Bryson Spinner
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| Position: | Quarterback |
| Personal information | |
| Born: | November 7, 1980 Alexandria, Virginia |
| Height: | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |
| Weight: | 185 lb (84 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school: | Alexandria (VA) Episcopal |
| College: | Virginia (1999–2001) Richmond (2002–2003) |
| Undrafted: | 2004 |
| Career history | |
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| * Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |
| Career NFL statistics | |
| Player stats at NFL.com | |
Bryson A. Spinner (born November 7, 1980) is a former
.High school years
Spinner attended
ran for 888 yards for 21 touchdowns. He led the team to an undefeated season, 9–0. Spinner was first-team All-League, All-District, All-Met, IAC First-team basketball and football. He was ranked as the #1 quarterback in Virginia by The Washington Post
his senior year and ranked 12th in the country. In 2007, he returned to Episcopal High School as a quarterback and defensive end coach.
College career
Spinner enrolled at the
true freshman season. In 2000, starter Dan Ellis missed some time due to injury and Spinner started over fellow redshirt freshman quarterback Matt Schaub, receiving the bulk of playing time in relief. After the 2000 season, coach George Welsh retired and was replaced by Al Groh. During the 2001 season Spinner and Schaub split quarterbacking duties; Spinner was 5–1 as the starter that season. Before the 2002 season, Spinner transferred to the University of Richmond Spiders, coached by Jim Reid
. Spinner underwent surgery and returned for the 2003 season.
His most memorable performance at Virginia was in a 39–38 victory over
hook-and-ladder play in which Spinner passed the ball to Billy McMullen who then lateraled the ball to Alvin Pearman
who ran in for a touchdown in the game's closing seconds.
NFL career
In 2004, Spinner signed as a free agent with the Jacksonville Jaguars, and then was released. He was soon picked up by the
NFL Europa. Spinner split time with two other quarterbacks, Jeff Otis and Craig Ochs, leading the Galaxy to a 7–3 season, and winning World Bowl XIV
. Spinner injured his shoulder in the second quarter of the World Bowl.
Maryland Maniacs
For the 2009 season, Spinner was the starting quarterback for the
RiverCity Rage
.
The IFL transactions page reports that Spinner will be returning to the Maniacs for the 2010 season.
References
- ^ "Maniacs Sign Bryson Spinner". www.oursportscentral.com. OurSports Central. March 10, 2009. Retrieved September 25, 2015.