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Cannot find him listed in any draft boards but:

Chris Spann LB Spann (6-6¾, 279) ran his 40s in 4.84 and 4.85 seconds, the short shuttle in 4.82 and the three-cone drill in 7.40. He also had a 33½-inch vertical jump, a 9-foot-10 broad jump and 23 bench presses. Spann, who used to be a basketball player, has 33-inch arms.

 

NFL | Spann works out at Pro Day

Sun, 18 Mar 2007 22:33:40 -0700

 

Gil Brandt, of NFL.com, reports Nebraska-Omaha LB Chris Spann measured a height of 6-6 3/4 and a weight of 279 pounds at his Pro Day March 6. He ran the 40-yard dash in 4.84 seconds and 4.85 seconds. He finished the short shuttle in 4.82 seconds and the three-cone drill in 7.40 seconds. He measured a 33 1/2-inch vertical jump, a 9-foot-10 broad jump and completed 23 repetitions on the 225-pound bench press.

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Cannot find him listed in any draft boards but:

Chris Spann LB Spann (6-6¾, 279) ran his 40s in 4.84 and 4.85 seconds, the short shuttle in 4.82 and the three-cone drill in 7.40. He also had a 33½-inch vertical jump, a 9-foot-10 broad jump and 23 bench presses. Spann, who used to be a basketball player, has 33-inch arms.

Did it list if he happened to make a tackle or two this year ? Minor point but I'm just the curious sort.

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The guy's name is Chris Despain. He played center for Nebraska-Omaha Basketball team. His last season was 2005-2006. Here is his stats summary:

 

Games played: 21

Points/game: 8.7

FG Pct: 52.9

FT Pct: 52.9

 

Rebounds/game: 4.1

Assists/game: 0.7

Turnovers/game: 1.6

Assist/turnover ratio: 0.4

Steals/game: 0.2

Blocks/game: 0.1

2004-2005 was his first season as a starter. Here is the summary of that season:

 

2004-05 Season (Junior):

A starter all season, his play was steady...scored a career-high 15 points at North Dakota...had four double figure games, including 14 vs. Southwest Minnesota State, tying a career high...had a career-best 9 rebounds vs. Missouri Valley...twice had four blocked shots in a game.

 

His basketball coach had this to say about him:

Coach Hansen on DeSpain:

“Chris knows our offense really well. His main assets are his rebounding and his defense and those are key elements to our success, as well as his ability to score on the block.”

Here s his high school summary:

 

Omaha Burke High School:

Was a McDonald’s All-American nominee as a senior at Omaha Burke High School while playing for Coach Gary Graner...one of the top shooters in the state in Class A, hitting over 73 per cent of his shots...averaged 7 points and 4 rebounds per game as a junior in helping Burke to the state championship game...also lettered in track.

 

This all sounds real nice, except for the lack of ANY mention of football. :worthy:

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Cannot find him listed in any draft boards but:

Chris Spann LB Spann (6-6¾, 279) ran his 40s in 4.84 and 4.85 seconds, the short shuttle in 4.82 and the three-cone drill in 7.40. He also had a 33½-inch vertical jump, a 9-foot-10 broad jump and 23 bench presses. Spann, who used to be a basketball player, has 33-inch arms.

 

NFL | Spann works out at Pro Day

Sun, 18 Mar 2007 22:33:40 -0700

 

Gil Brandt, of NFL.com, reports Nebraska-Omaha LB Chris Spann measured a height of 6-6 3/4 and a weight of 279 pounds at his Pro Day March 6. He ran the 40-yard dash in 4.84 seconds and 4.85 seconds. He finished the short shuttle in 4.82 seconds and the three-cone drill in 7.40 seconds. He measured a 33 1/2-inch vertical jump, a 9-foot-10 broad jump and completed 23 repetitions on the 225-pound bench press.

:worthy:

 

Maybe he shops at the same place as Barry Bonds and Jose Canseco.

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