Came Chancellor
| Came Chancellor | |
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Position (s): Strong Safety |
Jersey number (s): 31 |
| born on April 3, 1988 in Norfolk , Virginia | |
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| Active : 2010 - 2017 | |
| NFL Draft : 2010 / Round: 5 / Pick: 133 | |
| College : Virginia Tech | |
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| Career statistics | |
| Tackles | 606 |
| Sacks | 2.0 |
| Interceptions | 12 |
| Forced fumbles | 9 |
| Safeties | 1 |
| Stats at NFL.com | |
| Stats at pro-football-reference.com | |
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Kameron Darnel "Kam" Chancellor (* 3. April 1988 in Norfolk , Virginia ) is a former American American football poker players on the position of Safety's that for the Seattle Seahawks in the National Football League played (NFL). Chancellor played college football at Virginia Tech before being selected by the Seahawks in the 5th round of the 2010 NFL Draft . He was elected to the Pro Bowl four times and won Super Bowl XLVIII with the Seahawks . He was a member of the Legion of Boom .
Early years
Chancellor grew up in Norfolk , Virginia and attended Matthew Fontaine Maury High School , where he played basketball and American football as a quarterback and safety. In his senior year at school he had more than 2,000 thrown and 500 yards run and led his team to ten wins and two losses. He was voted his team's Most Valuable Player (MVP) and was voted into several Teams of the Year. He was ranked 21st on Virginia's Greatest Talent List in its college football high school player rating .
college
Chancellor started attending Virginia Tech in 2006 to study educational research. He first trained as a quarterback before being converted to cornerback before the start of the season . As a freshman, he was used in all 13 games and he scored nine tackles , two prevented passes and one interception . In 2007 he was a regular player as Strong Safety and was also used in the special teams . In 14 games he had 79 tackles, seven defended passes and one interception. Before the 2008 season, he moved for the third time in college and played as Free Safety. Again he was used in all 14 games and posted 52 tackles, two interceptions, five defended passes, seven blocked passes, two captured and one forced fumble . After the season, he decided against participating in the 2009 NFL Draft and stayed at Virginia Tech for another year.
Before the 2010 draft, CBS Sports rated Chancellor as the third-best of all 126 free safeties and rated him as a third-round pick - he was ultimately chosen in the fifth round. His college defensive backs coach said he had the potential to be the greatest safety in Virginia Tech history .
He called Sean Taylor , the former safety of the Washington Redskins , as his role model because of the similar height, which is rather untypical for this position.
NFL
Kam Chancellor was selected as the 133rd player in the fifth round of the 2010 NFL Draft by the Seattle Seahawks . In his rookie season he was not a regular player, but was used in all 16 games.
The 2011 season began Chancellor as Starting Strong Safety and replaced the veteran Lawyer Milloy . He showed strong performances and posted the second most tackles and interceptions on the team. This earned him a spot in the 2012 Pro Bowl .
In 2012 he achieved a career best with 101 tackles in 16 games. With his team he reached the play-offs and was eliminated in the divisional play-offs against the Atlanta Falcons .
Before the 2013 season, he extended his contract for 28 million US dollars until 2017. In the same season he was nominated again for the Pro Bowl, reached Super Bowl XLVIII with Seattle and was able to achieve a clear 43: 8 with an interception and nine tackles. Contribute to victory over the Denver Broncos .
In the 2014 season , Chancellor confirmed his good performances and was elected to the Pro Bowl for the third time. With the Seahawks he reached the Super Bowl XLIX . Although he tore a cruciate ligament a few days before the game, he completed most of the final, which he lost with Seattle just under 24:28 against the New England Patriots .
In 2015 , Chancellor expressed his dissatisfaction with his contractual conditions, therefore gambled for an early contract extension and refused training and matches. As a result, he missed the first two games, which the Seahawks both lost. After his return to the team, Seattle ended the season 10: 6 and reached the play-offs via a wild card. In the Divisional Round they lost to the Carolina Panthers with 24:31. Chancellor was called up to the Pro Bowl again that season.
