Chris Gamble

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Chris Gamble
Chris Gamble 2012.jpg
Gamble in 2012
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Position: Cornerback
Personal information
Born: (1983-03-11) March 11, 1983 (age 41)
Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.
Height:6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight:205 lb (93 kg)
Career information
High school: Fort Lauderdale (FL) Dillard
College: Ohio State
NFL draft: 2004  / round: 1 / pick: 28
Career history
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics
Total tackles:508
Forced fumbles:4
Fumble recoveries:4
Pass deflections:96
Interceptions:27
Defensive touchdowns:3
Player stats at PFR

Chris Lee Gamble (born March 11, 1983) is an American former professional football player who was a cornerback for nine seasons with the Carolina Panthers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Ohio State Buckeyes.

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Early life

He attended Nova High School in Davie, Florida. He left Nova to join Dillard High School in Fort Lauderdale, Florida in 2000.

College career

Gamble played cornerback, wide receiver, and kick returner at Ohio State. He was an integral part of the OSU 2002 national championship team, which went 14–0. Gamble played all three ways at Ohio State (offense, defense and special teams), earning 1st Team All-Big Ten honors, and 3rd Team All-America honors for cornerback. Gamble had four interceptions for the 2002 season, one of which he returned for a touchdown.

In 38 career games, he started 18 times on defense and 12 times on offense (started on both offense and defense in five contests in 2002). Recorded 65 tackles (51 solo) with three stops behind the line of scrimmage, seven interceptions and 21 pass deflections. Also caught 40 passes for 609 yards (15.2 avg.), rushed six times for 68 yards (11.3 avg.) with a touchdown, returned 60 punts for 467 yards (7.8 avg.) and had 18 kickoff returns for 384 yards (21.3 avg.).

Gamble majored in sports and leisure studies while at Ohio State.

Professional career

Pre-draft measurables
HeightWeightArm lengthHand span 40-yard dash 20-yard shuttle Three-cone drill Vertical jump Bench press
6 ft 1+1⁄4 in
(1.86 m)		198 lb
(90 kg)		31+1⁄8 in
(0.79 m)		8+7⁄8 in
(0.23 m)		4.52 s4.25 s6.89 s39.5 in
(1.00 m)		16 reps
All values from NFL Combine/Ohio State's Pro Day [1] [2]

Carolina Panthers

The Carolina Panthers selected Gamble in the first round (28th overall) in the 2004 NFL draft. Gamble was the fourth cornerback drafted in 2004. [3]

Head coach John Fox named Gamble the starting cornerback to begin the regular season, alongside Ricky Manning. [4] In 2004, Chris became the first rookie defensive player in Carolina Panthers history to start all 16 games, and earned Pro Football Weekly All-Rookie honors after establishing a Panthers rookie record with six interceptions, placing him in third in the NFL in interceptions.

In 2005, Gamble led the Panthers once again with seven interceptions, ranking him fourth in the NFL.

In 2006, Gamble once again led the team in interceptions. He tied teammates Ken Lucas and Richard Marshall with three interceptions each. [5]

In 2007, he finished the year with 50 tackles and one interception.

In 2008, he finished the year with three interceptions and was tied for third in the NFL in passes defended with 19.

The Panthers rewarded Gamble on November 28, 2008, with a six-year $53 million contract including $23 million guaranteed, making him one of the highest-paid defensive backs in the league.

On March 8, 2013, Gamble was released by the Panthers. He played nine seasons in Carolina and holds the franchise record for interceptions with 27. [6] On March 11, 2013, Gamble retired. [7]

Panthers franchise records

Chris Gamble set three Panthers franchise records, including:

NFL statistics

YearTeamGPCOMBTOTALASTSACKFFFRFR YDSINTIR YDSAVG IRLNGTDPD
2004 CAR 16746860.0100615313014
2005 CAR 157565100.011071572261112
2006 CAR 156653131.00003311018112
2007 CAR 15474250.0110122206
2008 CAR 169383100.0120323819018
2009 CAR 16585080.00004551441012
2010 CAR 11353230.0000000008
2011 CAR 15453780.00003431424012
2012 CAR 415870.0000000002
Career123508438701.0440273261261296

[8]

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Personal life

Gamble has two sons.

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References

  1. ↑ "2004 NFL Draft Scout Chris Gamble, Ohio State College Football Profile". DraftScout.com. Retrieved August 26, 2018.
  2. ↑ "Chris Gamble 2004 NFL Draft Profile". insider.espn.com. Retrieved March 28, 2023.
  3. ↑ "2004 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved May 6, 2023.
  4. ↑ "Pro-Football-Reference: 2004 Carolina Panthers". pro-football-reference.com. Retrieved August 27, 2018.
  5. ↑ "Panthers.com - Chris Gamble". Archived from the original on October 6, 2008. Retrieved October 27, 2008.
  6. ↑ Copeland, Kareem (March 8, 2013). "Chris Gamble's long run with Carolina Panthers ends". NFL.com. Retrieved March 8, 2013.
  7. ↑ Chris Gamble retires after release by Carolina Panthers
  8. ↑ "Chris Gamble Stats". ESPN. ESPN Internet Ventures. Retrieved December 30, 2014.
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