24 Facts About Chandler Harnish

Chandler Harnish was born on July 28,1988 and is an American former professional football quarterback.

Chandler Harnish was the final pick of the 2012 NFL draft, selected 253rd overall by the Indianapolis Colts, becoming Mr Irrelevant 2012.

Chandler Harnish played college football for Northern Illinois University, where he was the Huskies' starting quarterback for four years.

Chandler Harnish was a safety where he tallied 129 tackles, seven fumble recoveries, five forced fumbles, and 13 pass deflections.

Chandler Harnish holds multiple Norwell High School records, including career all-purpose yards.

Also, along with his brothers and sister, Chandler Harnish ran a sweet corn stand in Bluffton.

In basketball, Chandler Harnish earned all-conference honors as a junior and as a senior.

Chandler Harnish was a conference, sectional, and regional discus champion who finished sixth in the Indiana State Finals as a junior, with a top throw of 52.71 meters.

Chandler Harnish made his first start in the Huskies' first game of his freshman season.

Chandler Harnish continued to be the Huskies' starter for four straight years.

Chandler Harnish led the Huskies to a bowl game in all four years that he started, an achievement that surpassed the combined total of Division I bowl appearances by all other NIU quarterbacks before him.

Chandler Harnish was selected as a first-team All-Mid-American Conference player after the 2010 season, and received the Vern Smith Leadership Award, as the best football player in the MAC.

Chandler Harnish accumulated more than 11,000 yards of total offense in his four years at Northern Illinois.

Chandler Harnish averaged 337 yards of total offense per game in 2011, ranking 7th in the Football Bowl Subdivision.

Chandler Harnish was selected in the seventh round by the Indianapolis Colts in the 2012 NFL draft.

Chandler Harnish was re-signed to the team's practice squad two days later, but did not participate in any games during the 2012 NFL season.

Chandler Harnish competed for the backup job against Matt Hasselbeck in the 2013 preseason, but was waived and later signed to the practice squad.

Chandler Harnish was released by the Colts on August 30,2014.

On September 29,2014, Chandler Harnish signed with the Minnesota Vikings, who placed him on their practice squad after starting quarterback Matt Cassel was placed on injured reserve and Teddy Bridgewater had sprained his ankle.

On October 2,2014, Chandler Harnish was put on the active roster to back up Christian Ponder in the Green Bay Packers game after Bridgewater, who was injured in the previous game against the Atlanta Falcons, was deactivated for the game.

On October 7,2014, Chandler Harnish was re-signed to the Vikings practice squad and quarterback McLeod Bethel-Thompson was released.

On December 16,2014, Chandler Harnish was released by the Vikings.

Chandler Harnish signed with the Arizona Cardinals on March 31,2015.

Chandler Harnish was released by the Cardinals on August 8,2015.