Shamawd Chambers (born March 10, 1989) is a former Canadian football wide receiver. He most recently played for the Hamilton Tiger-Cats of the Canadian Football League (CFL). After the 2011 CIS season, he was ranked as the third best player in the Canadian Football League's Amateur Scouting Bureau final rankings for players eligible in the 2012 CFL Draft and second by players in Canadian Interuniversity Sport.[1] At the 2012 CFL Evaluation Camp, Chambers ran the fastest 40-yard dash, clocking in at 4.42.[2] He was selected sixth overall by the Edmonton Eskimos in the 2012 CFL Draft.
| Born: | March 10, 1989 Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
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| Career information | |
| CFL status | National |
| Position(s) | WR |
| Height | 6 ft 3 in (191 cm) |
| Weight | 220 lb (100 kg) |
| University | Wilfrid Laurier |
| High school | Markham |
| CFL draft | 2012, round: 1, pick: 6 |
| Drafted by | Edmonton Eskimos |
| Career history | |
| As player | |
| 2012–2015 | Edmonton Eskimos |
| 2016 | Saskatchewan Roughriders |
| 2017 | Edmonton Eskimos |
| 2017–2019 | Hamilton Tiger-Cats |
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| Men's American football | ||
Representing  Canada
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| World Championship | ||
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2011 Austria | Team Competition |
Professional career
editPhiladelphia Eagles
editAfter going undrafted in the 2012 NFL draft, Chambers received an invitation to the Philadelphia Eagles free-agent tryouts. The tryout took place over the May 12, 2012 weekend and lasted for 3 days. Chambers did not receive an invitation to the Eagles mini-camp.[3]
Edmonton Eskimos
editShamawd Chambers was selected 6th overall in the 2012 CFL Draft by the Edmonton Eskimos of Canadian Football League.[4] He signed on June 3, 2012. Chambers finished the 2012 CFL season with 390 yards and 2 touchdowns. Despite the low season totals, Chambers had at least one reception in 14 of the 16 games that he dressed in. His efforts also earned him the Esks' Most Outstanding Rookie award. After a slow start to the 2013 CFL season Chambers finished with numbers that improved over his rookie season, winning Esks' Most Outstanding Canadian. He amassed 465 receiving yards on 42 catches, 4 of which were touchdowns. Chambers played in the first 10 games of the 2014 CFL season before injuring his knee, which would cause him to miss the remainder of the season.[5] He finished the season with 30 receptions for 366 yards and a single touchdown reception. In 2015, he won the Dick Suderman Trophy for the Grey Cup's Most Valuable Canadian in a 26–20 Eskimos win.
Saskatchewan Roughriders
editChambers signed as a free agent with Saskatchewan on February 9, 2016. Chambers played in 14 games for the Riders in 2016, catching 25 passes for 269 yards with 1 touchdown. On January 27, 2017, about two weeks before becoming a free agent, Chambers was released by the Riders along with three of his teammates.[6]
Edmonton Eskimos (II)
editOn February 9, 2017, Chambers signed with the Edmonton Eskimos (CFL), returning to the team where he spent the first four seasons of his career.[7]
Hamilton Tiger-Cats
editOn September 17, 2017, Chambers was traded to the Hamilton Tiger-Cats for two late-round draft picks.[8] Chambers played in seven games for the Ti-Cats in 2017, catching 28 passes for 279 yards. On June 1, 2018, it was announced that Chambers would miss the entire 2018 season with a torn ACL.[9] Approximately one year later, on June 4, 2019, he was cut by the team after the teams first preseason game.[10]
References
edit- ^ CFL Scouting Bureau – April 2012 Archived 2012-04-25 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Chambers lights up 40 yard dash at E-Camp | CFL.ca | Official Site of the Canadian Football League". Archived from the original on 2014-08-19. Retrieved 2017-09-11.
- ^ https://www.tsn.ca/cfl/story/?id=394686 Eagles tryouts
- ^ "Edmonton Eskimos". Archived from the original on 2012-06-06. Retrieved 2012-06-03.
- ^ O'Leary, Chris (September 25, 2014). "Edmonton Eskimos lose Shamawd Chambers to knee injury". Edmonton Journal. Retrieved November 24, 2014.
- ^ "Riders cut four headed to free agency including Gale, Chambers". CFL.ca. 2017-01-27. Retrieved 2017-01-27.
- ^ "Back in the Fold: Esks re-sign Shamawd Chambers". CFL.ca. 2017-02-09. Retrieved 2017-02-09.
- ^ "Ticats acquire Chambers from Eskimos". CFL.ca. 2017-09-17. Retrieved 2017-09-18.
- ^ "Report: Chambers out for year after torn ACL". CFL.ca. 2018-06-01. Retrieved 2019-06-05.
- ^ "Ticats release veteran national WR Shamawd Chambers". CFL.ca. 2019-06-04. Retrieved 2019-06-05.