Jamar Chaney

Chaney attended St. Lucie West Centennial High School, in Port St. Lucie, Florida, where he starred as a linebacker and defensive end on defense and tight end on offense. His senior season was cut short to just six games by Hurricane Frances and Hurricane Jeanne, which both made direct hits near Port St. Lucie in September 2004. Chaney still managed to compile 65 tackles and 10 quarterback sacks and added eight pass receptions for 150 yards and three touchdowns at tight end. In his junior year, he tallied 120 tackles with six sacks, a school-record 22 tackles for loss and five caused fumbles. He set West Centennial's career record with 31 quarterback sacks.

Considered a three-star recruit by Rivals.com, Chaney was listed as the No. 29 outside linebacker prospect in the nation.{{Citation |date=January 20, 2005 |title=Rivals.com Outside linebackers 2005 |url=https://footballrecruiting.rivals.com/viewrank.asp?ra_key=881 |access-date=April 19, 2014 |archive-date=January 13, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100113161355/http://footballrecruiting.rivals.com/viewrank.asp?ra_key=881 |url-status=dead }} He originally committed to the University of Georgia, but was denied admission because he had someone else take his SAT.{{Citation |last=Redman |first=Bob |work=GatorCountry.com |date=June 5, 2005 |title=Florida May Land Linebacker Jamar Chaney |url=http://florida.scout.com/2/384765.html |access-date=August 26, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141014234359/http://florida.scout.com/2/384765.html |archive-date=October 14, 2014 |url-status=dead }} He was released from his scholarship and chose Mississippi State over Florida, and among others.

As a true freshman at Mississippi State, Chaney played in all 11 games, earned three starting calls at weakside linebacker, and totalled 31 tackles on the season. By his sophomore year, he ranked at the top of the depth chart at WLB and played in all 12 games. He finished the 2006 season with 66 total tackles, including seven and one-half for loss (minus 27 yards), two and one-half of which were quarterback sacks (minus 17 yards).

For his junior campaign, Chaney was switched to the middle linebacker position, where he played all 13 games for the Bulldogs. He led the team with 89 total tackles, including three and one-half for loss (minus 5 yards). Chaney tied for 15th in the SEC in tackles per game (6.8) and earned Second-team All-SEC honors by the league's coaches. In Mississippi State's 2008 season opener Chaney registered a team-best 12 tackles, his third career double-digit tackle performance, but suffered a leg injury on the next-to-last snap of the game.{{Citation |date=September 1, 2008 |title=Miss. St.'s Chaney out for the season |newspaper=Sporting News |url=http://www.sportingnews.com/college-football/article/2008-09-01/miss-sts-chaney-out-season |access-date=August 26, 2009 |archive-date=August 29, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090829075552/http://www.sportingnews.com/college-football/article/2008-09-01/miss-sts-chaney-out-season |url-status=dead }} X-rays later confirmed a broken fibula and torn ligaments in his ankle, and he later received a medical redshirt for the season to regain his final season of eligibility.{{cite news |author=Low, Chris |title=Blessing in disguise for Bulldogs' Chaney |url=https://www.espn.com/blog/sec/post/_/id/2191/blessing-in-disguise-for-bulldogs-chaney |work=ESPN.com |date=August 14, 2009 |access-date=December 15, 2010}}

Rivals.com listed Chaney as the most underrated player in the Southeastern Conference in 2009.{{Citation |last=Huguenin |first=Mike |date=August 14, 2009 |title=SEC primed to produce another BCS champ |work=Rivals.com |url=http://collegefootball.rivals.com/content.asp?CID=975483 }}

Chaney was invited to participate in the 2010 Senior Bowl on January 30, 2010. In the game, he made eight tackles and recovered a fumble, and was named the Defensive Player of the Game for the South team.{{cite news |author=Low, Chris |title=Chaney wins Senior Bowl defensive honor |url=https://www.espn.com/blog/sec/post/_/id/8565/chaney-wins-senior-bowl-defensive-honor |work=ESPN.com |date=February 1, 2010 |access-date=December 15, 2010}}

Chaney worked out in Miami, Florida, with trainer Pete Bommarito to improve his speed in the 40-yard dash; at the NFL Combine, he ran the distance in 4.54 seconds, the fastest among all linebackers. According to NFL draft analyst Chris Steuber, Chaney's experience playing outside earlier in his career could help him play on the strong side or as a 3-4 middle linebacker in the NFL.{{Citation |url=http://www.cdispatch.com/sports/article.asp?aid=4993 |title=Chaney, Dixon hope to impress at NFL Combine |first=David |last=Miller |date=February 24, 2010 |newspaper=The Dispatch }}

