Chad Slade (American football)

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Chad Slade
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Slade with the New York Giants in 2021
Profile
Position Guard
Personal information
Born (1992-05-04) May 4, 1992 (age 33)
Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.
Height6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Weight315 lb (143 kg)
Career information
High school Moody
(Moody, Alabama)
College Auburn
NFL draft 2015: undrafted
Career history
Career NFL statistics
Games played18
Games started3
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Chad Torress Slade (born May 4, 1992) is an American former professional football guard. He played college football at Auburn.

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College career

Slade was a four-year starter at Auburn from 2010 to 2014. His 49 career starts were the second most among SEC offensive lineman and fourth-most in Auburn history.

Professional career

Pre-draft measurables
HeightWeightArm lengthHand span 40-yard dash 10-yard split20-yard split 20-yard shuttle Three-cone drill Vertical jump Broad jump Bench press
6 ft 5+14 in
(1.96 m)
313 lb
(142 kg)
35 in
(0.89 m)
9+14 in
(0.23 m)
5.13 s1.90 s3.03 s4.74 s7.91 s29.5 in
(0.75 m)
8 ft 10 in
(2.69 m)
25 reps
All values from Pro Day [1]

Houston Texans

Slade signed with the Houston Texans as an undrafted free agent on May 8, 2015. [2] He was placed on injured reserve on September 5, 2015, where he spent his entire rookie season. [3]

On September 3, 2016, Slade was waived by the Texans and was signed to the practice squad the next day. [4] [5] He signed a reserve/future contract with the Texans on January 16, 2017, after spending the entire season on their practice squad. [6]

On September 2, 2017, Slade was waived by the Texans and was signed to the practice squad the next day. [7] [8] He was promoted to the active roster on November 29, 2017. [9]

On September 1, 2018, Slade was waived by the Texans and was signed to the practice squad the next day. [10] [11]

New York Giants

On January 14, 2019, Slade signed a reserve/future contract with the New York Giants. [12] He was waived on September 6, 2020, and re-signed to the practice squad. [13] [14] He was elevated to the active roster on September 14, November 2, and November 7 for the team's weeks 1, 8, and 9 games against the Pittsburgh Steelers, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, and Washington Football Team, and reverted to the practice squad after each game. [15] [16] [17] He signed a reserve/future contract on January 4, 2021. [18]

On August 31, 2021, Slade was released by the Giants. [19]

References

  1. "2015 NFL Draft Scout Chad Slade College Football Profile". DraftScout.com. Retrieved August 8, 2023.
  2. "Texans sign all seven NFL draft picks". HoustonTexans.com. May 8, 2015. Archived from the original on August 26, 2017. Retrieved December 18, 2017.
  3. "The Texans 53-man roster is set". HoustonTexans.com. September 5, 2015. Archived from the original on October 5, 2017. Retrieved December 18, 2017.
  4. "TRANSACTIONS: Texans down to 53-man roster". HoustonTexans.com. September 3, 2016. Archived from the original on August 26, 2017. Retrieved December 18, 2017.
  5. "TRANSACTIONS: Texans sign 8 to practice squad". HoustonTexans.com. September 4, 2016. Archived from the original on August 26, 2017. Retrieved December 18, 2017.
  6. "Texans sign eight players to reserve/future contracts". HoustonTexans.com. January 16, 2017. Archived from the original on December 7, 2017. Retrieved December 18, 2017.
  7. "Transactions: Texans down to 53-man roster". HoustonTexans.com. September 2, 2017. Archived from the original on January 8, 2018. Retrieved December 18, 2017.
  8. "Texans add nine to the practice squad". HoustonTexans.com. September 3, 2017. Archived from the original on January 10, 2018. Retrieved December 18, 2017.
  9. "TRANSACTIONS: Lewis, President, Slade signed". HoustonTexans.com. November 29, 2017. Archived from the original on January 2, 2018. Retrieved December 18, 2017.
  10. "TRANSACTIONS: Texans cut roster to 53". HoustonTexans.com. September 1, 2018.
  11. "Texans sign eight players to practice squad". HoustonTexans.com. September 2, 2018.
  12. Eisen, Michael (January 14, 2019). "Giants sign DE Avery Moss, G Chad Slade to reserve/future contracts". Giants.com.
  13. Eisen, Michael (September 6, 2020). "Giants claim 3 players as roster-building continues". Giants.com.
  14. Eisen, Michael (September 6, 2020). "Giants sign 14 to practice squad; 2 spots open". Giants.com.
  15. Williams, Charean (September 14, 2020). "Giants activate Sean Chandler, Chad Slade from practice squad". NBCSports.com. Retrieved October 1, 2020.
  16. Thompson, Scott (November 2, 2020). "Veteran RB Alfred Morris among Giants activated from practice squad for game vs. Bucs". Yahoo.com. Retrieved November 26, 2020.[ permanent dead link ]
  17. Benton, Dan (November 8, 2020). "Giants activate Brandon Williams from IR, promote three from practice squad". Giants Wire. USA Today. Retrieved December 9, 2020.
  18. Eisen, Michael (January 4, 2021). "Giants sign 2 free agents to renegotiated contracts; 13 players to reserve/future contracts". Giants.com.
  19. "New York Giants announce 53-man roster". Giants.com. September 1, 2021.