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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. But Football is not the only thing Paysinger has accomplished in his life. It was clear to him that it would not be the only thing to define his life. Spencer has been the type of guy that won't stay quiet even from his High School days. He wanted to show the world what he had gone through his whole life. So he worked with the CW cable company and began working on the show we know today called "All American".

Early life and college[edit]
Spencer Paysinger grew up in South Los Angeles, CA. Although surprisingly was able to attended Beverly Hills High School, He then was made the captain of the football team as a wide receiver and linebacker. He played college football all four years he went to Oregon. In his last year playing as a senior on the team, Paysinger stepped up to the role of being a captain and team leader. Showing what he can do on and off the field. This role surprised no one considering the fact that he was a team captain in high school as well.

New York Giants[edit]
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 and that is it. 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 total tackles combined through 47 games. Not only that but 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.

Miami Dolphins[edit]
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[edit]
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, Paysinger was released on September 1, 2017.

Carolina Panthers[edit]
On December 5, 2017, Paysinger signed with the Carolina Panthers. This being what was seeming to be his end of career Paysinger did not recieve much playing. He played in a low 3 games where he was unable to get any tackle, sack, int, etc. The Carolina Panthers decided to release Spencer Paysinger on December 29, 2017. Going into football Paysinger always had one goal in mind and that was to retire around 30 years old. So he did what he said he would. Carolina was the last team he played for and was able to retire with a Super Bowl ring from his time with the New York Giants.

Television series[edit]
Paysingers's life and career served as inspiration for the 2018 The CW series All American where he is a consulting producer. Paysinger now works alongside the CW team in making this show tied to his life for two seasons now. This television show is to show what Paysinger had to go through going up. The show does not represent his young life 100% through. It is merrily based off of his life with things thrown in to add the drama aspect through TV as we know it today. Paysinger takes pride in what he does for the CW company he stated in an article by Newsday, “It’s immensely important,” he said. “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.”