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Introduction
Andre Ware is a former American football player. He is currently working as a sports analyst and commentator. In his playing career, Ware was the 1989 Heisman Trophy and Davey O’Brien Award winner as a quarterback for the University of Houston. He was the first Black American quarterback to receive these honors. In the 1990 NFL Draft, Ware was the first-round selection (#7 overall) of the Detroit Lions. He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 2004.
Early life
| Name | Andre Ware |
| Net Worth | $2 million |
| Occupation | Former player, Analyst, Commenta tor |
| Age | 54 years |
| Height | 1.88m |
Andre Trevor Ware was born July 31, 1968 (age 54 years) in Galveston, Texas, United States. When growing up he was hoping to play football at the University of Texas. He said “I was going to Texas. All they had to do was lie to me and tell me I was going to play quarterback once I got there. Thank goodness they told me the truth that they were going to move me to the defense”.
Ware instead played at the University of Houston after graduating from Dickinson High School, where he won the Heisman Trophy in 1989, along with the Davey O’Brien Award, the latter award given to the most outstanding college quarterback of the year. That season – his junior year – averaging 52 passes per contest, he threw for 4,699 yards, and 46 touchdowns, and set 26 NCAA records over the span of 11 games, seven of which he sat during the fourth quarter.
Many of the records (including the notable 340 yards/5 TDs in the first quarter and 517 yards/6 TDs thrown in one half, set on October 21, 1989) were thanks to the innovative use of the run and shoot offense, which his successor, David Klingler, also used to great effect. The Cougars ended the season 9-2 and ranked the #14 team in the nation by the Associated Press, but were on probation, making Ware the first quarterback to win the Heisman while playing for a team on probation. He then declared for the NFL Draft, foregoing his senior year.
Professional football career
Andre Ware became the top draft pick of the Detroit Lions when head coach Wayne Fontes overrode the advice of the team’s scouting director, who resigned the next day. Ware joined the Lions for the 1990 season, teaming with the previous Heisman Trophy winner from 1988, Barry Sanders.
Ware spent four years with Detroit, playing 14 games and starting six: Wayne Fontes insisted on starting the oft-injured Rodney Peete, and usually replacing Peete with Erik Kramer when Peete was hurt or played poorly. Fontes generally only played Ware when the Lions were out of the playoffs or already losing a game by a wide margin. Ware’s best stretch came late in the 1992 season when the Lions were out of the playoffs: he won two of three games.
He began 1994 on the roster of the Los Angeles Raiders but was released after several games. In 1995, he was signed by the Jacksonville Jaguars, one of the NFL’s two expansion teams that year. As a former Heisman Trophy winner, Ware’s presence gathered much local excitement in Jacksonville, but ultimately, Ware was cut from the team the week before the regular season began.
It is debated why Andre Ware failed in the NFL despite a prolific college career. While some have argued that Ware’s coaches never gave him a fair chance to develop, others have noticed that he was unable to adapt to an offensive system other than the run-and-shoot offense at Houston.
Andre Ware also played in the Canadian Football League with the Ottawa Rough Riders, the BC Lions and the Toronto Argonauts (where he backed up fellow Heisman winner Doug Flutie). He spent five games with the Berlin Thunder, a German NFL Europe team.
Media work
Andre Ware has been a part of the Houston Texans’ radio broadcast team after retiring and working since 2002. He is teamed up with Marc Vandermeer. Ware has been a college football analyst for ESPN since 2003. From 2003 until 2008, he called games on ESPN, ESPN2 and ESPN on ABC. In July 2009, ESPN announced that Ware would team up with long-time SEC broadcaster Dave Neal in the fall of 2009 as color commentator for ESPN Regional Television’s coverage of Southeastern Conference Football. Ware continued in this role until 2013.
Ware called games for ESPN’s SEC Network From 2014 through 2019 before joining the ESPN College Football Friday Primetime team in 2020. Ware was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 2004. On February 29, 2012, he was inducted into the Texas Sports Hall of Fame. Other members of his class include Texas A&M University Women’s Basketball Coach
Wife
Andre Ware is married to his wife Donya Ware, they had their wedding on May 26, 1996. His wife is a private person and they have two children together. However, the couple’s marriage ceremony place during Andre Ware’s time with the Los Angeles Raiders. Ware stands at an appealing height of 1.88m and has a good body weight which suits his personality. Ware and his wife Donya are still married after several years of their vows.
Andre Ware net worth
What is Andre Ware’s net worth? The net worth of Andre Ware is estimated at around $2 million. His primary source of income is from his career as a sports analyst, commentator, and former American football player. The sum of Andre Ware’s income per month and other career earnings is over $400,000 dollars annually. Ware is one of the richest and most influential former NFL players in the United States. His successful playing and media works have gained him some luxury wealth as well as generational fortune and some automotive fancy travels.