Clay Shiver

Spencer Clay Shiver (born December 7, 1972) is an American former professional football player who was a center in the National Football League (NFL) for the Dallas Cowboys and Carolina Panthers. He played college football for the Florida State Seminoles, winning a national championship in 1993 and earning consensus All-American honors in 1995.

Early life Shiver was born in Tifton, Georgia. He attended Tift County High School, where he played football for the Blue Devils, while receiving recognition as a Parade All-America and an All-State selection as a senior.

College career Shiver accepted a football scholarship to attend Florida State University, where he played for coach Bobby Bowden's Florida State Seminoles football team. In 1992, he shared the starting center role (5 starts) as a redshirt freshman, helping the team to an 11-1 record and an Orange Bowl invitation.

As a sophomore in 1993, he was the snapper for quarterback Charlie Ward and a member of the Seminoles' Bowl Coalition national championship team that defeated the Nebraska Cornhuskers 18–16 in the Orange Bowl. He received his first All-conference selection, while giving up a half of a quarterback sack in 700 offensive snaps.

In his junior and senior years, he was awarded the Jacobs Blocking Trophy, presented annually to the best blocker in the ACC. As a rookie, he was the backup to Pro Bowler Ray Donaldson and was used at the tight end position in short yardage situations.

In , he replaced Donaldson at center and was the only lineman to start every game at the same position. He started the first nine games in , before being limited with a turf toe injury and eventually being replaced in the starting lineup with 31-year-old rookie Mike Kiselak.

Denver Broncos In , he signed as a free agent with the Denver Broncos, but was waived before the start of the season due to injury.

Carolina Panthers On December, 14, , he was signed by the Carolina Panthers to fill the roster spot left open by the injured Nate Newton, but he did not appear in a regular season game. He was released on August 27.

Personal life Shiver is currently a high school football head coach for Boca Raton Christian School.