Chad Stanley
{{Short description|American football player (born 1976)}}
{{Use American English|date=June 2025}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=March 2024}}
{{Infobox NFL biography
| image =
| name = Chad Stanley
| position = Punter
| number = 4, 7
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1976|1|29}}
| birth_place = Ore City, Texas, U.S.
| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 3
| weight_lbs = 209
| high_school = Ore City
| college = Kilgore (1994–1995),
Stephen F. Austin (1996–1998)
| undraftedyear = 1999
| pastteams =
- San Francisco 49ers ({{NFL Year|1999|2000}})
- Arizona Cardinals ({{NFL Year|2001}})
- Houston Texans ({{NFL Year|2002|2006}})
- Indianapolis Colts ({{NFL Year|2008}})*
| highlights = ; NFL record
- Most punts in a season: 114 ({{NFL Year|2002}}; tied with Bob Parsons)
}}
Benjamin Chadwick Stanley (born January 29, 1976) is an American former professional football player who was a punter in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Kilgore College before transferring to Stephen F. Austin State University. He was signed by the San Francisco 49ers as an undrafted free agent in 1999.
Stanley has also been a member of the Arizona Cardinals, Houston Texans and Indianapolis Colts.
Early life
Stanley attended Ore City High School in Ore City, Texas, and was a letterwinner in football, basketball, baseball, and track. In football, he won All-District honors at punter.
Professional career
Stanley was not drafted by the National Football League but was signed by the San Francisco 49ers in 1999. He remained with that team for two years before moving to the Arizona Cardinals for a year and then to Houston to be the starter for the expansion team, the Houston Texans. Until Andre Johnson was named Offensive Player of the Week for Week 4 of the 2006 NFL season, Stanley was the only Texans player to ever be named Player of the Week.
Achievements
Stanley's most notable achievement is the NFL record for most punts in a season at 114.{{Cite web |title=NFL Punts Single-Season Leaders (since 1939) |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/leaders/punt_single_season.htm |access-date=2024-03-16 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}}
Post-football career
Stanley is currently the Director of Development at KVNE in Tyler, Texas and has been since November 2010.{{Cite web |title=Chad Stanley | Director of Development |url=http://kvne.com/chad/}}
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20080607030241/http://www.colts.com/sub.cfm?page=bio&player_id=503 Indianapolis Colts bio]
{{2002 Houston Texans}}
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Category:People from Upshur County, Texas
Category:People from Ore City, Texas
Category:American football punters
Category:Kilgore Rangers football players
Category:Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks football players
Category:San Francisco 49ers players
Category:Arizona Cardinals players
Category:Houston Texans players