Chad Scott
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| Position: | Cornerback | ||||||||
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| Born: | September 6, 1974 Capitol Heights, Maryland | ||||||||
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| College: | Maryland | ||||||||
| NFL draft: | 1997 / round: 1 / pick: 24 | ||||||||
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Chad Oliver Scott (born September 6, 1974) is a former American football cornerback. Scott was a first round pick, 24th overall, by the Pittsburgh Steelers in the 1997 NFL Draft.[1] He played professionally for the Pittsburgh Steelers and the New England Patriots. He played college football at Maryland.
Early life
Scott was born in Capitol Heights, Maryland and graduated from Suitland High School in Forestville, Maryland.[2] He attended Towson University and the University of Maryland[3] where he was a kinesiological sciences major.
Professional career
Chad Scott was drafted by the Pittsburgh Steelers as the 24th pick in the first round of the 1997 NFL Draft. He had 21 interceptions, with four of them returned for touchdowns during his career. He was released by the Steelers on February 25, 2005. He was signed by the New England Patriots as a free agent on April 26, 2005.[4] Scott suffered a knee injury during the first week of 2007 training camp and was placed on Injured Reserve by the Patriots. He did not play in the 1998 or 2007 seasons due to injury. He played in 108 games over nine seasons in the National Football League.[5]
NFL stats
| Year | Team | Games | Combined Tackles | Tackles | Assisted Tackles | Sacks | Forced Fumbles | Fumble Recoveries | Fumble Return Yards | Interceptions | Interception Return Yards | Yards per Interception Return | Longest Interception Return | Interceptions Returned for Touchdown | Passes Defended |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | PIT | 13 | 48 | 45 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -4 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
| 1999 | PIT | 13 | 50 | 49 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 8 |
| 2000 | PIT | 16 | 70 | 64 | 6 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 49 | 10 | 33 | 0 | 17 |
| 2001 | PIT | 15 | 80 | 71 | 9 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 204 | 41 | 62 | 2 | 21 |
| 2002 | PIT | 15 | 83 | 66 | 17 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 30 | 15 | 30 | 1 | 16 |
| 2003 | PIT | 12 | 55 | 43 | 12 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 50 | 17 | 26 | 1 | 13 |
| 2004 | PIT | 7 | 29 | 27 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 0 | 9 |
| 2005 | NE | 3 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2006 | NE | 14 | 46 | 37 | 9 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 32 | 16 | 32 | 0 | 4 |
| Career | 108 | 465 | 406 | 59 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 400 | 19 | 62 | 4 | 102 |
References
- ^ http://articles.baltimoresun.com/1998-01-07/sports/1998007106_1_steelers-chad-scott-play-cornerback
- ^ "Chad Scott". databaseFootball.com. Retrieved November 6, 2012.
- ^ "Chad Scott". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved November 6, 2012.
- ^ http://archive.patriots.com/team/index.cfm?ac=playerbio&bio=30945
- ^ "Chad Scott". SI.com. Retrieved November 6, 2012.
- ^ "Chad Scott Stats". ESPN Internet Ventures. Retrieved 11 April 2014.
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