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Jamar Chaney Returns to Florida as Defensive Analyst – ILB/OLB
Sunday, December 12, 2021 | Football
GAINESVILLE, Fla. - Jamar Chaney returns to the Florida football program as defensive analyst – ILB / OLB, head coach Billy Napier announced Sunday.
Chaney spent the 2019 season as an assistant director of player personnel for the Gators. Prior to his first stop collegiately, he was the head coach of his alma mater, St. Louice West Centennial high school in 2018. He led the program to a 11-8-1 and its first playoff appearance in seven seasons.
A former linebacker at Mississippi State, he has spent the last two seasons (2020-21) on staff with the Bulldogs as a senior defensive analyst. Chaney worked with four NFL draft picks in Starkville with Brian Cole II (Minnesota), Cameron Dantzler (Minnesota), Willie Gay (Kansas City) and Marquiss Spencer (Denver).
The Fort Pierce, Florida native, Chaney played for MSU from 2005-09. He played in 49 career games and totaled 286 tackles, including 11 for a loss and six sacks. Earning All-SEC honors his junior year (2007), he led the Bulldogs in tackles with 89.
He was drafted in the seventh round of the 2010 NFL draft by the Philadelphia Eagles where he spent three seasons and recorded 16 tackles (12 solo) in his first career start. Chaney also had stints with the Atlanta Falcons (2013), Denver Broncos (2014) and Las Vegas Raiders (2014).
Chaney spent the 2019 season as an assistant director of player personnel for the Gators. Prior to his first stop collegiately, he was the head coach of his alma mater, St. Louice West Centennial high school in 2018. He led the program to a 11-8-1 and its first playoff appearance in seven seasons.
A former linebacker at Mississippi State, he has spent the last two seasons (2020-21) on staff with the Bulldogs as a senior defensive analyst. Chaney worked with four NFL draft picks in Starkville with Brian Cole II (Minnesota), Cameron Dantzler (Minnesota), Willie Gay (Kansas City) and Marquiss Spencer (Denver).
The Fort Pierce, Florida native, Chaney played for MSU from 2005-09. He played in 49 career games and totaled 286 tackles, including 11 for a loss and six sacks. Earning All-SEC honors his junior year (2007), he led the Bulldogs in tackles with 89.
He was drafted in the seventh round of the 2010 NFL draft by the Philadelphia Eagles where he spent three seasons and recorded 16 tackles (12 solo) in his first career start. Chaney also had stints with the Atlanta Falcons (2013), Denver Broncos (2014) and Las Vegas Raiders (2014).
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