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Chaney was selected by the Philadelphia Eagles in the seventh round (220th overall) of the 2010 NFL draft.{{Cite web |title=2010 NFL Draft Listing |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/2010/draft.htm |access-date=2023-05-13 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}} He was signed to a four-year contract on June 4, 2010.{{cite web |author=McPherson, Chris |title=Three More Rookie Deals In Place For Eagles |url=http://www.philadelphiaeagles.com/news/Story.asp?story_id=21179 |publisher=PhiladelphiaEagles.com |date=June 4, 2010 |access-date=June 4, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100606232934/http://www.philadelphiaeagles.com/news/Story.asp?story_id=21179 |archive-date=June 6, 2010 |url-status=dead }} After starting middle linebacker Stewart Bradley suffered a dislocated elbow in the second quarter of a week 14 game against the Dallas Cowboys on December 12, Chaney filled in for him and led the team with seven tackles. Chaney made his first NFL start against the New York Giants, and he recorded 16 tackles, 12 of them being solo tackles. After his start, NFL analyst Brian Baldinger said Chaney was, "already one of the best middle linebackers in the league", and that he's "phenomenal in all phases of the game".{{cite news |author=Baldinger, Brian |title=Four Downs: Chaney adds special element to Eagles |url=http://blogs.nfl.com/2010/12/23/four-downs-chaney-adds-special-element-for-eagles/ |work=NFL.com |date=December 23, 2010 |access-date=December 24, 2010}} On August 25, 2013, Chaney was released by the Eagles.{{cite web |url=http://www.philadelphiaeagles.com/news/article-1/Jamar-Chaney-Among-Initial-Cuts/8ee488f4-66b2-49f9-84b8-c2cad5512880 |title=Jamar Chaney Among Initial Cuts |last=McPherson |first=Chris |date=August 25, 2013 |website=PhiladelphiaEagles.com |access-date=August 25, 2013 }}{{Dead link|date=January 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}

He was signed on the Atlanta Falcons' roster on September 17, 2013, along with former Eagles teammate Omar Gaither. He was then released on October 22, 2013.

Chaney, along with seven other players, were signed to future contracts with the Denver Broncos on January 22, 2014. The Broncos released Chaney on August 24, 2014.{{Cite web |url=http://www.denverbroncos.com/news-and-blogs/article-1/Broncos-make-first-round-of-roster-moves/1d4c9524-a54d-4685-82c9-0911908990c5 |title=Broncos make first round of roster moves |access-date=August 25, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140826125756/http://www.denverbroncos.com/news-and-blogs/article-1/Broncos-make-first-round-of-roster-moves/1d4c9524-a54d-4685-82c9-0911908990c5 |archive-date=August 26, 2014 |url-status=dead }}

Chaney was signed by the Oakland Raiders on October 8, 2014, after Nick Roach was put on injured reserve.{{Cite web |url=http://www.raiders.com/news/article-1/Raiders-Sign-LB-Jamar-Chaney/0f91de19-64c4-4dc1-b5b4-5719c6503e08 |title=Raiders Sign LB Jamar Chaney |access-date=October 8, 2014 |archive-date=October 10, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141010042906/http://www.raiders.com/news/article-1/Raiders-Sign-LB-Jamar-Chaney/0f91de19-64c4-4dc1-b5b4-5719c6503e08 |url-status=dead }}

After retiring from the NFL, Chaney became the head coach of his alma mater, St. Lucie West Centennial High School, where he went 11-8-1 and coached the team to its first playoff appearance in seven years. Chaney left St. Lucie West in 2019 to become the Assistant Director of Player Personnel for High School Relations for the Florida Gators football team.

Chaney left the University of Florida in July 2020 and accepted a senior defensive analyst position at his alma mater, Mississippi State University. Chaney returned to the University of Florida in December 2021 under head coach Billy Napier as a Defensive Analyst for Inside and Outside Linebackers.{{Cite web|title=Jamar Chaney Returns to Florida as Defensive Analyst – ILB/OLB|url=https://floridagators.com/news/2021/12/12/football-jamar-chaney-returns-to-florida-as-defensive-analyst-ilb-olb.aspx|access-date=2021-12-12|website=Florida Gators|language=en}}{{cite web|url=https://www.philadelphiaeagles.com/news/where-are-they-now-lb-jamar-chaney|title=Florida Gators Assistant To Join Mississippi State Staff|first=Zach|last=Goodall|website=Si.com|date=July 15, 2020|access-date=February 18, 2021}}{{cite web|url=https://www.si.com/college/florida/football/florida-gators-jamar-chaney-mississippi-state|title=Where are they now? LB Jamar Chaney|first=Jim|last=Gehman|website=PhiladelphiaEagles.com|date=September 7, 2019|access-date=October 19, 2019}}

On February 28, 2024, it was announced that Chaney had accepted a role as the inside linebackers coach at Baylor.{{cite web | url=https://baylorbears.com/sports/football/roster/coaches/jamar-chaney/2313 | title=Jamar Chaney - Football Coach }}

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