Spencer Havner
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| Green Bay Packers — No. 53 | |
| Linebacker | |
| Date of birth: February 2, 1983 | |
| Place of birth: Sacramento, California | |
| Height: 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | Weight: 244 lb (111 kg) |
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| No regular season or postseason appearances | |
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| College: UCLA | |
| Undrafted in 2006 | |
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| Current status: Active | |
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| Stats at NFL.com | |
Spencer Rhett Havner [HAYV-ner] (February 2, 1983 in Sacramento, California) is an American football linebacker for the Green Bay Packers of the National Football League. He was originally signed by the Washington Redskins as an undrafted free agent in 2006. He played college football at UCLA.
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[edit] Early years
Havner earned two varsity letters as an inside linebacker and tight end at Nevada Union High in Grass Valley, CA. During his career, he made over 232 tackles, 18 sacks and 12 interceptions. In his senior year, he led Nevada Union High to a 12-1 record and a trip to the city title game. Havner earned second-team All-State from Cal-Hi Sports and was named to the All-CAL first team and All-Metro first team.
[edit] College career
After a redshirt freshman year, Havner became a four year starter for UCLA. In 2002, he started 13 games and made 96 tackles with 2 sacks with 2 interceptions. In 2003, Havner started 12 of 13 games and had 82 tackles, 1 sack and 3 inteceptions. As a junior, Havner earned first-team All-America acclaim from CBS Sportsline.com and College Football News and was selected second-team All-America by the Walter Camp Football Foundation. He was one of 12 semifinalists for both the Butkus Award and the Rotary Lombardi Award. Havner missed the but in Pioneer PureVision Las Vegas Bowl after having arthroscopic knee surgery but,in 11 games, he accounted for 125 tackles, 1 sack and 2 interceptions. In 2005, Havner led the team with 99 tackles and 3 interceptions and added 2 sacks. Havner led UCLA to a 10-2 record with a win in the 2005 Sun Bowl versus Northwestern, where he made 7 tackles and had 1 interception in a 50-38 victory.
[edit] Professional career
After college, Havner went undrafted. He was signed by the Washington Redskins but released before the start of the 2006 NFL season. During the middle of the 2006 NFL season, Havner signed a free agent contract with the Green Bay Packers and is currently on their practice squad.
Since leaving UCLA in 2005, Havner still has not played in a single NFL football game.
