Chase Pittman

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Chase Pittman
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Position: Defensive end
Personal information
Born: (1983-05-15) May 15, 1983 (age 41)
Minden, Louisiana, U.S.
Height:6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Weight:300 lb (136 kg)
Career information
High school: Evangel Christian Academy
(Shreveport, Louisiana)
College: Texas (2003)
LSU (2004–2006)
NFL draft: 2007  / Round: 7 / Pick: 213
Career history

Benjamin Chase Pittman (born May 15, 1983) is a former American football defensive end who is currently[ when? ] the defensive line coach at Calvary Baptist Academy in Shreveport, Louisiana.[ citation needed ] He was drafted by the Cleveland Browns in the seventh round of the 2007 NFL draft. He played college football at Louisiana State University and Texas.

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Early life

A native of Minden, Louisiana in Webster Parish, Pittman attended Evangel Christian Academy, where as a senior made sixty-three tackles and six sacks.[ citation needed ]

College career

Pittman played college football for the LSU Tigers. He played in 25 games and made 61 tackles and 8.5 sacks. He had originally attended the University of Texas at Austin before transferring to LSU in 2004. [2] He majored in general studies.[ citation needed ]

Professional career

Pittman was selected by the Cleveland Browns in the seventh round (213th overall) in the 2007 NFL draft. [3] [4] He was waived/injured on August 30, 2008. [5]

Personal life

Three weeks after Pittman committed to Texas, his brother Cole Pittman who also was a defensive end for the Longhorns, had died in an early morning one-car accident near Franklin, Texas, on February 26, 2001, while he was on his way to a spring practice in Austin, Texas. [6] [7]

In July 2005, Pittman was arrested on second-degree battery charges after allegedly punching a man in the face at a bar near LSU which led to his suspension from the team. [8] He was released on bond on July 7. [9]

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References

  1. ↑ "Transactions". NFL.com. Retrieved June 6, 2024.
  2. ↑ "Pittman's brother, also a Longhorn, died in 2001". ESPN . April 14, 2004. Retrieved February 11, 2013.
  3. ↑ "2007 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved May 11, 2023.
  4. ↑ "Browns Sign Chase Pittman". The Times-News. July 19, 2007. Retrieved February 11, 2013.
  5. ↑ "Browns make cuts, give Crennel vote of confidence". National Football League. September 1, 2007. Archived from the original on March 5, 2016. Retrieved February 11, 2013.
  6. ↑ "Defensive end continues football after brother's death". LSU Reveille . September 1, 2006. Retrieved July 23, 2023.
  7. ↑ "In Memory of Brandon Cole Pittman". Texas Longhorns Athletics . September 4, 2001. Retrieved July 23, 2023.
  8. ↑ "LSU's Pittman suspended after last week's arrest". Access WDUN . July 12, 2005. Retrieved July 23, 2023.
  9. ↑ "Pittman arrested, released on bond". ESPN . July 8, 2005. Retrieved July 23, 2023.
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