Hot! Lance Ball

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Lance Ball (born June 19, 1985 in American football who is a member of the Denver Broncos of the National Football League . He was signed by the college football at Maryland .

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

Early years

Ball is a 2003 graduate of in , where he rushed for 3,403 yards and 39 touchdowns in his high school career.

College career

Ball played college football at the . 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.

Professional career St. Louis Rams

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

Indianapolis Colts

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

An in the 2009 offseason, Ball was re-signed by the Colts on March 17.

Tennessee Titans

On October 8, 2009, Ball was signed to the practice squad.

Denver Broncos

Ball was signed to the Denver Broncos ' practice squad on November 3. Ball was signed to a reserve/futures contract on January 5, 2010. On September 21, 2010 Ball was waived by the Denver Broncos.

Lance Ball caught a touchdown pass for the Denver Broncos on September 12, 2011 in the Raiders-Broncos game week one of the 2011 season. Ball had 96 yards rushing on November 13th 2011 in a win at Kansas City - his first real opportunity with the Broncos. With Knowshon Moreno out for the season, Ball is in line for more action in the Broncos backfield.

References

Lance Ball profile , . 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."

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Indianapolis Colts bio

Maryland Terrapins bio