Chris Warren (American football)
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| Position: | Running back | ||||||
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| Born: | January 24, 1967 Silver Spring, Maryland, U.S. | ||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||||||
| Weight: | 227 lb (103 kg) | ||||||
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| High school: | Robinson (Fairfax, Virginia) | ||||||
| College: | Ferrum | ||||||
| NFL draft: | 1990 / Round: 4 / Pick: 89 | ||||||
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Christopher Collins Warren II (born January 24, 1967) is an American former professional football player who was a running back in the National Football League (NFL) for 11 seasons. He played from 1990 to 2000, primarily for the Seattle Seahawks, but also for the Dallas Cowboys and the Philadelphia Eagles.
Early years
Born in
Professional career
| Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | Vertical jump | Broad jump | Bench press | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 ft 1+3⁄4 in (1.87 m) |
225 lb (102 kg) |
31+3⁄4 in (0.81 m) |
10 in (0.25 m) |
4.61 s | 1.65 s | 2.74 s | 36.5 in (0.93 m) |
9 ft 6 in (2.90 m) |
14 reps | |||
| All values from NFL Combine[1]
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Warren was drafted by the Seahawks in the fourth round of the 1990 NFL Draft.
Warren was a three-time selection for Pro Bowl in three consecutive seasons (1993, 1994, & 1995). By the end of his stint in Seattle he held the Seahawks' career rushing record, logging 6,706 total rushing yards for the franchise from 1990 to 1997. In 2005 Shaun Alexander eclipsed that record.
In 2018, Warren is a Pro Football Hall of Fame nominee along with fellow Seahawks running backs Shaun Alexander and Ricky Watters.
Car crash
On December 1, 1994, Warren and teammates Lamar Smith and Mike Frier were involved in a collision in Kirkland, Washington, in which Smith's vehicle crashed into a utility pole. Warren and Smith walked away with minor injuries, while Frier took the brunt of the impact, becoming paralyzed from the waist down as a result.[3]
NFL career statistics
| Year | Team | GP | Att | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | Rec | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | SEA | 16 | 6 | 11 | 1.8 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1991 | SEA | 16 | 11 | 13 | 1.2 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 4.5 | 12 | 0 |
| 1992 | SEA | 16 | 223 | 1,017 | 4.6 | 52 | 3 | 16 | 134 | 8.4 | 33 | 0 |
| 1993 | SEA | 14 | 273 | 1,072 | 3.9 | 45 | 7 | 15 | 99 | 6.6 | 21 | 0 |
| 1994 | SEA | 16 | 333 | 1,545 | 4.6 | 41 | 9 | 41 | 323 | 7.9 | 51 | 2 |
| 1995 | SEA | 16 | 310 | 1,346 | 4.3 | 52 | 15 | 35 | 247 | 7.1 | 20 | 1 |
| 1996 | SEA | 14 | 203 | 855 | 4.2 | 51 | 5 | 40 | 273 | 6.8 | 33 | 0 |
| 1997 | SEA | 15 | 200 | 847 | 4.2 | 36 | 4 | 45 | 257 | 5.7 | 20 | 0 |
| 1998 | DAL | 9 | 59 | 291 | 4.9 | 49 | 4 | 13 | 66 | 5.1 | 15 | 1 |
| 1999 | DAL | 16 | 99 | 403 | 4.1 | 25 | 2 | 34 | 224 | 6.6 | 24 | 0 |
| 2000 | DAL | 13 | 59 | 254 | 4.3 | 32 | 2 | 31 | 302 | 9.7 | 76 | 1 |
| PHI | 1 | 15 | 42 | 2.8 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 162 | 1,791 | 7,696 | 4.3 | 52 | 52 | 273 | 1,935 | 7.1 | 76 | 5 | |
Personal life
Warren now helps out coaching for the
Honors
- 1990: First-team All Rookie by Pro Football Weekly, College and Pro Football Newsweekly.
- 1991: First-team Football News.
- 1993: AFC Pro Bowl Squad, AFC Offensive Player of Week 3 (At New England)
- 1994: AFC Pro Bowl Squad, Seahawks Most Valuable Player (Voted By Teammates), First-team Football News), Second-team All-NFL by Associated Press, College and Pro Newsweekly, Football Digest, AFC Offensive Player of Week 5 (At Pittsburgh 9/25).
- 1995: AFC Pro Bowl Starter; Seahawks Most Valuable Player (Voted By Teammates); First-team All-AFC (Pro Football Weekly/Pro Football Writers Association, United Press International, Football News), Second-team All-NFL (AP, College and Pro Football NewsWeekly, Football Digest); All-Madden Team (Selected By FOX-TV's NFL Analyst John Madden)
References
- ^ "Chris Warren, Combine Results, RB - Ferrum (VA)". nflcombineresults.com. Retrieved October 20, 2022.
- ^ "1990 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2023-05-25.
- ^ "One More Casualty for the N.F.L.; Frier, the Latest Car-Crash Victim, Faces Uphill Battle". si.com. December 4, 1994. Retrieved February 10, 2016.
- ^ "Chris Warren III". texassports.com. Archived from the original on January 20, 2018. Retrieved January 20, 2018.
- ^ "List of underclassmen granted eligibility for 2018 NFL Draft". NFL.com. January 19, 2018. Retrieved January 19, 2018.
- ^ "Raiders sign undrafted free agent fullback Chris Warren III after minicamp tryout". Silver And Black Pride. Retrieved 2018-05-08.
External links
- Career statistics and player information from NFL.com · Pro Football Reference ·