Chris Chambers

At 45 years old, Chris Chambers has this physical status:

Christopher J. Chambers (born August 12, 1978) is a former American football wide receiver who played ten seasons in the National Football League (NFL).

He played college football for the University of Wisconsin.

He was drafted by the Miami Dolphins in the second round of the 2001 NFL Draft, and also played for the San Diego Chargers and Kansas City Chiefs.

Early years

Chambers attended Bedford High School in Bedford, Ohio. While there, he was a three-sport letterman in football, basketball and track. In football, he won All-America accolades and was a two-time all-state selection. In basketball, he was a third-team all-state performer as a senior. He was a high school teammate of wide receiver Lee Evans, who also played for the Wisconsin Badgers.

In track, he won the state championship in the 400-meter dash as a senior with a time of 47.1 seconds. He also ran the 200-meter dash in 21.4 seconds.

Personal life

Chambers majored in sociology and law at Wisconsin. He did a commercial for Reebok in which he is seen catching three footballs, one with each hand, then caught the third one between the two.

In 2010, Chambers married Stacey Saunders.

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College career

Chambers was a four-year letterman at the University of Wisconsin-Madison after high school. Chambers appeared in 43 games over his career, beginning with the final 33. During his freshman year (1997-98), he served as a backup guard for the Badgers basketball team.

In his sophomore season, Chambers led the football team in receiving 563 yards and seven touchdowns, including an 80-yard grab against Michigan. He missed two games as a youth due to a broken finger, but the team nevertheless led the way in receiving with 41 catches for 578 yards and four points, earning him an honorable mention in the All-Big Ten voting. Despite playing in only nine games as a senior due to a stress fracture in his right foot, Chambers had his best season of his career, with 52 receptions for 813 yards and five touchdowns. He was selected in second place in the All-Big Ten Conference for second team. When he hauled in 11 passes for 191 yards against Iowa, he had his best game of his career. He played 11 receptions for 173 yards and a touchdown against Purdue this week, one week after receiving 11 receptions for 173 yards and a touchdown.

He had 127 receptions for 2,004 yards and 16 touchdowns during his collegiate career. On two attempts, he rushed for 17 yards on two carries and punched five punts for two yards. He currently ranks fourth on the school's all-time list for receptions and yardage, and fifth in receiving touchdowns. He was a member of Badger teams that won the Rose Bowl in 1998 and 1999.

Professional career

In the second round of the 2001 NFL Draft, Chambers was drafted by the Miami Dolphins 52nd overall. Chambers had one of the most prolific seasons of any rookie wide receiver in club history. He appeared in seven of the 16 games he played, finishing with 48 receptions for 883 yards and seven touchdowns. His yardage and touchdown figures led the team, as well as his 18.4-yards per reception average. His reception figures came in third place on the team, behind fellow receivers Oronde Gadsden and James McKnight. Chambers finished the year ranked 18th in receiving yards in the AFC, while his average per pass was first among the top 20 receivers in both the AFC and NFC. Three times, chambers surpassed the 100-yard receiving record. With a long of 47 yards, he had 36 kickoffs for a 22.5-yard average. Due to a sprained ankle injury sustained the previous week, the Chambers skipped the team's first-round playoff game against the Baltimore Ravens on January 13, 2002.

Chambers appeared in all 15 games in which he appeared in 2002. He missed the team's October 20 game against the Buffalo Bills while recovering from a concussion injury sustained by then-Denver Broncos safety Kenoy Kennedy. With 52 receptions for 734 yards and three touchdowns, Chambers led the team. He had 78 passing yards on six attempts, including a long run of 45 yards. He had seven catches of 25 yards or more (second-most on the team), trailing only James McKnight (9). Chambers led the team in receptions five times and receiving yards on five occasions as well. His rushing total for the year was his fourth-highest single-season total for a Dolphins wide receiver at the time, and it was the first figure since Nat Moore had 89 yards in 1977.

Chambers played all 16 games in 2003, becoming the first Dolphins wide receiver to do so since Oronde Gadsden in 2000. He finished the season with 64 catches for 963 yards and 11 touchdowns, leading the team in all three categories. His reception total ranked 14th in the AFC, while his yardage figures ranked seventh. He finished fifth in overall touchdowns and was second in the AFC and third in receiving ratings. When Tony Martin had 67 receptions in 1999, Chambers recorded the most catches by a Dolphin since 1999. Chambers' yardage total was the most by a Dolphin since Martin had 1,037 yards in 1999, and his 11 touchdowns were the most since Mark Clayton had 12 receiving scores in 1991. Of Chambers' 64 receptions, eight of whom went for 25 yards or longer, leading the team. He led the team in receptions nine times and receiving yards on nine occasions over the course of the season. His average per reception of 15.0 is tied for the ninth-highest figure in the top 50 receiving yardage leaders in the AFC, according to his ninth-highest figure. On the year, he also ran for 30 yards on four attempts.