In the 2016 season , Chancellor achieved 47 tackles and 2 interceptions. He was voted 34th in the top 100 of the season by NFL players.
On August 1, 2017, Chancellor signed a 3-year contract for $ 36 million, of which $ 25 million was guaranteed. After suffering a severe neck injury in Week 10, he was out for the remainder of the season. Nevertheless, he was appointed to the Pro Bowl as a substitute safety.
On July 1, 2018, Chancellor announced his retirement from professional sport due to injury. He stayed on the roster, however, as his contract guaranteed him $ 6.8 million for 2018 and $ 5.2 million in injury compensation for 2019. On May 9, 2019, he was released due to a failed medical check-up.
Play style
Kam Chancellor was one of the largest and heaviest safeties in the NFL with a height of 191 cm and a weight of 105 kg. He was considered to be one of the toughest tacklers in the NFL ( one of the NFL's hardest hitters ), although he succeeded almost exclusively with legal means. In combination with the Seahawks' smaller, agile Free Safety, Earl Thomas , he formed one of the best safety duos in the NFL.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ 2016 Pro Bowl Defensive Backs | NFL. (Video) NFL , December 22, 2015, accessed December 23, 2015 .
- ↑ Kam Chancellor , hokiesports.com, Retrieved September 10, 2014
- ↑ Kam Chancellor , hokiesports.com, Retrieved September 10, 2014
- ↑ Chancellor tells coaches he'll return (English) ESPN.com, accessed September 10, 2014
- ↑ Kam Chancellor Draft Evaluation (English) NFLDraftscouts.com, Retrieved September 10, 2014
- ↑ Seattle Strong Safety Kam Chancellor (English) Heavy.com, Retrieved September 10, 2014
- ↑ Humble beginning has prepared Chancellor (English) Hokiesports.com, Retrieved September 10, 2014
- ↑ Player Bio Kam Chancellor , Seahawks.com, accessed September 10, 2014
- ↑ Chancellor signed to contract extension Seahawks.com, accessed September 10, 2014
- ↑ Safety Kam Chancellor had torn MCL , ESPN.com
- ↑ Kam Chancellor holdout to continue through Week 2 , NFL.com
- ↑ Pete Carroll on Kam Chancellor holdout: "He knows where we're coming from, and we know where he's coming from" . Retrieved September 8, 2015.
- ^ Seahawks prepare for worst, ready to move on without Kam Chancellor . Retrieved September 8, 2015.
- ↑ Kam Chancellor 2015 Game Log . In: Pro-Football-Reference.com . Retrieved July 31, 2017.
- ^ Divisional Round - Seattle Seahawks at Carolina Panthers - January 17th, 2016 . In: Pro-Football-Reference.com . Retrieved July 31, 2017.
- ↑ Kam Chancellor 2016 Game Log . In: Pro-Football-Reference.com . Retrieved July 31, 2017.
- ↑ 'Top 100 Players of 2017': No. 34 Came Chancellor . In: NFL.com . Retrieved July 31, 2017.
- ↑ Orr, Conor: Kam Chancellor signs 3-year extension with Seahawks . August 1, 2017.
- ↑ Kam Chancellor expected to miss rest of 2017 season . NFL. Retrieved November 18, 2017.
- ↑ Drovetto, Tony: Seahawks Make Roster Moves . December 16, 2017.
- ↑ Boyle, John: Four Seahawks Earn Pro Bowl Honors . 19th December 2017.
- ↑ NFL: Seattle Seahawks: Kam Chancellor has to retire. In: spox.com. July 2, 2018, accessed January 12, 2019 .
- ↑ Seahawks Part Ways With Safety Kam Chancellor & Receiver Doug Baldwin. Retrieved May 9, 2019 .
- ↑ Kam Chancellor adjusts 'strike zone' to avoid personal fouls (English) NJ.com, accessed September 10, 2014
- ↑ Seahawks Earl Thomas, Kam Chancellor among league's best safeties (English) Blog.Seattlepi.com, Retrieved September 10, 2014
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Chancellor, Kam |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Chancellor, Kameron Darnel (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American football player |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 3, 1988 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Norfolk , Virginia , United States |