Spergon Wynn
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| Date of birth: | August 10, 1978 | ||||||||||||||
| Place of birth: | Houston, Texas | ||||||||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||||||||||||||
| Weight: | 226 lb (103 kg) | ||||||||||||||
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| High school: | Bellaire (TX) Episcopal | ||||||||||||||
| College: | Southwest Texas State | ||||||||||||||
| NFL Draft: | 2000 / Round: 6 / Pick: 183 | ||||||||||||||
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Spergon Wynn III (born August 10, 1978) is a former American and Canadian football quarterback. He was drafted by the Cleveland Browns in the sixth round of the 2000 NFL Draft. He played college football at Southwest Texas State.
Wynn also played for the Amsterdam Admirals, Minnesota Vikings, BC Lions, Winnipeg Blue Bombers and Toronto Argonauts.
College career
Wynn started his college career playing for the Minnesota Golden Gophers of the University of Minnesota, but he transferred to play quarterback for the Southwest Texas State Bobcats of Southwest Texas State University between 1998 and 1999. In these two years, Wynn piled up 3,497 yards passing, good for sixth on Southwest Texas State's record books. In 1998, Wynn threw for 1,851 yards and 10 touchdowns. In 1999, Wynn was selected to the All-Southland Conference second team after throwing for 1646 yards and 14 touchdowns for the Bobcats.
Professional career
Cleveland Browns
Wynn was drafted by the Cleveland Browns in the 6th round (183rd overall) in 2000. He was the previous quarterback drafted in that draft before New England drafted Tom Brady. Wynn proceeded to play for the Browns in 2000, seeing action in 7 games. including one start - a 48-0 loss to the Jacksonville Jaguars.[1] With the Browns, Wynn went 22 for 54 (40.7%) passing, for 167 yards, no touchdowns, one interception, and a passer rating of 41.2.
Amsterdam Admirals
In the summer of 2001, Wynn was sent to NFL Europe to develop his skills. He started for the Amsterdam Admirals, throwing 14 touchdowns and 2,039 yards.
Minnesota Vikings
Following the 2000 season, September 3, 2001, Wynn was traded to the Minnesota Vikings, along with running back Travis Prentice, in exchange for draft picks in the 2002 and 2003 NFL drafts. Wynn was a third string backup to Daunte Culpepper and Todd Bouman in the 2001 and 2002 seasons and played in the last three games of the 2001 season, starting two of them. This was due to season-ending injuries to both Culpepper and Bouman. In the Vikings' next-to-last regular-season game against the Green Bay Packers on December 30, 2001, Wynn threw the only touchdown pass of his NFL career, a 47-yard strike to tight end Byron Chamberlain.
BC Lions
After his 2002 stint with the Minnesota Vikings, Wynn made his way north to Canada to play for the BC Lions, completing 67 of 99 passes for 894 yards, 6 touchdowns, and one interception. He also rushed for 2 touchdowns and 145 yards on 36 attempts.[2]
Winnipeg Blue Bombers
On April 13, 2005, Wynn was acquired by the Winnipeg Blue Bombers for a conditional pick in the 2006 CFL Draft.[3]
Toronto Argonauts
Wynn was traded to the Toronto Argonauts on February 22, 2006 for safety Mike Crumb.[4][5]
Personal life
Wynn is currently an energy broker with Amerex Energy in Houston, Texas. He has a son, Spergon IV.
References
- ↑ Doerschuk, Steve. "Browns, Jaguars have a strange history". www.cantonrep.com. Retrieved 1 February 2013.
- ↑
- ↑ "Lions trade Wynn to Winnipeg". CBC Sports. April 18, 2005. Retrieved 2009-05-14.
- ↑ "Bombers acquire Crumb from Argonauts". February 22, 2006. Retrieved 2009-05-14.
- ↑ "Argos acquire QB Wynn". CBC Sports. February 22, 2006. Retrieved 2009-05-14.
External links
- Career statistics and player information from NFL.com • CFL.ca • ESPN • CBS Sports • Yahoo! Sports • SI.com • Pro-Football-Reference