Name |
Danny Ware |
Height |
6 ft |
Naionality |
American |
Date of Birth |
18-February-1985 |
Place of Birth |
Aragon, Georgia |
Famous for |
Football Player |
Danny Ware is an American football running back for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers of the National Football League. He was signed by the Tennessee Titans as an undrafted free agent in 2007. He played college football at Georgia.
Ware earned a Super Bowl ring with the New York Giants in Super Bowl XLII and Super Bowl XLVI. He has also been a member of the New York Jets. He played tailback for the University of Georgia from 2003–2006 as Ware was a part of the 2005 Georgia team that finished 10-3 and won an SEC championship. Ware redshirted in 2003. In 2004, starting running back Kregg Lumpkin went down with a knee injury in August. Ware had to step into the starter's role on September 3, 2004 against Georgia Southern and had 18 rushes for 135 yards in a 48-28 win. He rushed for a team-leading 692 yards on 138 carries with four touchdowns as he helped Georgia complete a 10-2 season. Ware totaled 492 rushing yards in 2005 and finished with 302 yards rushing and three touchdowns in 2006 for the Bulldogs. As a member of the New York Giants in 2010, Ware ran for 73 yards on 20 rushes while collecting seven receptions out of the backfield for 67 yards in 14 games. Ware also totaled 73 rushing yards off 13 attempts and had three catches for 15 yards in 2009.
In his career with the Giants, Ware has rushed 81 times for 324 yards and one touchdown while catching 10 passes for 82 yards in 29 games that goes back to the 2007 season. Ware was released by the Giants on August 31, 2012 during the final cuts.