Shawn Springs

Shawn Springs

Born: March 11, 1975
Age: 49
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Biography

Shawn Springs (born March 11, 1975) is a former American college and professional football player who was a cornerback in the National Football League (NFL) for 13 seasons. He played college football for Ohio State University, and earned All-American honors. He was drafted by the Seattle Seahawks third overall in the 1997 NFL Draft, he played professionally for the Seahawks, Washington Redskins and New England Patriots of the NFL, and was a Pro Bowl selection in 1998.

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Early years

Springs was born in Williamsburg, Virginia, and largely raised in Silver Spring, Maryland. He was an all-state selection in high school football at Springbrook High School where he played running back and cornerback. He is the son of former NFL running back Ron Springs.

College career

After graduating from high school, Springs decided to attend Ohio State University, where he played for Ohio State Buckeyes football team from 1993 to 1996. He started all 37 games after being redshirted his freshman year. Springs earned All-Big Ten honors as a sophomore and junior, as well as an All-Academic selection. He was recognized as a consensus first-team All-American and named Big Ten Defensive Player of the Year in 1996.

Professional career

Seattle Seahawks

Springs was drafted third overall by the Seattle Seahawks in the 1997 NFL Draft. He started 10 games in his rookie season, recording one interception. Springs was selected to the 1999 Pro Bowl in his second season in the NFL, after starting all sixteen games, and recorded 76 tackles, seven interceptions, and two defensive touchdowns. He started every game of his next two seasons in Seattle, recording five interceptions in 1999 and two in 2000.

Washington Redskins

Springs was signed as a free agent on March 4, 2004 by the Washington Redskins. In his first season in Washington, he led the team in interceptions with five, and sacks with six, and was the first cornerback to lead his team in sacks and interceptions in NFL history. In the 2005 season, Springs played much of the season with a leg injury; he finished the year with one interception and recorded 50 tackles in 15 starts. The 2006 season saw Springs on the bench for most of the year, battling nagging injuries while the Redskins compiled a 5-11 season. He was eventually placed on injured reserve on December 26 with a fractured scapula. Springs ended the 2007 season with 62 tackles and four interceptions, the latter in the last four regular-season games, as he helped the Redskins make the playoffs.

Springs was released by the Redskins on February 27, 2009.

New England Patriots

Springs signed a three-year contract with the New England Patriots on March 11, 2009. He started four of the first eight games of the 2009 season for the Patriots. In November, he missed a four-game stretch with a knee injury, despite being listed as probable on each week's injury report. After back-to-back losses, he returned to start the final four games of the season and the Patriots' playoff loss to the Baltimore Ravens. He finished the season with one interception, 40 tackles, and four passes defended.

On May 18, 2010, the Patriots released Springs.

NFL stats

Year Team GP COMB TOTAL AST SACK FF FR FR YDS INT IR YDS AVG IR LNG TD PD
1997 SEA 10 38 34 4 0.0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 6
1998 SEA 16 75 60 15 0.0 1 1 0 7 142 20 56 2 21
1999 SEA 16 73 63 10 0.0 0 1 0 5 77 15 42 0 15
2000 SEA 16 84 71 13 0.0 1 0 0 2 8 4 8 0 14
2001 SEA 8 20 16 4 0.0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 4
2002 SEA 15 59 54 5 0.0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 12
2003 SEA 12 43 37 6 1.5 0 0 0 1 8 8 8 0 11
2004 WSH 15 64 52 12 6.0 1 0 0 5 117 23 38 0 12
2005 WSH 15 50 47 3 0.0 0 0 0 1 2 2 2 0 9
2006 WSH 9 38 35 3 0.0 0 0 0 1 4 4 4 0 8
2007 WSH 16 62 57 5 0.0 1 1 0 4 63 16 53 0 15
2008 WSH 9 36 31 5 1.0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 7
2009 NE 12 40 35 5 0.0 0 0 0 1 8 8 8 0 4
Career 169 682 592 90 8.5 5 5 0 33 429 13 56 2 138

Key

  • GP: games played
  • COMB: combined tackles
  • TOTAL: total tackles
  • AST: assisted tackles
  • SACK: sacks
  • FF: forced fumbles
  • FR: fumble recoveries
  • FR YDS: fumble return yards
  • INT: interceptions
  • IR YDS: interception return yards
  • AVG IR: average interception return
  • LNG: longest interception return
  • TD: interceptions returned for touchdown
  • PD: passes defensed

[ Source: Wikipedia ]


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