John Chiles
{{Short description|American gridiron football player (born 1988)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2019}}
{{Infobox NFL biography
| name = John Chiles
| image = McCoy and Chiles in pre-game warmups Red River Shootout 2007 crop2.jpg
| image_size =
| caption = Chiles (7) with Colt McCoy before the Red River Shootout in 2007
| current_team =
| number = 12, 15
| position = Wide receiver
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1988|10|9}}
| birth_place = Dallas, Texas, U.S.
| death_date =
| death_place =
| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 2
| weight_lbs = 215
| high_school = Mansfield (TX) Summit
| college = Texas
| undraftedyear = 2011
| pastteams =
- New Orleans Saints ({{NFL Year|2011}})*
- Jacksonville Sharks ({{AFL Year|2011}}–{{AFL Year|2012}})*
- St. Louis Rams ({{NFL Year|2011}})*
- Toronto Argonauts ({{CFL Year|2013}}–{{CFL Year|2014}})
- Chicago Bears ({{NFL Year|2015}})
- Saskatchewan Roughriders ({{CFL Year|2016}})
- Hamilton Tiger-Cats ({{CFL Year|2016}})
| pfr = C/ChilJo01
| cfl-archive = https://web.archive.org/web/20150929092943/http://www.cfl.ca/roster/show/id/6103
| afl = John_Chiles-12065
}}
John Chiles (born October 9, 1988){{cite news|url=http://www.mackbrown-texasfootball.com/index.php?s=&url_channel_id=15&change_well_id=17&member_id=174 |title=John Chiles Bio |work=MackBrown-TexasFootball.com |publisher=University of Texas & Host Interactive |accessdate=March 9, 2008 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080307024042/http://www.mackbrown-texasfootball.com/index.php?s=&url_channel_id=15&change_well_id=17&member_id=174 |archivedate=March 7, 2008 }} 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.
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
Chiles 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.
Chiles was a highly touted recruit out of high school. ESPN and Dave Campbell's Texas Football listed him on their top recruits list. Athlon Sports listed him at wide receiver position and ranked him the 31st best recruit in 2007.{{cite book | title=2007 Preview – Big12 edition | publisher=Athlon Sports | year=2007 | editor=Miller, Charlie | pages=72}}
Besides playing football, Chiles also lettered three years in basketball and two years in track and field.
College career
Chiles moved from QB to WR for the Longhorns 2009 Spring Game. He played 4 years for the University of Texas.
Professional career
=New Orleans Saints=
He was signed by the New Orleans Saints, after the lockout, in August 2011. He was waived on August 30.
=St. Louis Rams=
Chiles was signed to the St. Louis Rams practice squad on November 30, 2011.
=Toronto Argonauts=
On May 10, 2013, Chiles signed with the Toronto Argonauts of the Canadian Football League.{{Cite web|url=https://www.cfl.ca/page/transactions|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20141205005714/http://www.cfl.ca/page/transactions|url-status=dead|title=Signed with Argonauts|archivedate=December 5, 2014}}
=Chicago Bears=
On January 27, 2015, Chiles was signed by the Chicago Bears to a reserve/future contract.{{cite web|url=http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2015/01/27/bears-sign-wr-john-chiles-to-reservefuture-contract/|title=Bears Sign WR John Chiles To Reserve/Future Contract|work=WBBM-TV|date=January 27, 2015|accessdate=January 28, 2015}} He was waived/injured on August 30, 2015.
=Saskatchewan Roughriders=
On February 9, 2016, Chiles signed with the Saskatchewan Roughriders.{{Cite web|url=https://www.riderville.com/2016/02/09/38919/|title=2016 Free Agent Tracker|date=February 9, 2016}} He was released by the team on August 24, 2016.{{cite news | url=https://www.cfl.ca/2016/08/24/riders-part-ways-with-wr-john-chiles/ | title=RIDERS PART WAYS WITH WR JOHN CHILES | newspaper=cfl.ca | date=August 24, 2016 | accessdate=September 1, 2016}}
=Hamilton Tiger-Cats=
References
External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20080307024042/http://www.mackbrown-texasfootball.com/index.php?s=&url_channel_id=15&change_well_id=17&member_id=174 Texas Longhorns bio]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20141209230931/http://www.argonauts.ca/roster/show/id/6103 Toronto Argonauts bio]
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Category:American football wide receivers
Category:Canadian football wide receivers
Category:American football quarterbacks
Category:Players of American football from Dallas
Category:Players of Canadian football from Dallas
Category:Texas Longhorns football players
Category:New Orleans Saints players
Category:Jacksonville Sharks players
Category:Toronto Argonauts players
Category:Chicago Bears players
Category:Saskatchewan Roughriders players
Category:Hamilton Tiger-Cats players
Category:Sportspeople from Mansfield, Texas
Category:Players of American football from Ellis County, Texas
Category:21st-century African-American sportsmen
Category:21st-century American sportsmen