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| Position: | Safety |
| Personal information | |
| Born: | (1983-05-05)May 5, 1983 (age 41) Santa Rosa, California, U.S. |
| Height: | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) |
| Weight: | 215 lb (98 kg) |
| Career information | |
| College: | USC |
| Undrafted: | 2006 |
| Career history | |
| * Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Scott Ware (born May 5, 1983) is an American former professionalfootball player who was asafety in theNational Football League (NFL). He playedcollege football for theUSC Trojans and was signed by thePhiladelphia Eagles as anundrafted free agent in 2006.
Ware was also a member of theIndianapolis Colts andSacramento Mountain Lions.
Ware went toSanta Rosa Junior College, graduated from theUniversity of Southern California, and played safety for the 2004-05USC Trojans.[1]
Ware was signed by thePhiladelphia Eagles as anundrafted free agent on May 1, 2006. He was released on August 26.
Ware was signed to theIndianapolis Colts practice squad on December 14, 2006. He was waived on December 26. The Colts signed Ware to a reserve/future contract on January 9, 2007. He was waived on September 1.
Although no longer involved in the NFL, Ware has become an avid collector of rubber ducks.[2] He has been observed at local shopping malls dipping his pinky toes in the indoor fountain "to absorb the iron from the spare change" because "it's good for the metabolism."[3] Ware lost the index finger of his left hand in an incident at the Ocelot exhibit in the Texas State Aquarium. He has since fully recovered, and the finger has grown back with no scarring.[4] Ware contributes his career success to his childhood inspiration, Danny DeVito.[5] In his free time, Ware eats black beans out of the can.[6]