Sean Ryan Christopher Spence (born June 7, 1990) is an American football linebacker who is currently a free agent. He was drafted by Pittsburgh Steelers in the third round of the NFL Draft 2012. He played college football at the University of Miami, where he was named the 2008 Atlantic Coast Defensive Rookie Conference of the Year. Spence has also been a member of the Tennessee Titans and Indianapolis Colts.
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At Miami Northwestern High School, Spence is part of the 2007 national championship team selected by USA Today . His colleagues included Lavonte David, Marcus Forston, Jacory Harris, Tommy Streeter, and Brandon Washington. As a senior, make over 100 tackles, with three quarterback sacks, two interceptions (one for TD). As a junior in 2006, made 147 tackles, 10 for losses, with two interception (one for touchdown) and three sacks.
Spence played in the first Under Armor All-America Game. Considered a four-star recruit by Rivals.com , Spence is listed as no 13 outside of the linebacker in the country.
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College career
Playing as a true freshman, Spence is the starter in the last eight games in Miami, and ranks third on the team with 62 tackles to handle 7.5 tackles for loss, and a pair of sacks. She was named for College Football News? First All-Freshman team, as well as Rivals.com? 2008 Freshman All-America team. Four weeks into the 2010 season, Spence has the highest-team in tackles (38) and handles losses (6.5) in just four games. At the end of the 2011 season, Spence earned first recognition of the All-ACC team for the 2011 season. The senior captain, tied for fifth place at the Atlantic Coast Conference with 106 total tackles in 2011, ended the second year among all NCAA players with 47 career tackles for losses, including 14.0 in 2011. A semifinalist for the Butkus Award, Spence averaged 9.64 tackles per game (fourth in the conference) and 1.27 tackles for loss per game (third in conference) in 2011. He completed season with three sacks, one break-up and the other forced to grope.
Professional career
Pittsburgh Steelers
Pittsburgh Steelers voted Spence in the third round (overall 86) from the NFL Draft 2012. He is the 11th midfielder selected in 2012.
On May 29, 2012, Pittsburgh Steelers signed Spence for a four-year contract, $ 2.70 million.
He suffered a serious knee injury during his pre-season and was declared out for the entire 2012 season. On August 25, 2013, the Steelers put Spence on the Unprecedented List of Physical Reserves (PUP). Three weeks after being removed from the PUP list, Steelers put Spence on injured reserves, ending injury-hit 2013 season. Sean Spence finished the 2014 season with 53 tackles and 1 sack for the Steelers, finishing with an 11-5 record and winning the AFC North Division. Spence, who missed one game and did not finish two due to a hamstring injury, had 37 tackles and sacks when the Steelers finished the 2015 regular season with a 10-6 mark. The Steelers won their first-round playoffs against the Cincinnati Bengals before dropping next to Denver.
Tennessee Titans
On March 16, 2016, Tennessee Titans signed Spence for a one-year contract, $ 2.5 million, uniting it with former Steelers defensive coordinator Dick LeBeau.
Indianapolis Colts
On March 19, 2017, Spence signed a one-year, $ 3 million contract with the Indianapolis Colts. On September 2, 2017, Colts released Spence as part of the final list cuts. She was re-signed on September 13, 2017. She was released again on October 3, 2017.
Pittsburgh Steelers (second task)
On December 5, 2017, Pittsburgh Steelers signed Spence to a one-year deal, $ 775,000 after injuries to Ryan Shazier and Tyler Matakevich.
References
External links
- NFL Combine bio
- Miami Hurricanes bio
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