Andre Ware Part Deux E-mail
Written by Matt   
Tuesday, 14 July 2009 16:44

Yesterday afternoon former Heisman trophy winner and ESPN college football analyst gave us this gem of bulletin board material by going out on a limb and saying the Tigers would struggle to win five games next season. Well, once upon a time people were going out on a limb and predicting great things for Andre's NFL career. How did that turn out? Not so good. In fact, ESPN's Page 2 named Andre the biggest Heisman flop in NFL history. Impressive considering he was able to beat out the likes of Rashaan Salaam, Danny Wuerffel and Mizzourah favorite Eric Crouch. Here's the blurb on Andre:

1. Andre Ware (University of Houston, 1989)
In his junior season at Houston, Ware set major college records by throwing for 4,699 yards and 46 TDs, leading the Cougars to a 9-2 record. He declared for the NFL draft, forgoing his senior year, confident that he had impressed NFL scouts. After one pre-draft workout, a scout declared, "Gentlemen, we are looking at the next great quarterback in the National Football League."

'Twasn't to be. The Lions picked Ware in the first round of the 1990 draft, and gave him a $1 million signing bonus. But Ware rarely got off the bench in his four NFL seasons with Detroit and Minnesota. Ware's career totals: 83 completions in 161 attempts for 1,112 yards and five touchdowns. When Ware signed with the CFL's Ottawa Rough Riders in 1995, his former coach at Houston, Jack Pardee, said, "Andre is going to be great in this league." Wrong. Ware's short, three-team CFL career ended in 1997, when he had the honor of watching from the bench as Doug Flutie led the Toronto Argonauts to a Grey Cup victory.

Stay classy, Andre.


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