Kevin Ware (American football)
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Position: | Tight end | ||||
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Born: | San Diego, California, U.S. | September 30, 1980||||
Height: | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||||
Weight: | 259 lb (117 kg) | ||||
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High school: | Klein Oak (Texas) | ||||
College: | Washington | ||||
Undrafted: | 2003 | ||||
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Player stats at PFR |
Kevin Ware Jr. (born September 30, 1980)[1] is a former American football tight end in the National Football League (NFL) for the Washington Redskins and San Francisco 49ers. Ware was arrested for killing his girlfriend in July 2022.
Career[edit]
Born in San Diego, Ware played high school football at Klein Oak High School in Harris County, Texas, and college football at the University of Washington.[1][2]
Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20-yard shuttle | Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump | Bench press | |
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6 ft 2+7⁄8 in (1.90 m) |
256 lb (116 kg) |
33+1⁄4 in (0.84 m) |
9+1⁄2 in (0.24 m) |
4.80 s | 1.66 s | 2.77 s | 4.47 s | 7.51 s | 34.0 in (0.86 m) |
9 ft 2 in (2.79 m) |
22 reps | |
All values from NFL Combine[3] |
He then played for the Washington Redskins in 2003 (11 games) and the San Francisco 49ers in 2004 (5 games),[1][4] before being released in September.[5]
Legal history[edit]
In 2002, while at the University of Washington, Ware pleaded guilty to misdemeanor assault and received a suspended sentence.[6] In 2010, in Houston, he was charged in two separate incidents with theft and with evading arrest after an assault.[2]
In December 2018, Ware was sentenced to two years in prison for intent to manufacture or deliver a controlled substance, a first-degree felony.[7]
On April 19, 2021, Ware was stopped for speeding in Magnolia, Texas. When his car was searched, drugs including cocaine, methamphetamine, marijuana, and a Xanax pill were found, and also a loaded AK-47 and a loaded 9mm pistol. Ware was arrested and charged with two counts of possession with intent to deliver a controlled substance, and with unlawful possession of a firearm as a felon, a third-degree felony in Texas;[8] he was released from jail the following day after posting a $23,000 bond.[7]
Ware was arrested on June 11, 2021 in Spring, Texas, for violating his bail conditions.[7] At the time, his 29-year-old girlfriend Taylor Pomaski was missing and last seen following a party at the couple's shared Spring residence on April 25, at which neighbors reported the couple had quarreled violently.[9][10][11][12] Her remains were found in northern Harris County, Texas on December 10, 2021[failed verification] and confirmed as Pomaski on May 1, 2022.[13] Ware was indicted for murder and tampering with a corpse on July 28, 2022.[14][15]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c "Kevin Ware". Pro Football Reference. Retrieved December 11, 2021.
- ^ a b Glenn, Mike (June 28, 2010). "Former NFL player charged after incident in Houston bar". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved December 11, 2021.
- ^ "Kevin Ware, Combine Results, TE - Washington". nflcombineresults.com. Retrieved December 14, 2021.
- ^ "Kevin Ware: Career". NFL.com. Retrieved December 11, 2021.
- ^ Lynch, Kevin (September 13, 2004). "49ers Notebook: Dorsey finally gets in on action". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved December 11, 2021.
- ^ "Friedgen checks out Bucs, but will stay at Maryland". February 13, 2002. Retrieved December 11, 2021.
- ^ a b c Gonzalez, Jose R. (June 12, 2021) [June 11, 2021]. "Ex-NFL player from Spring arrested on bond violations; girlfriend remains missing". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved December 11, 2021.
- ^ "Precinct 5 Constables Arrest Felon With An AK-47 And Drugs". Montgomery County Police Reporter. April 21, 2021. Retrieved December 11, 2021.
- ^ "Deputies look into possible link between ex-NFL player arrested on bond violations and missing Spring woman". KHOU. June 11, 2021. Retrieved December 11, 2021.
- ^ Childers, Shelley (June 11, 2021). "Taylor Pomaski: Ex-NFL player whose girlfriend was missing has been arrested in northwest Houston". ABC13 Houston. Retrieved December 11, 2021.
- ^ Bashinsky, Ruth (June 16, 2021). "Ex-NFL Player Kevin Ware Will Be Questioned in Taylor Pomaski's Disappearance After Unrelated Arrest, Cops Say". Inside Edition. Retrieved December 11, 2021.
- ^ Banks, Gabrielle; Gonzalez, Jose R. (December 10, 2021). "Uncovered human remains are tied to case of missing Houston woman Taylor Pomaski, police say". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved December 11, 2021.
- ^ "Human remains in Texas identified as ex-NFLer Kevin Ware's girlfriend, authorities says". Fox News. May 2022.
- ^ Sunseri, Gina. "Former NFL player indicted in girlfriend's murder". ABC News. ABC News Internet Ventures. Retrieved July 28, 2022.
- ^ Helsel, Phil (July 28, 2022). "Ex-NFL player Kevin Ware indicted on murder charge in girlfriend's death in Texas". NBC Unlimited. NBC News. Retrieved July 28, 2022.