Sean Chandler
Sean Chandler (born April 27, 1996) is an American football safety for the Carolina Panthers of the National Football League (NFL).[1] He played college football at Temple and signed with the Giants as an undrafted free agent in 2018.
Chandler with Temple at the 2016 Military Bowl | |||||||||||||||
No. 34 – Carolina Panthers | |||||||||||||||
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Position: | Safety | ||||||||||||||
Personal information | |||||||||||||||
Born: | Camden, New Jersey | April 27, 1996||||||||||||||
Height: | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | ||||||||||||||
Weight: | 205 lb (93 kg) | ||||||||||||||
Career information | |||||||||||||||
High school: | Brimm Medical Arts High School / Camden HS (Camden, New Jersey) | ||||||||||||||
College: | Temple | ||||||||||||||
Undrafted: | 2018 | ||||||||||||||
Career history | |||||||||||||||
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Roster status: | Reserve/Future | ||||||||||||||
Career NFL statistics as of Week 14, 2019 | |||||||||||||||
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Early years
Chandler grew up in Camden, New Jersey and attended Brimm Medical Arts High School, which did not offer sports teams; as such, under district policy, he played football for Camden High School,[2] where he was named the Philadelphia Inquirer Defensive Player of the Year in 2013 after accumulating eight interceptions as a senior.[3]
College career
Chandler was considered a three-star recruit by Rivals.com and chose Temple over an offer from Rutgers.[4]
At Temple, Chandler played his freshman and sophomore seasons as a starting cornerback before becoming Temple's starting safety as a junior and senior. Chandler was an all-conference selection in 2015, 2016 and 2017. During his time at Temple, Chandler had 264 tackles, 13 tackles for a loss and 10 interceptions in 49 games.[5]
Professional career
Coming out of Temple, Chandler was invited to the NFL Scouting Combine and was projected to be either a late-round or priority undrafted free agent selection in the 2018 NFL Draft.[6]
Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand size | 40-yard dash | 20-yard shuttle | Vertical jump | Broad jump | Bench press | ||||
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5 ft 10 1⁄2 in (1.79 m) |
205 lb (93 kg) |
30 3⁄4 in (0.78 m) |
8 1⁄4 in (0.21 m) | 4.65 s | 4.62 s | 34 1⁄2 in (0.88 m) | 9 ft 11 in (3.02 m) | 16 reps | ||||
All values from 2018 NFL Combine[7] |
New York Giants
After going undrafted in the 2018 NFL Draft, Chandler signed with the New York Giants as a rookie free agent on May 10, 2018. After a strong preseason, Chandler made the Giant's final 53-man roster.[8]
On November 5, 2019, Chandler was waived by the Giants and re-signed to the practice squad.[9] On December 10, he was re-signed to the active roster.[10]
On September 6, 2020, Chandler was waived by the Giants,[11] and was signed to the team's practice squad two days later.[12] He was elevated to the active roster on September 14 for the team's week 1 game against the Pittsburgh Steelers,[13] and reverted to the practice squad the next day.[14] He was elevated again on September 19 for the team's week 2 game against the Chicago Bears, and reverted to the practice squad again after the game.[15] He was promoted to the active roster on October 2, 2020,[16] but waived four days later and re-signed to the practice squad on October 8.[17][18]
Carolina Panthers
On October 23, 2020, Chandler was signed by the Carolina Panthers off the Giants practice squad.[19] Chandler was waived by the Panthers on November 21, 2020,[20] and re-signed to the practice squad three days later.[21] He signed a reserve/future contract with the Panthers on January 4, 2021.[22]
References
- http://www.nfl.com/player/seanchandler/2561017/profile
- Narducci, Marc. "Temple's Sean Chandler: From homeless shelters to football stardom", The Philadelphia Inquirer, October 26, 2017. Accessed October 10, 2019. "'Now I look back on it and see all the things I have overcome, and nothing can break me because nothing was as bad as that,' said Chandler, who attended Dr. Charles E. Brimm Medical Arts High School while playing for Camden."
- https://owlsports.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=7348
- https://n.rivals.com/content/prospects/2014/sean-chandler-29272
- https://owlsports.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=7348
- https://www.nfl.com/prospects/sean-chandler?id=32462018-0002-5601-5235-6e37098ac157
- "Sean Chandler Combine Profile". NFL.com. Retrieved August 28, 2020.
- "Sean Chandler has gone from homeless to standout Giants UDFA". 247sports.com. September 3, 2018.
- Eisen, Michael (November 5, 2019). "Giants activate CB Sam Beal off injured reserve". Giants.com.
- Benton, Dan (December 7, 2019). "Giants place Jabrill Peppers on IR, activate Kareem Martin". Giants Wire (USA Today). Retrieved December 7, 2019.
- Eisen, Michael (September 6, 2020). "Giants claim 3 players as roster-building continues". Giants.com.
- Benton, Dan (September 8, 2020). "Giants sign safety Sean Chandler to practice squad". Giants Wire. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
- Williams, Charean (September 14, 2020). "Giants activate Sean Chandler, Chad Slade from practice squad". NBCSports.com. Retrieved October 1, 2020.
- Kirkland, Jeevan (September 16, 2020). "Giants return Sean Chandler, Chad Slade to practice squad". USAToday.com. Retrieved October 1, 2020.
- Hickey, Kevin (September 19, 2020). "Giants promote DBs Sean Chandler, Ryan Lewis to active roster". USAToday.com. Retrieved October 5, 2020.
- "Peppers to miss Rams game, Giants sign Chandler to roster". APNews.com. October 2, 2020. Retrieved October 9, 2020.
- Williams, Charean (October 6, 2020). "Giants waive Sean Chandler, promote Eric Tomlinson". NBCSports.com. Retrieved October 9, 2020.
- Benton, Dan (October 8, 2020). "Giants re-sign Sean Chandler to practice squad". USAToday.com. Retrieved October 9, 2020.
- Simmons, Myles (October 23, 2020). "Panthers officially sign safety Sean Chandler". Panthers.com. Retrieved November 1, 2020.
- "Panthers make roster moves prior to Week 11". Panthers.com. November 21, 2020. Retrieved December 27, 2020.
- Weaver, Tim (November 24, 2020). "Panthers host 2 running backs, 2 defensive backs for Tuesday tryouts". USAToday.com. Retrieved December 29, 2020.
- Bryan, Will (January 4, 2021). "Panthers sign 14 players to reserve future contracts for 2021". Panthers.com.