Chad Owens

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Chad Owens
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Owens in 2023
Born: (1982-04-03) April 3, 1982 (age 42)
Honolulu, Hawaii, U.S.
Career information
CFL status American
Position(s) WR, KR
Height5 ft 8 in (173 cm)
Weight180 lb (82 kg)
College Hawaii
NFL draft 2005, round: 6, pick: 185
Drafted by Jacksonville Jaguars
Career history
As player
2005–2006 Jacksonville Jaguars
2007 Tampa Bay Buccaneers*
2007 Jacksonville Jaguars
2008 Colorado Crush
2009 Montreal Alouettes
2010–2015 Toronto Argonauts
2016 Hamilton Tiger-Cats
2017 Saskatchewan Roughriders
2018 Hamilton Tiger-Cats*
*Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career highlights and awards
CFL All-Star 2010–2012, 2014
CFL East All-Star 2010–2014
Career stats
Games played105
Receptions 521
Receiving yards 6,217
Return yards 10,309
Total touchdowns 35

Chad Owens Sr. (born April 3, 1982) is an American former professional football wide receiver and kick returner who played for three years in the National Football League (NFL) and nine years in the Canadian Football League (CFL). He was selected by the Jacksonville Jaguars in the sixth round of the 2005 NFL draft. [1] Owens played college football at Hawaii. He spent six seasons playing for the Toronto Argonauts, and has also been a member of the Montreal Alouettes, Hamilton Tiger-Cats, and Saskatchewan Roughriders. Owen's is also a professional bodybuilder who competes in the IFBB Men's Physique Division.

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Early life

Owens attended Roosevelt High School in Honolulu, Hawaii, and he was a three-sport letter-winner and star in football, basketball, and Track. In football, as a senior, he was an all—OIA white division selection, and an All-State honourable mention. As a sophomore, he garnered first-team All-OIA Red Division honours, and All-State honourable-mention accolades. He was also a basketball star and as a senior, he led his team to the OIA state basketball championship. He has three children: Chad Jr., Areana, and Sierra-Lynn with his wife, Rena Owens. They've been together for 25 years, married for 15 years. [2]

College career

Owens became a bigger star after joining the University of Hawaii football team as a wide receiver, punt returner and kick returner. He became the featured receiver in June Jones's Run & Shoot Offence, and became the number one receiver for quarterback Timmy Chang. Owens was instrumental on the Warriors teams that won both the Hawaii Bowl in 2003 and 2004 by beating the University of Houston and the University of Alabama at Birmingham.

College statistics

YearTeamReceptionsReceiving yardsYards per receptionReceiving touchdowns
2001 Hawaii Warriors 55711.41
2002 Hawaii Warriors 4755011.72
2003 Hawaii Warriors 851,13413.39
2004 Hawaii Warriors 1021,29012.617
TOTAL2393,03112.729

Professional career

Jacksonville Jaguars

Owens was cut by the Jacksonville Jaguars after his NFL debut against the Indianapolis Colts where he muffed three punts. He was re-signed to the Jaguars' practice squad a few days later.

Playing with the Jaguars in his first pre-season game of the 2006 season, Owens caught a 62-yard pass and scored his first NFL touchdown.

Colorado Crush

Owens signed with agent Richard "Bruno" Burnoski and signed a contract with the Colorado Crush of the Arena Football League. Owens got off to a fast start with the Crush, generating over 1600 combined yards (receiving and returns) but tore his ACL, ending his season after nine games. [3]

Montreal Alouettes

On July 14, 2009, Owens signed a practice roster agreement with the Montreal Alouettes. He was released on October 1. He was re-signed to the practice roster on October 8 and was considered a part of the 97th Grey Cup Championship team for participating in a game during the regular season. [4]

Toronto Argonauts

Chad Owens, during practice session, in September 2012 ChadOwensArgos.jpg
Chad Owens, during practice session, in September 2012

On June 24, 2010, the Toronto Argonauts acquired Owens from the Alouettes in exchange for a fourth-round pick in the 2011 CFL Draft. [5]

On November 25, 2010, Owens was named the most outstanding special teams player in the Canadian Football League for the 2010 season. [6] Owens was a unanimous selection after leading the CFL in punt, kickoff, missed field goal returns and all-purpose yards and finishing tied for the league lead in return touchdowns (four). He became just the fifth player in league history to have over 1,000 punt and kick return yards in a season.

