John Chiles (born October 9, 1988)[1] is an American former professional football wide receiver. He was signed by the New Orleans Saints as an undrafted free agent in 2011. He played college football at Texas.
 Chiles (7) with Colt McCoy before the Red River Shootout in 2007 | |
| No. 12, 15 | |
|---|---|
| Position: | Wide receiver |
| Personal information | |
| Born: | October 9, 1988 Dallas, Texas, U.S. |
| Height: | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) |
| Weight: | 215 lb (98 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school: | Mansfield (TX) Summit |
| College: | Texas |
| Undrafted: | 2011 |
| Career history | |
| * Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |
| Stats at Pro Football Reference | |
| Stats at CFL.ca (archive) | |
| Stats at ArenaFan.com | |
He has also been a member of the St. Louis Rams, Jacksonville Sharks, Toronto Argonauts, Chicago Bears, Saskatchewan Roughriders and Hamilton Tiger-Cats.
Early life
editChiles attended Mansfield Summit High School in Arlington, Texas, where he was coached in football by Kyle Geller. He was a prep All-American and two-time district 4-5A MVP who was also a four-time honor roll student. During his four years in high school, he was a starter for three years; at both quarterback and wide receiver. In his final two years in high school, he totaled 2,036 yards passing, 694 yards receiving, 1,248 yards rushing. He was invited to play in the 2007 U.S. Army All-American Bowl.[1]
Chiles was a highly touted recruit out of high school. ESPN and Dave Campbell's Texas Football listed him on their top recruits list.[1] Athlon Sports listed him at wide receiver position and ranked him the 31st best recruit in 2007.[2]
Besides playing football, Chiles also lettered three years in basketball and two years in track and field.[1]
College career
editChiles moved from QB to WR for the Longhorns 2009 Spring Game. He played 4 years for the University of Texas.
Professional career
editNew Orleans Saints
editHe was signed by the New Orleans Saints, after the lockout, in August 2011. He was waived on August 30.
St. Louis Rams
editChiles was signed to the St. Louis Rams practice squad on November 30, 2011.
Toronto Argonauts
editOn May 10, 2013, Chiles signed with the Toronto Argonauts of the Canadian Football League.[3]
Chicago Bears
editOn January 27, 2015, Chiles was signed by the Chicago Bears to a reserve/future contract.[4] He was waived/injured on August 30, 2015.
Saskatchewan Roughriders
editOn February 9, 2016, Chiles signed with the Saskatchewan Roughriders.[5] He was released by the team on August 24, 2016.[6]
Hamilton Tiger-Cats
editOn September 1, 2016, Chiles signed with the Hamilton Tiger-Cats[7]
References
edit- ^ a b c d "John Chiles Bio". MackBrown-TexasFootball.com. University of Texas & Host Interactive. Archived from the original on March 7, 2008. Retrieved March 9, 2008.
- ^ Miller, Charlie, ed. (2007). 2007 Preview – Big12 edition. Athlon Sports. p. 72.
- ^ "Signed with Argonauts". Archived from the original on December 5, 2014.
- ^ "Bears Sign WR John Chiles To Reserve/Future Contract". WBBM-TV. January 27, 2015. Retrieved January 28, 2015.
- ^ "2016 Free Agent Tracker". February 9, 2016.
- ^ "RIDERS PART WAYS WITH WR JOHN CHILES". cfl.ca. August 24, 2016. Retrieved September 1, 2016.
- ^ Press, The Canadian (September 1, 2016). "Tiger-Cats sign international WR Chiles - TSN.ca". TSN.