1. Chad Owens was selected by the Jacksonville Jaguars in the sixth round of the 2005 NFL draft.
26 Facts About Chad Owens
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Chad Owens spent six seasons playing for the Toronto Argonauts, and has been a member of the Montreal Alouettes, Hamilton Tiger-Cats, and Saskatchewan Roughriders.
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Chad Owens was a basketball star and as a senior, he led his team to the OIA state basketball championship.
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Chad Owens became a bigger star after joining the University of Hawaii football team as a wide receiver, punt returner and kick returner.
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Chad Owens was instrumental on the Warriors teams that won both the Hawaii Bowl in 2003 and 2004 by beating the University of Houston and the University of Alabama at Birmingham.
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Chad Owens was cut by the Jacksonville Jaguars after his NFL debut against the Indianapolis Colts where he muffed three punts.
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Chad Owens was re-signed to the Jaguars' practice squad a few days later.
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Chad Owens signed with agent Richard "Bruno" Burnoski and signed a contract with the Colorado Crush of the Arena Football League.
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Chad Owens got off to a fast start with the Crush, generating over 1600 combined yards but tore his ACL, ending his season after nine games.
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On July 14,2009, Chad Owens signed a practice roster agreement with the Montreal Alouettes.
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On November 25,2010, Chad Owens was named the most outstanding special teams player in the Canadian Football League for the 2010 season.
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Chad Owens was a unanimous selection after leading the CFL in punt, kickoff, missed field goal returns and all-purpose yards and finishing tied for the league lead in return touchdowns.
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Chad Owens became just the fifth player in league history to have over 1,000 punt and kick return yards in a season.
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On November 1,2012, in the final regular-season game against the Hamilton Tiger-Cats, Chad Owens set the all-time record for all-purpose yards in a single season, surpassing Pinball Clemons' 1997 total of 3,840 yards.
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Chad Owens did so with a 29-yard kickoff return halfway through the 2nd quarter.
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Chad Owens finished the season with 3863 all-purpose yards, setting not only a CFL record, but a professional football record as well.
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On November 22,2012, Chad Owens won the CFL Most Outstanding Player Award finishing ahead of Calgary Stampeders running back Jon Cornish in voting conducted by the Football Reporters of Canada as well as the eight CFL head coaches.
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Chad Owens was rated the best player in the league on the TSN Top 50 players of 2012.
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On June 8,2013, the Argos and Chad Owens agreed to a two-year contract extension.
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On February 11,2016, Chad Owens agreed to a one-year contract with the Hamilton Tiger-Cats as a free agent.
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On February 15,2017, Chad Owens agreed to a two-year deal with the Saskatchewan Roughriders.
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Chad Owens made his Roughriders debut on October 20,2017, in a winning effort against the Calgary Stampeders recording five receptions with seventy eight yards.
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Chad Owens returned to the Tiger-Cats when he signed a practice roster deal on September 11,2018.
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Chad Owens was released on October 1,2018, without having played in a game.
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Chad Owens was announced as a member of the Canadian Football Hall of Fame 2024 class on May 3,2024 and inducted on September 14,2024 at Tim Hortons Field.
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In January 2015, Chad Owens moved from Hawaii to Canada full-time; but has now relocated back to his home of Oahu, Hawai'i Chad Owens competes in Bodybuilding and was the 2022 Men's Physique Overall Champion at the Shawn Ray Hawaiian Classic.