Gregory Tyrone Spires was born on August 12,1974 and is an American former professional football player who was a defensive end in the National Football League.
15 Facts About Greg Spires
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Greg Spires was selected by the New England Patriots in the third round of the 1998 NFL draft.
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Greg Spires played college football for the Florida State Seminoles.
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Greg Spires played college football at Florida State University as a Seminole.
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Greg Spires was a four-year letterman from 1994 to 1998.
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Greg Spires recorded two sacks against the Jacksonville Jaguars in the postseason.
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Greg Spires played in all 16 games, and started two of them.
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Greg Spires recorded a career high 6 sacks and tied Willie McGinest for the team lead.
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Greg Spires was re-signed by the Patriots on April 30,2001.
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Greg Spires was claimed and signed by the Cleveland Browns the very next day.
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Greg Spires became an unrestricted free agent after the 2001 season and was signed by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
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Greg Spires found a place with the Bucs and was their perennial starter at left defensive end from 2002 to 2007.
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Greg Spires totaled 47 tackles, 3.5 sacks, one forced fumble, one fumble recovery, and one pass defended lining up opposite right defensive end Simeon Rice.
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Greg Spires played on one of the top-tier defenses in 2003,2004, and 2005.
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Greg Spires helped the Buccaneers to the playoffs, but they lost in the Wild Card round to the Washington Redskins.