 interceptions and added 2 sacks. Havner led UCLA to a 10-2 record with a win in the 2005 Sun Bowl versus Northwestern, where he made 7 tackles and had 1 interception in a 50-38 victory.

Professional career

After college, Havner went undrafted. He was signed by the Washington Redskins but released before the start of the 2006 NFL season. During the middle of the 2006 NFL season, Havner signed a free agent contract with the Green Bay Packers and was assigned to their practice squad. He was released prior to the start of the 2008 season.

External links

* [http://www.packers.com/team/players/havner_spencer/ Green Bay Packers bio]
* [http://uclabruins.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/havner_spencer00.html UCLA Bruins bio]