Chris Randle (born June 18, 1988) is a former American professional Canadian football defensive back. He played college football at Utah State. He has also been a member of the Calgary Stampeders, Winnipeg Blue Bombers, and Ottawa Redblacks in the Canadian Football League (CFL) and the Dallas Cowboys in the National Football League (NFL).
 Randle before a Redblacks game in 2019 | |||||
| Personal information | |||||
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| Born: | June 18, 1988 Berkeley, California, U.S. | ||||
| Height: | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||||
| Weight: | 193 lb (88 kg) | ||||
| Career information | |||||
| High school: | Golden Valley (Merced, California) | ||||
| College: | Utah State | ||||
| Position: | Defensive back | ||||
| Undrafted: | 2011 | ||||
| Career history | |||||
| * Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |||||
| CFL status: | International | ||||
| Career highlights and awards | |||||
| Career CFL statistics as of 2018 | |||||
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| Player stats at CFL.ca | |||||
Professional career edit
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Dallas Cowboys edit
After going undrafted in the 2011 NFL Draft Randle signed with the Dallas Cowboys in July 2011.[1]
Calgary Stampeders edit
Randle signed with the Calgary Stampeders on May 22, 2012.[2] Randle played two seasons in Calgary, contributing 34 defensive tackles and eight special teams tackles in both seasons: He also recorded five interceptions.
Winnipeg Blue Bombers edit
On February 10, 2014, Randle was traded to the Winnipeg Blue Bombers.[3] In his first four seasons in Winnipeg Randle became an increasingly fundamental part of the defense; culminating in being named a CFL All-Star in 2017. In January 2018 Randle and the Bombers agreed to a two-year contract extension; preventing him from becoming a free agent in February 2018.[4] He was released by the Bombers on January 9, 2019.[5]
Ottawa Redblacks edit
On January 25, 2019 Randle and the Ottawa Redblacks agreed to a one-year contract.[6]
Statistics edit
| Defence | |||||||||
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| Year | Team | Games | Tackles | ST | Sacks | Int | TD | FF | |
| 2012 | CGY | 15 | 34 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2013 | CGY | 16 | 34 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2014 | WPG | 18 | 42 | 21 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2015 | WPG | 10 | 33 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2016 | WPG | 12 | 30 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2017 | WPG | 18 | 60 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2018 | WPG | 17 | 57 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2019 | OTT | 16 | 47 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| CFL totals | 122 | 332 | 61 | 3 | 18 | 4 | 4 | ||
References edit
- ^ "Utah State football: Former Aggies including Diondre Borel sign NFL free agent contracts". deseretnews.com. July 28, 2011. Retrieved August 7, 2014.
- ^ "Former USU Football Player Chris Randle Signs With Calgary Stampeders". utahstateaggies.com. May 22, 2012. Retrieved August 7, 2014.
- ^ "BOMBERS ACQUIRE CHRIS RANDLE FROM CALGARY". bluebombers.com. February 10, 2014. Archived from the original on August 8, 2014. Retrieved August 7, 2014.
- ^ "Bombers sign All-Star CB Randle - Article - TSN". TSN. January 19, 2018. Retrieved January 22, 2018.
- ^ "Blue Bombers release veteran CB Randle". January 9, 2019. Retrieved January 9, 2019.
- ^ "REDBLACKS ink former Bomber DB Randle; extend QB Davis". CFL.ca. 2019-01-25. Retrieved 2019-01-26.
External links edit
- Utah State bio
- Winnipeg Blue Bombers bio
Media related to Chris Randle at Wikimedia Commons