On November 1, 2012, in the final regular-season game against the Hamilton Tiger-Cats, Owens set the all-time record for all-purpose yards in a single season, surpassing Pinball Clemons' 1997 total of 3,840 yards. Owens did so with a 29-yard kickoff return halfway through the 2nd quarter. He finished the season with 3863 all-purpose yards, setting not only a CFL record, but also a professional football record as well. In his third full season in Toronto, Owens became the first player in professional football to record at least 3,000 combined yards in back-to-back seasons.

On November 22, 2012, Owens won the CFL Most Outstanding Player Award finishing ahead of Calgary Stampeders running back Jon Cornish in voting conducted by the Football Reporters of Canada as well as the eight CFL head coaches. On November 25, 2012, Owens and the Argonauts finished the 2012 season with the 100th Grey Cup Championship. Owens was rated the best player in the league on the TSN Top 50 players of 2012.

On June 8, 2013, the Argos and Owens agreed to a two-year contract extension. The deal was rumoured to make Owens the highest-paid non-quarterback in the CFL. [7] The Argonauts did not re-sign Owens at the conclusion of the 2015 CFL season, rendering Owens a free agent.

Hamilton Tiger-Cats (first stint)

On February 11, 2016, Owens agreed to a one-year contract with the Hamilton Tiger-Cats as a free agent. [8] Subsequently, it was announced on October 4, after playing 12 games with the Tiger-Cats, that Owens would miss the remainder of the 2016 CFL season due to a broken foot he sustained in a game against the Montreal Alouettes. [9] He would subsequently re-enter Free Agency after only a season with the organization.

Saskatchewan Roughriders

On February 15, 2017, Owens agreed to a two-year deal with the Saskatchewan Roughriders. [10] It was announced, on June 21, 2017, that Owens was placed on the six-game injured list due to an apparent foot injury he likely sustained while with the Tiger-Cats. [11]

Owens made his Roughriders debut on October 20, 2017, in a winning effort against the Calgary Stampeders recording five receptions with seventy eight yards. [12] Despite his strong performance at the end of the 2017 Saskatchewan Roughriders campaign, he was part of final roster cuts for the Riders on June 9, 2018. [13] His age and performance relative to younger players are believed to be contributing factors affecting the decision to cut ties with the player.

Hamilton Tiger-Cats (second stint)

Owens returned to the Tiger-Cats when he signed a practice roster deal on September 11, 2018. [14] He was released on October 1, 2018, without having played in a game. [15]

Owens was announced as a member of the Canadian Football Hall of Fame 2024 class on May 3, 2024 and inducted on September 14, 2024 at Tim Hortons Field. [16]

Professional career statistics

NFL

YearTeamGReceivingRushingFumbles
RecYdsAvgLngYAC1stDTDAttYdsAvgLngTDFumLost
2005 JAX 1000.00000000.00011
2006 JAX 4000.00000000.00000
2007 JAX 1000.00000000.00020

AFL

YearTeamReceptionsReceiving yardsYards per receptionReceiving touchdowns
2008 Colorado Crush 6164010.510

CFL

 Receiving Rushing
YearTeamGPRecYardsAvgLongTDCarYardsAvgLongTD
2009 MTL 111010.0100000.000
2010 TOR 174657612.563311111.0110
2011 TOR 177072210.34803144.780
2012 TOR 18941,32814.16066254.280
2013 TOR 139497910.43729515.7180
2014 TOR 118698911.56973289.3160
2015 TOR 135557010.4423284.050
2016 HAM 125880813.9515133.030
2017 SSK 31723513.82714328.0100
CFL totals 1055216,21711.66927291725.9180

MMA career

In the off-season following the 2012 CFL season, Owens decided to pursue MMA as a form of off-season training. Then Argos GM Jim Barker openly expressed his displeasure with Owens's fighting in MMA, and was quoted as saying, "I think he's making a bad decision, our organization thinks he's making a bad decision". On April 6, 2013, Owens defeated Junya Tevaga by unanimous decision in an amateur bout. The organization that oversaw the fight was Destiny MMA. [17]

Personal life

In January 2015, Owens moved from Hawaii to Canada full-time; but has now relocated back to his home of Oahu (Honolulu),Hawai'i [18] Owens also competes in Bodybuilding and was the 2022 Men's Physique Overall Champion at the Shawn Ray Hawaiian Classic. In 2024 Owen's won his IFBB Pro Card at NPC North Americans in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

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