Spergon Wynn

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Spergon Wynn
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Position(s): Quarterback	Jersey #(s): 3, 13
Born: August 10, 1978 (1978-08-10) (age 29) Houston, Texas
Career Information
Year(s): 2000–2006
NFL Draft: 2000 / Round: 6 / Pick: 183
College: Southwest Texas State
Professional Teams
Cleveland Browns (2000) Minnesota Vikings (2001-2002) B.C. Lions (2003-2004) Winnipeg Blue Bombers (2005) Toronto Argonauts (2006)
Career Stats
TD-INT	1-7
Yards	585
QB Rating	39.5
Stats at NFL.com
Career Highlights and Awards
No notable achievements

Spergon Wynn III (born August 10, 1978 in Houston, Texas) is a former quarterback in both Canadian and National Football League.

1 College years
2 NFL years
3 Recent years
4 External links

[edit] College years

Wynn played quarterback for Southwest Texas State 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 Football League second team after throwing for 1646 yards and 14 touchdowns for the Bobcats.

[edit] NFL years

Wynn played for the Cleveland Browns in 2000, and the Minnesota Vikings in 2001 and 2002. Wynn started the last three games of the season for the Minnesota Vikings, after starter Daunte Culpepper and backup Todd Bouman were lost for the season with injuries. Wynn's last start of his NFL career was on January 7, 2002. He threw for 86 yards and two interceptions in Mike Tice's first game as head coach, after Denny Green had been fired. He was one of six (Giovanni Carmazzi, Spergon Wynn, Tee Martin, Chad Pennington, Marc Bulger, and Chris Redman) quarterbacks selected ahead of 2-time Super Bowl MVP Tom Brady in the 2000 NFL Draft.

[edit] Recent years

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 2,041 yards. After his 2002 stint with the Minnesota Vikings, Wynn made his way north to Canada to play for the British Columbia Lions. He was the Lions' backup and occasionally third-string quarterback for the 2003 and 2004 seasons, 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. [1] On April 13, 2005, Wynn was acquired by the Winnipeg Blue Bombers for a conditional pick in the 2006 CFL Draft. In the off season before the 2006 season, Wynn was traded to the Toronto Argonauts. Spergon has now played professional football in three different countries.