Spencer Waege has had quite the football journey.

Just a few years ago, he was finishing up an amazing college career at North Dakota State.

Now, after a few seasons chasing an NFL and CFL dream, Waege has decided to call it a career.

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Most recently, Waege played for the Hamilton Tiger Cats of the Canadian Football League after stints with both the San Francisco 49ers and Green Bay Packers.

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Here's the official post confirming the retirement news:

Waege was an All-American during his time with North Dakota State and was a finalist of the Buck Buchanan Award as a Senior. The South Shore, South Dakota native finished his college career with 20.5 sacks and 5 forced fumbles.

Sources: GoBison.com and Spencer Waege on Twitter

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