Spencer Paysinger

Spencer Paysinger (born June 28, 1988) is a retired American football linebacker. He was signed by the New York Giants as an undrafted free agent in 2011.

Spencer Paysinger
Position:Linebacker
Personal information
Born: (1988-06-28) June 28, 1988
Los Angeles, California
Height:6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight:249 lb (113 kg)
Career information
High school:Beverly Hills (CA)
College:Oregon
Undrafted:2011
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics as of 2016
Total tackles:224
Sacks:1.0
Forced fumbles:2
Fumble recoveries:4
Player stats at NFL.com

Early life and college

Spencer Paysinger grew up in South Los Angeles, and attended Beverly Hills High School.[1]  He then was made the captain of the football team as a wide receiver and linebacker. He played college football at Oregon. In his last year playing as a senior on the team, Paysinger was the captain and team leader.[2]

His uncle, Carter Paysinger, was the head football coach at BHHS from 1990 to 2009.[3] His father, Donald Paysinger, worked with BHHS as an assistant or head coach for nearly 32 years until 2013.[4]

Professional career

New York Giants

After not getting selected in the 2011 NFL Draft, Paysinger signed with the New York Giants as an undrafted free agent. As a rookie Paysinger did not get much playing time. In 15 games he racked up 12 tackles. He was a part of the Super Bowl XLVI winning team. In the next three seasons with the New York Giants, he racked up 104 tackles in 47 games. In the 2014 season he was able to get to the quarterback for the first time mustering up his first and only NFL career sack.[5]

Miami Dolphins

Paysinger signed a one-year contract with the Miami Dolphins on April 2, 2015. He was re-signed by the Dolphins on March 31, 2016. In these two seasons with the Miami Dolphins Paysinger went for a total of 57 tackles.

New York Jets

On June 9, 2017, Paysinger was signed by the New York Jets. Before he could get any playing time with the team in the regular season, he was released on September 1, 2017.

Carolina Panthers

On December 5, 2017, Paysinger signed with the Carolina Panthers. He played in three games, before being released by the team on December 29, 2017. He then retired from football.[6]

Television series

Paysingers's life and career served as inspiration for the 2018 The CW series All American where he is a consulting producer and has a minor role as assistant football coach at Beverly Hills High.[7] Paysinger said of the show “It’s immensely important. I know it’s a CW drama, but for the bones of it to center on football, that is something that I take pride in.”[8]

The series All American has gained a massive popularity in America. It is available for stream on Netflix.

At the beginning of each episode it states that the show was inspired by true events hence Paysinger's life but the show takes creative control and while the main story is based on Paysinger's life the actual details are tweaked. An example is in the show the main character's name is Spencer James instead of Spencer Paysinger.

References
  1. Perkins, Chris. "Dolphins LB Spencer Paysinger lived in South Central Los Angeles, but attended Beverly Hills High". sun-sentinel.com. Retrieved November 8, 2019.
  2. Kim, Hayden. "Spencer Paysinger, Oregon Ducks Senior, on Becoming a Leader". Bleacher Report. Retrieved November 8, 2019.
  3. "Miami Dolphins linebacker Spencer Paysinger finds his spot in South L.A." latimes.com/. October 6, 2015. Retrieved November 7, 2019.
  4. "PREP FOOTBALL: Beverly Hills coach Paysinger tackles Hawthorne job". dailybreeze.com. February 22, 2013. Retrieved November 7, 2019.
  5. www.nfl.com http://www.nfl.com/player/spencerpaysinger/2530855/careerstats. Retrieved November 8, 2019. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  6. Heitner, Darren. "After 7 Years In The NFL, Spencer Paysinger Is Showing Off His Skill Off The Field". Forbes. Retrieved November 8, 2019.
  7. "An NFL player had an idea. Now it's a TV show with Taye Diggs". October 17, 2018.
  8. "Ex-Giant Paysinger gets TV show about his life". Newsday. Retrieved November 8, 2019.
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