Chris Gamble
{{Short description|American football player (born 1983)}}
{{distinguish|Chris Gambol}}
{{Use American English|date=March 2024}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2019}}
{{Infobox NFL biography
| image = Chris Gamble 2012.jpg
| caption = Gamble in 2012
| number = 20
| position = Cornerback
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1983|3|11}}
| birth_place = Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.
| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 1
| weight_lbs = 205
| high_school = Fort Lauderdale (FL) Dillard
| college = Ohio State
| draftyear = 2004
| draftround = 1
| draftpick = 28
| pastteams =
- Carolina Panthers ({{NFL Year|2004}}–{{NFL Year|2012}})
| highlights =
- PFWA All-Rookie Team (2004)
- BCS national champion (2002)
- Third-team All-American (2002)
- 2× First-team All-Big Ten (2002, 2003)
| statlabel1 = Total tackles
| statvalue1 = 508
| statlabel2 = Forced fumbles
| statvalue2 = 4
| statlabel3 = Fumble recoveries
| statvalue3 = 4
| statlabel4 = Pass deflections
| statvalue4 = 96
| statlabel5 = Interceptions
| statvalue5 = 27
| statlabel6 = Defensive touchdowns
| statvalue6 = 3
| pfr = GambCh20
}}
Chris Lee Gamble (born March 11, 1983) is an American former professional football player who was a cornerback for nine seasons with the Carolina Panthers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Ohio State Buckeyes.
Early life
He attended Nova High School in Davie, Florida. He left Nova to join Dillard High School in Fort Lauderdale, Florida in 2000.
College career
Gamble played cornerback, wide receiver, and kick returner at Ohio State. He was an integral part of the OSU 2002 national championship team, which went 14–0. Gamble played all three ways at Ohio State (offense, defense and special teams), earning 1st Team All-Big Ten honors, and 3rd Team All-America honors for cornerback. Gamble had four interceptions for the 2002 season, one of which he returned for a touchdown.
In 38 career games, he started 18 times on defense and 12 times on offense (started on both offense and defense in five contests in 2002). He recorded 65 tackles (51 solo) with three stops behind the line of scrimmage, seven interceptions and 21 pass deflections. He also caught 40 passes for 609 yards (15.2 avg.), rushed six times for 68 yards (11.3 avg.) with a touchdown, returned 60 punts for 467 yards (7.8 avg.) and had 18 kickoff returns for 384 yards (21.3 avg.).{{cn|date=November 2024}}
Gamble majored in sports and leisure studies while at Ohio State.
Professional career
{{NFL predraft
| height ft = 6
| height in = 1 1/4
| weight = 198
| dash = 4.52
| shuttle = 4.25
| cone drill = 6.89
| vertical = 39.5
| bench = 16
| arm span = 31 1/8
| hand span = 8 7/8
| note = All values from NFL Combine/Ohio State's Pro Day{{Cite web |url=https://draftscout.com/dsprofile.php?PlayerId=627&DraftYear=2004 |title=2004 NFL Draft Scout Chris Gamble, Ohio State College Football Profile |website=DraftScout.com |access-date=August 26, 2018}}{{Cite web |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230328184343/https://insider.espn.com/nfl/draft/player/_/id/7271 |title=Chris Gamble 2004 NFL Draft Profile |website=Insider.ESPN.com |access-date=March 28, 2023}}
}}
=Carolina Panthers=
The Carolina Panthers selected Gamble in the first round (28th overall) in the 2004 NFL draft. Gamble was the fourth cornerback drafted in 2004.{{Cite web |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/2004/draft.htm |title=2004 NFL Draft Listing |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en |access-date=2023-05-06}}
Head coach John Fox named Gamble the starting cornerback to begin the regular season, alongside Ricky Manning.{{cite web |title=Pro-Football-Reference: 2004 Carolina Panthers |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/car/2004_roster.htm |access-date=August 27, 2018 |website=pro-football-reference.com}}
In 2004, Chris became the first rookie defensive player in Carolina Panthers history to start all 16 games, and earned Pro Football Weekly All-Rookie honors after establishing a Panthers rookie record with six interceptions, placing him in third in the NFL in interceptions.
