David Warren (American football)
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David Warren is a former collegiate American football
player from Tyler, Texas
.
Lions team, which went 16–0 and won the 5A Division II state championship in Texas
. The championship run included a legendary regional semifinal game
between John Tyler High School
and Plano East Senior High School
, in which he caught one touchdown pass on offense and scored another touchdown on defense on a fumble
recovery.
In 1996 while still attending John Tyler High School, he was named USA Today
High School Defensive Player of the Year. He also won district in the 200-meter dash while in high school.
Warren played Defensive End at 6'5" 250 lbs. for the Florida State Seminoles
under Coach Bobby Bowden
.
Warren went undrafted in the NFL draft
but signed as a Free Agent in 2002 with the Indianapolis Colts
. He was later released and signed to the Practice Squad by the Oakland Raiders
who released him in June 2003. He did not play in any regular season NFL games.
Warren later played briefly in the Canadian Football League.
American football
American football is a sport played between two teams of eleven with the objective of scoring points by advancing the ball into the opposing team's end zone. Known in the United States simply as football, it may also be referred to informally as gridiron football. The ball can be advanced by...
player from Tyler, Texas
Tyler, Texas
Tyler is a city in and the county seat of Smith County, Texas, in the United States. It takes its name from President John Tyler . The city had a population of 109,000 in 2010, according to the United States Census Bureau...
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Biography
In 1994, he played for the John Tyler High SchoolJohn Tyler High School
John Tyler High School is a public, co-educational secondary school in Tyler, Texas. It is part of the Tyler Independent School District and serves 9th through 12th grade...
Lions team, which went 16–0 and won the 5A Division II state championship in Texas
Texas
Texas is the second largest U.S. state by both area and population, and the largest state by area in the contiguous United States.The name, based on the Caddo word "Tejas" meaning "friends" or "allies", was applied by the Spanish to the Caddo themselves and to the region of their settlement in...
. The championship run included a legendary regional semifinal game
1994 John Tyler vs. Plano East high school football game
On November 26, 1994, in a high school football playoff game in Texas, the Lions of John Tyler High School defeated the Panthers of Plano East Senior High School by the score of 48–44...
between John Tyler High School
John Tyler High School
John Tyler High School is a public, co-educational secondary school in Tyler, Texas. It is part of the Tyler Independent School District and serves 9th through 12th grade...
and Plano East Senior High School
Plano East Senior High School
Plano East Senior High School is a secondary school in Plano, Texas serving high school juniors and seniors. It is part of the Plano Independent School District....
, in which he caught one touchdown pass on offense and scored another touchdown on defense on a fumble
Fumble
A fumble in American and Canadian football occurs when a player, who has possession and control of the ball loses it before being downed or scoring. By rule, it is any act other than passing, kicking or successful handing that results in loss of player possession...
recovery.
In 1996 while still attending John Tyler High School, he was named USA Today
USA Today
USA Today is a national American daily newspaper published by the Gannett Company. It was founded by Al Neuharth. The newspaper vies with The Wall Street Journal for the position of having the widest circulation of any newspaper in the United States, something it previously held since 2003...
High School Defensive Player of the Year. He also won district in the 200-meter dash while in high school.
Warren played Defensive End at 6'5" 250 lbs. for the Florida State Seminoles
Florida State Seminoles football
The Florida State Seminoles football team represents Florida State University in college football. The Florida State Seminoles compete in NCAA Division I-FBS and are members of the Atlantic Division of the Atlantic Coast Conference...
under Coach Bobby Bowden
Bobby Bowden
Robert Cleckler "Bobby" Bowden is a retired college football coach. He coached the Florida State Seminoles football team from the 1976 to 2009 seasons...
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Warren went undrafted in the NFL draft
NFL Draft
The National Football League Draft is an annual event in which the National Football League teams select eligible college football players and it is their most common source of player recruitment. The basic design of the draft is each team is given a position in the drafting order in reverse order...
but signed as a Free Agent in 2002 with the Indianapolis Colts
Indianapolis Colts
The Indianapolis Colts are a professional American football team based in Indianapolis. They are currently members of the South Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League ....
. He was later released and signed to the Practice Squad by the Oakland Raiders
Oakland Raiders
The Oakland Raiders are a professional American football team based in Oakland, California. They currently play in the Western Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League...
who released him in June 2003. He did not play in any regular season NFL games.
Warren later played briefly in the Canadian Football League.