1. Chad Wheeler was born on January 19,1994 and is an American former professional football player who was an offensive tackle in the National Football League.
31 Facts About Chad Wheeler
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Chad Wheeler played college football for the USC Trojans from 2012 to 2016.
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Chad Wheeler was not drafted out of college due to injuries and off-the-field issues, was signed by the New York Giants as an undrafted free agent, and made his NFL debut in 2017.
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Chad Wheeler played for the Seattle Seahawks from 2019 to 2020.
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Chad Wheeler was waived from the team after being charged with three counts of felony domestic violence.
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Chad Wheeler had a shoulder surgery in 2011, during his senior year.
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Chad Wheeler committed to the University of Southern California to play college football.
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Chad Wheeler suffered multiple concussions throughout his college career and had a torn right ACL in 2014 that ended his season, and a bout of plantar fasciitis in 2016 that caused him to miss two games.
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Chad Wheeler received an invitation to the NFL combine and completed all of the required positional and combine drills.
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Team representatives and scouts from all 32 NFL teams attended as Chad Wheeler opted to run all of his combine drills again.
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Chad Wheeler was able to produce a better vertical jump, 40-yard dash, and 20-yard dash.
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Chad Wheeler was ranked the 12th best offensive tackle prospect in the draft by NFLDraftScout.
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Chad Wheeler was regarded as a top prospect based solely on talent, but received mid to late round draft grades due to his history of multiple injuries and off-field incidents.
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Chad Wheeler was not drafted out of college due to injuries and off-the-field issues.
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Chad Wheeler received a three-year, $1.68 million contract that includes $30,000 guaranteed and a signing bonus of $20,000.
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Chad Wheeler competed with Adam Bisnowaty and Michael Bowie throughout training camp for the job as the backup offensive tackle.
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Chad Wheeler earned his first career start against the Kansas City Chiefs in relief of injured Justin Pugh, and backup Bobby Hart.
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Chad Wheeler entered the 2018 season as a backup tackle behind left tackle Nate Solder and right tackle Ereck Flowers.
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In Week 3, Chad Wheeler was named the starting right tackle after struggles from Ereck Flowers, and remained there the rest of the season.
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On October 15,2019, Chad Wheeler was signed to the practice squad of the Seattle Seahawks.
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Chad Wheeler was promoted to the active roster on January 8,2020.
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On September 5,2020, Chad Wheeler was waived by the Seahawks and signed to the practice squad the next day.
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Chad Wheeler was waived on January 27,2021, after a domestic violence arrest.
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On December 19,2015, Chad Wheeler was involved in an incident on the USC campus.
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The police arrived and a suspect, who was identified as Chad Wheeler, was confronted by police who were concerned he might grab a weapon and got into an altercation with them that led the police to shoot him with multiple bean bag rounds, a type of non-lethal force.
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Chad Wheeler was detained by the police but not arrested, and was instead transported to a local hospital to be held under protective custody for a psychiatric evaluation.
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On January 23,2021, Chad Wheeler was arrested in Kent, Washington, on domestic violence charges.
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Chad Wheeler was charged with three counts of felony domestic violence and later released on $400,000 bail.
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Chad Wheeler said he would temporarily retire to "get his life together" after the incident.
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Chad Wheeler pleaded not guilty to the charges on February 1,2021.
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On November 9,2023, Chad Wheeler was found guilty of a domestic violence assault against his then-girlfriend by a jury in King County, Washington.