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**Lance Ball**
	No. 35 Denver Broncos
	Running back
Personal information
	Date of birth: June 19, 1985 (age 24)
	Place of birth: Teaneck, New Jersey
Height: 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	Weight: 220 lb (100 kg)
Career information
	College: Maryland
	Undrafted in 2008
	Debuted in 2008 for the Indianapolis Colts
Career history
	As player:; St. Louis Rams (2008); Indianapolis Colts (2008); Tennessee Titans (2009); Denver Broncos (2009–present); *Offseason and/or practice squad member only
	Roster status: Practice Squad
Career highlights and awards
	Second-team All-ACC (2005);
Career NFL statistics as of 2008
Rushing yards	83
Rushing average	6.4
Rushing TDs	0
Stats at NFL.com

Lance Ball (born June 19, 1985 in Teaneck, New Jersey) is a free agent American football running back who is a practice squad player for the Denver Broncos of the National Football League. He was signed by the St. Louis Rams as an undrafted free agent in 2008. He played college football at Maryland.

Ball has also been a member of the Indianapolis Colts and Tennessee Titans.

[edit] Early years

Ball is a 2003 graduate of Teaneck High School in Teaneck, New Jersey, where he rushed for 3,403 yards and 39 touchdowns in his high school career.^[1]

[edit] College career

Ball played college football at the University of Maryland. He had four 100-yard games in his last seven starts during his sophomore season, and emerged as one of the top running backs in the ACC, rushing for 903 yards with six touchdowns. He was the third-leading rusher in the conference with a 82.1 per-game average, and earned second-team All-ACC honors. In his junior season, he again led the team in rushing with 815 yards. He majored in family studies and minored in community health.

[edit] Professional career

[edit] St. Louis Rams

Ball was not selected in the 2008 NFL draft, but was signed as an undrafted free agent by the St. Louis Rams. He was signed to their practice squad on September 1, 2008.^[2] He was released from the practice squad on September 30.

[edit] Indianapolis Colts

Ball was signed to the practice squad of the Indianapolis Colts on October 12, 2008.^[3] He was activated from the practice squad on December 28, 2008 and had his NFL debut on the same date.

An exclusive-rights free agent in the 2009 offseason, Ball was re-signed by the Colts on March 17.^[4]

[edit] Tennessee Titans

On October 8, 2009, Ball was signed to the Tennessee Titans practice squad.^[5]

[edit] Denver Broncos

Ball was signed to the Denver Broncos' practice squad on November 3.

[edit] References

^ Lance Ball profile, University of Maryland Terrapins. Accessed July 6, 2007. "Teaneck High School: A three-year letterwinner and two-year starter ... rushed for 3,403 career yards (on 457 carries) with 39 touchdowns ... ran for 1,473 yards on 240 carries (6.1 avg.) with 18 touchdowns as a senior."
^ http://www.sportsline.com/nfl/players/playerpage/1619037
^ http://www.indystar.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20081015/SPORTS03/810150421
^ Colts Re-Sign 3 Players Yahoo Sports, March 17, 2009
^ http://www.nationalfootballpost.com/Wilson-Titans-sign-Lance-Ball-to-practice-squad.html

[edit] External links

[0] Lance Ball profile, University of Maryland Terrapins. Accessed July 6, 2007. "Teaneck High School: A three-year letterwinner and two-year starter ... rushed for 3,403 career yards (on 457 carries) with 39 touchdowns ... ran for 1,473 yards on 240 carries (6.1 avg.) with 18 touchdowns as a senior."

[1] ttp://www.sportsline.com/nfl/players/playerpage/1619037

[2] ttp://www.indystar.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20081015/SPORTS03/810150421

[3] Colts Re-Sign 3 Players Yahoo Sports, March 17, 2009

[4] ttp://www.nationalfootballpost.com/Wilson-Titans-sign-Lance-Ball-to-practice-squad.html

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