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Chris Slade (American football)

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Chris Slade
No. 53, 50
Position:Linebacker
Personal information
Born: (1971-01-30) January 30, 1971 (age 53)
Newport News, Virginia, U.S.
Height:6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Weight:245 lb (111 kg)
Career information
High school:Yorktown (VA) Tabb
College:Virginia
NFL draft:1993 / round: 2 / pick: 31
Career history
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics
Games played:142
Games started:108
Tackles:665
Sacks:53.5
Forced fumbles:16
Touchdowns:2
Stats at Pro Football Reference

Christopher Carroll Slade (born January 30, 1971) is an American former professional football player who was a linebacker in the National Football League (NFL) for nine seasons. He played college football for the Virginia Cavaliers, and earned consensus All-American honors. A second-round pick in the 1993 NFL draft, he played professionally for the New England Patriots and Carolina Panthers of the NFL. Slade was recognized as a Pro Bowl selection and All-Pro after the 1997 season. He is currently an assistant coach at Virginia.

Personal life

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Slade was born in Newport News, Virginia.[1] He graduated from Tabb High School in Yorktown, Virginia,[2] where he played for the Tabb Tigers high school football team. He was the head football coach at Pace Academy from 2013 to 2021 and has two children.

College career

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While attending the University of Virginia on an athletic scholarship, Slade played for coach George Welsh's Cavaliers teams from 1989 to 1992. As a senior in 1992 and a junior in 1991, he was recognized as a consensus first-team All-American. Slade still holds the Atlantic Coast Conference record for most career sacks with 40.[3]

Professional career

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The New England Patriots selected Slade in the second round, as the 31st overall pick, of the 1993 NFL Draft.[4] He played for the Patriots from 1993 to 2000.[5] During his final pro season in 2001, he was a member of the Carolina Panthers.[1] In nine NFL seasons, he played in 142 regular season games, started 108 of them, and compiled 665 tackles, 53.5 quarterback sacks, 16 forced fumbles, three interceptions and two touchdowns.[5]

NFL statistics

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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
1993 NE 16 39 25 14 9.0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1994 NE 16 102 60 42 9.5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
1995 NE 16 94 70 24 4.0 1 2 0 0 1 27 27 1 4
1996 NE 16 68 49 19 7.0 3 0 0 1 2 2 2 0 3
1997 NE 16 87 61 26 9.0 2 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 8
1998 NE 15 70 43 27 4.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1999 NE 16 94 52 42 4.5 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 5
2000 NE 16 78 52 26 4.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2001 CAR 15 24 17 7 2.5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
Career 142 656 429 227 53.5 16 3 0 3 3 2 27 2 27

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Coaching career

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Slade was the head football coach at Pace Academy in Atlanta. His 2015 Pace Academy varsity squad won the AA 2015 Georgia High School football Championship on December 12, 2015. He resigned from Pace Academy on December 7, 2021, and on January 3, 2022, Slade was announced as an assistant coach at Virginia under new head coach Tony Elliott.[7]

References

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  1. ^ a b National Football League, Historical Players, Chris Slade. Retrieved February 16, 2012.
  2. ^ databaseFootball.com, Players, Chris Slade Archived 2012-03-24 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved February 16, 2012.
  3. ^ "Whoos in Town: All-time great Virginia defensive end Chris Slade". Jerry Ratcliffe. January 10, 2020. Retrieved December 16, 2021.
  4. ^ "1993 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 31, 2023.
  5. ^ a b Pro-Football-Reference.com, Players, Chris Slade. Retrieved February 16, 2012.
  6. ^ "Chris Slade Stats". ESPN Internet Ventures. Retrieved May 23, 2014.
  7. ^ "Reports: Tony Elliott Makes Three More Hires to UVA Football Coaching Staff".
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