In 2005, Gamble led the Panthers once again with seven interceptions, ranking him fourth in the NFL.{{cn|date=November 2024}}
In 2006, Gamble once again led the team in interceptions. He tied teammates Ken Lucas and Richard Marshall with three interceptions each.{{Cite web |url=http://www.panthers.com/Team/PlayerBio.aspx?id=7504 |title=Panthers.com - Chris Gamble |access-date=October 27, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081006185555/http://www.panthers.com/Team/PlayerBio.aspx?id=7504 |archive-date=October 6, 2008 |url-status=dead }}
In 2007, he finished the year with 50 tackles and one interception. In 2008, he finished the year with three interceptions and was tied for third in the NFL in passes defended with 19.{{cn|date=November 2024}}
The Panthers rewarded Gamble on November 28, 2008, with a six-year $53 million contract including $23 million guaranteed, making him one of the highest-paid defensive backs in the league.{{cn|date=November 2024}}
On March 8, 2013, Gamble was released by the Panthers. He played nine seasons in Carolina and holds the franchise record for interceptions with 27.{{cite web | last=Copeland |first=Kareem |title=Chris Gamble's long run with Carolina Panthers ends |url=https://www.nfl.com/news/chris-gamble-s-long-run-with-carolina-panthers-ends-0ap1000000148777 |work=NFL.com |date=March 8, 2013 |access-date=March 8, 2013}} On March 11, 2013, Gamble retired.[https://www.nfl.com/news/chris-gamble-retires-after-release-by-carolina-panthers-0ap1000000149321 Chris Gamble retires after release by Carolina Panthers]
=Panthers franchise records=
Chris Gamble set three Panthers franchise records, including:
- Interceptions: career (27)
- Interception return yards: season (157 in 2005) and game (101 against Tampa Bay on November 6, 2005)
=NFL statistics=
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| Year | Team | GP | COMB | TOTAL | AST | SACK | FF | FR | FR YDS | INT | IR YDS | AVG IR | LNG | TD | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | CAR | 16 | 74 | 68 | 6 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 15 | 3 | 13 | 0 | 14 |
| 2005 | CAR | 15 | 75 | 65 | 10 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 157 | 22 | 61 | 1 | 12 |
| 2006 | CAR | 15 | 66 | 53 | 13 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 31 | 10 | 18 | 1 | 12 |
| 2007 | CAR | 15 | 47 | 42 | 5 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 |
| 2008 | CAR | 16 | 93 | 83 | 10 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 23 | 8 | 19 | 0 | 18 |
| 2009 | CAR | 16 | 58 | 50 | 8 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 55 | 14 | 41 | 0 | 12 |
| 2010 | CAR | 11 | 35 | 32 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| 2011 | CAR | 15 | 45 | 37 | 8 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 43 | 14 | 24 | 0 | 12 |
| 2012 | CAR | 4 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| colspan="2"| Career || 123 || 508 || 438 || 70 || 1.0 || 4 || 4 || 0 || 27 || 326 || 12 || 61 || 2 || 96 |
Key
- GP: games played
- COMB: combined tackles
- TOTAL: total tackles
- AST: assisted tackles
- SACK: sacks
- FF: forced fumbles
- FR: fumble recoveries
- FR YDS: fumble return yards
- INT: interceptions
- IR YDS: interception return yards
- AVG IR: average interception return
- LNG: longest interception return
- TD: interceptions returned for touchdown
- PD: passes defensed
Personal life
Gamble has two sons.
References
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External links
{{Commons}}
- {{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20070211063444/http://www.databasefootball.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=GAMBLCHR01 Current stats]}}
- {{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20090604051727/http://www.panthers.com/team/roster/chris-gamble/d1211060-9dba-4669-a197-5fe51c240d1d/ Carolina Panthers bio]}}
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