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American gridiron football player (born 1988) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Chad Spann (born August 4, 1988) is a former American football running back. He was signed by the Indianapolis Colts as an undrafted free agent in 2011. He played college football at Northern Illinois University.
Spann during the 2011 NFL season | |
| No. 41, 32, 30 | |
|---|---|
| Position: | Running back |
| Personal information | |
| Born: | August 4, 1988 Indianapolis, Indiana |
| Height: | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) |
| Weight: | 210 lb (95 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school: | North Central (Indianapolis, Indiana) |
| College: | Northern Illinois |
| Undrafted: | 2011 |
| Career history | |
| * Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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| Stats at Pro Football Reference | |
In 2010, as a college senior, he rushed for 1,388 yards, led the nation with 22 rushing touchdowns, and contributed to the Huskies first 11-win season.[1]
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]
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]
| Northern Illinois Huskies | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 5.4 | 79 | 48 | |||||||||
On July 29, 2011, he signed with the Indianapolis Colts as an undrafted free agent.[6] On September 4, 2011, he was placed on injured reserve due to a hamstring injury.[7] On September 6, 2011, he received an injury settlement.[8]
On October 18, 2011, he signed with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers to join the practice squad.[9] On November 7, 2011, he was released from the practice squad.[10]
On January 4, 2012, he signed with the Pittsburgh Steelers.[11][12] On January 8, 2012, he played in the Steelers' playoff loss to the Denver Broncos.[13] On May 2, 2012, he was released.[14]
Spann was signed by the New York Jets on July 27, 2013.[15] He was released on August 26, 2013.[16]
On December 10, 2013, Spann signed with the Houston Texans. He played in one game for the Texans. He was released on May 15, 2014.[6]
Spann was signed to the Saskatchewan Roughriders' practice roster on September 9, 2015. He was promoted to the active roster on October 23.[17] He played in one game for the Roughriders in 2015, rushing twice for 17 yards. He suffered a torn Achilles while with the Roughriders.[18] He was released by the team on December 15, 2015.[17]
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