Chambers played 15 games in 2004, but only for a knee injury against the New York Jets in October 3. With 898 yards and seven scores, he led Miami in both receiving yards and touchdowns. His 69 receptions came in second on the team, second only to tighten Randy McMichael's 73. It was the fourth straight year in which Chambers led the team in receiving yardage, making him just the third Dolphin to do so. (1970–1973) and Nat Moore (1974–1977). The most on record, chambers had six receptions of 25 yards or more. During the season, he gained 76 yards on nine attempts, including a season-long 24-yard against the Arizona Cardinals on November 7. During the season, he led the team in receptions seven times and receiving yards on five occasions. His reception total stood 15th in the AFC, while his yardage figure stood 18th. Chambers played in four 100-yard receiving games on the year, the sixth-highest single-season record in club history and the most by a Dolphin since Tony Martin played five in 1999.

Chambers began playing in all 16 games in which he participated in 2005. He led Miami with 82 receptions for 1,118 yards and 11 touchdowns, earning him his first Pro Bowl selection. His reception total was ranked sixth in the AFC and 13th in the NFL, while his yardage total was third in the league and 12th in the league. His eleven touchdown receptions ranked for the second-highest figure in the league and third in the NFL, trailing only Indianapolis' Marvin Harrison (12) and Carolina's Steve Smith (12). Chambers held career records for both receptions and receiving yards, while his touchdown total equaled his career record from 2003. He had 43 catches for 620 yards and six touchdowns in the first six games of the season. Chambers became the first wide receiver to see more than 500 yards in each of his first five NFL seasons since Muhsin Muhammad did it from 1996 to 2000 with the Carolina Panthers. In addition, Chambers played for the Dolphins for the second time since joining O.J. McDuffie (1993–1997). Since Tony Martin had 1,037 receiving yards in 1999, he became the first Dolphin to record 1,000 or more yards. It was the fourth time a Dolphin reached 1,000 yards per season, and he was the sixth different Dolphin player to reach that milestone, joining Mark Clayton (five times), Irving Fryar (two), O.J. McDuffie (one) and Tony Martin (one). During the season, the chambers also rushed for 92 yards on 12 attempts, good for third on the team in rushing.

Chambers' best game of the season (and his career) came against the Buffalo Bills on December 4 in the Buffalo Bills' best game of the season (and his career). Chambers scored 15 passes for 238 yards and a touchdown in a game in which the Dolphins trailed by 20 points going into the fourth quarter. On the last drive with less than two minutes remaining, a 57-yard grab was made as well as the game-winning touchdown on a pass from Sage Rosenfels with only six seconds remaining. For his outstanding play, he has been named AFC Offensive Player of the Week. In 2005, his yardage was the most for any player in the NFL, and the most for any player since Plaxico Burress' 253 yards for the Pittsburgh Steelers.

Lee Evans, a high school and college teammate, had 117 receiving yards and three touchdowns during the game, as well as three touchdowns—both personal records.

After a pro Bowl appearance the year before, the Chambers had a down year in 2006. Both interceptions and receiving yards were poor, as a whole, and quarterback Joey Harrington never seemed to be a fan of quarterback Joey Harrington. He also ranked third on the team in rush with eight rushes for 95 yards. During a season in which he started all 16 games, Chambers led the team in receptions four times and in reception yardage four times. On December 17 at the Buffalo Bills, he was held without a catch, snapping his streak of having at least one reception in 60 consecutive games.

The San Diego Chargers acquired wide receiver Chris Chambers from the Miami Dolphins for a second round pick in the forthcoming 2008 NFL Draft right before the October 16, 2007 NFL trade deadline. Chambers was reunited with Chargers coach Norv Turner, who was Miami's offensive coordinator from 2002-03, from 2009-2009. The Chargers hoped that Chambers' experience this season, which is a descendent of the Norv Turner offense, would make the change to the Chargers go as smoothly as possible. Since the team learned that receiver Eric Parker's toe injury was not healing fast enough for him to have an effect in 2007, they made the call to go. Chambers was also injured, leaving him on injured reserve to make room on the roster for Chambers.

The Chargers are to blame for $3.5 million in chambers' $5.4 million salary in 2007. In 2008 and 2009, Chambers was supposed to earn $5.1 million to $4.55 million.

In Chambers' first games with the Chargers, he had two passes for 35 yards and a touchdown. Chambers had 66 receptions for 970 yards and four touchdowns on the season. Chambers' three touchdowns, 555 yards, and four touchdowns were among their other 16 catches for 268 yards and one more score in their three playoff games this year.

Chambers had 26 receptions for 357 yards with 5 touchdowns and 1 rushing attempt as of Week 15, with 5 touchdowns and 5 interceptions. In weeks 6 and 7, Chambers was out due to an ankle injury sustained during a Miami Dolphins game. Chambers finished the 2008 season with 33 receptions for 462 yards and five touchdowns.

Chambers was released by the Chargers on November 2nd. Only 9 receptions for 122 yards with one touchdown at the time of his release.

On November 3, the Kansas City Chiefs announced that chambers were granted waivers. In week 9, he made his Chiefs debut, receiving 3 passes for 70 yards and 2 touchdowns. Chambers helped the Chiefs beat the defending Super Bowl champion Pittsburgh Steelers by 119 receiving yards, including a 61-yard grab and run in overtime that set up the Chiefs' game-winning field goal on November 22, which was the Chiefs' game-winning field goal.

Chambers re-signed with the Kansas City Chiefs on March 8, 2010.

On July 28, 2011, he was born.

Chambers signed a one-day deal with the Dolphins on April 19, 2018.

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