 Slade with the New York Giants in 2021 | |||||||
| Personal information | |||||||
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| Born: | May 4, 1992 Atlanta,GA, U.S. | ||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | ||||||
| Weight: | 315 lb (143 kg) | ||||||
| Career information | |||||||
| High school: | Moody (Moody, Alabama) | ||||||
| College: | Auburn | ||||||
| Position: | Guard | ||||||
| NFL draft: | 2015: undrafted | ||||||
| Career history | |||||||
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Chad Torress Slade (born May 4, 1992) is a former American football guard. He played college football at Auburn.
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.
| Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20-yard shuttle | Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump | Bench press | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 ft 5+1⁄4 in (1.96 m) | 313 lb (142 kg) | 35 in (0.89 m) | 9+1⁄4 in (0.23 m) | 5.13 s | 1.90 s | 3.03 s | 4.74 s | 7.91 s | 29.5 in (0.75 m) | 8 ft 10 in (2.69 m) | 25 reps | |
| All values from Pro Day [1] | ||||||||||||
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]
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]
