Frank Chamberlin

Frank Chamberlin
No. 57, 55, 59
PositionLinebacker
Personal information
Born(1978-01-02)January 2, 1978
Mahwah, New Jersey, U.S.
DiedNovember 17, 2013(2013-11-17) (aged 35)
Ridgewood, New Jersey, U.S.
Listed height6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Listed weight235 lb (107 kg)
Career information
CollegeBoston College
NFL draft2000: 5th round, 160th overall pick
Career history
Career NFL statistics
Games57
Tackles55
Sacks1
Stats at Pro Football Reference

Frank Jacob Chamberlin (January 2, 1978 – November 17, 2013) was an American professional football linebacker. Chamberlin attended Mahwah High School, in Mahwah, New Jersey.[1] He was a four-year letterman and two-year starter for Boston College who made 126 tackles as a senior, earning second-team All-Big East honors. He also won the team's Scanlan Award, the highest honor for a B.C. football player.

Chamberlin was drafted by the Tennessee Titans in the fifth round (160th overall) of the 2000 NFL draft.[2] He played in 43 games for the Titans from 2000 to 2002. He later played for the Cincinnati Bengals (2003) and Houston Texans (2005).[3] He played a total of 57 games in the NFL, making a total of 45 combined tackles, one sack and two forced fumbles. He died on November 17, 2013, aged 35, after a year-long battle against brain cancer.[3]

NFL career statistics

Legend
Bold Career high

Regular season

Year Team Games Tackles Interceptions Fumbles
GP GS Cmb Solo Ast Sck TFL Int Yds TD Lng PD FF FR Yds TD
2000 TEN 12 0 11 9 2 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2001 TEN 16 0 18 13 5 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0
2002 TEN 15 3 22 16 6 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 8 0
2003 CIN 5 0 1 1 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2005 HOU 9 0 3 1 2 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
57 3 55 40 15 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 8 0

Playoffs

Year Team Games Tackles Interceptions Fumbles
GP GS Cmb Solo Ast Sck TFL Int Yds TD Lng PD FF FR Yds TD
2000 TEN 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2002 TEN 2 0 2 2 0 0.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 0 2 2 0 0.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

References

  1. ^ Frank Chamberlin player profile Archived 2007-09-27 at the Wayback Machine, NFL Players Association, accessed April 11, 2007. "Attended Mahwah High School, where, as a senior, two-way football star he rushed for 900 yards and 14 TDs while logging 114 tackles with 6 forced fumbles … Also as a senior, won state shot put championship."
  2. ^ "2000 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 19, 2023.
  3. ^ a b Frank Chamberlin dies of cancer at 35, ESPN (November 18, 2013)