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Former NFL cornerback signs on as Wingstop franchisee

June 11, 2013

Former San Francisco 49ers and Oakland Raiders cornerback Shawntae Spencer is teaming up with Wingstop to open 15 restaurants to his hometown of Pittsburgh.

Spencer retired from the NFL earlier this year.

"As I transitioned out of the game, I was already thinking about what I wanted to do next. My business partners and I attended franchise conferences and did research on a few restaurant concepts. It happened that Wingstop was something I ate and loved and there were none in Pittsburgh, so it was a great fit," Spencer said in a news release.

Spencer attended Woodland Hills High School in Pittsburgh and the University of Pittsburgh before being drafted by the San Francisco 49ers in 2004 where he played for eight seasons. He retired with the Oakland Raiders in 2013.

Spencer is aiming to open his first location by the spring of 2014 and is reviewing sites throughout Pittsburgh with his business partners, Rob Wilson, Allen Robinson and Roderick Danley.

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