Matt Ware
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| Born: | December 2, 1982 Santa Monica, California | ||||||||
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| College: | UCLA | ||||||||
| NFL draft: | 2004 / round: 3 / pick: 89 | ||||||||
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Matthew Jesse Ware (born December 2, 1982 in Santa Monica, California) is an American football safety who is currently a free agent. He was drafted in the third round with the 89th pick in the 2004 NFL Draft by the Philadelphia Eagles. He played college football at UCLA.
He has also played for the Arizona Cardinals.
Baseball career
Seattle Mariners
Ware was drafted by the Seattle Mariners in the 21st round of the 2001 MLB Draft. He played for the Peoria Mariners during the 2001 and 2002 seasons.
Football career
Philadelphia Eagles
Ware was drafted by the Philadelphia Eagles in the 2004 NFL Draft. In 2005, he recorded a game-winning touchdown against the San Diego Chargers when he recovered the ball after a blocked Chargers field goal and carried it to the end zone. He was released on September 2, 2006.[1]
Arizona Cardinals
On September 3, 2006, Ware was claimed off waivers by the Arizona Cardinals. On December 16, 2009, he was placed on injured reserve due to a knee injury.[2]
Ware was released by Arizona on September 2, 2011.
Toronto Argonauts
The Toronto Argonauts Football Club is pleased to announce it has signed import DB Matthew Ware. January 9, 2014
References
- ^ Greenberg, Jay (October 24, 2005). "EAGLES WARE 'EM OUT". New York Post. Retrieved 2009-12-16.
{{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ "Arizona puts Ware on injured reserve, signs kicker". Sports Illustrated. December 16, 2009. Retrieved 2009-12-16.
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3. Argonauts sign 4 on defence. http://www.argonauts.ca/article/argos-sign-four-on-defence