Jesse James Chatman Jr was born on September 22,1979 and is an American former professional football player who was a running back in the National Football League.
18 Facts About Jesse Chatman
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Jesse Chatman played college football for the Eastern Washington Eagles and was signed by the San Diego Chargers as an undrafted free agent in 2002.
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Jesse Chatman was a highly decorated prep running back at Franklin High School in Seattle, Washington, His head coach was Joseph Slye.
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Jesse Chatman played for the Eastern Washington University Eagles of the Big Sky Conference from 1999 to 2001.
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Jesse Chatman recorded the fourth-highest single-season rushing total in I-AA history, amassing 2,096 rushing yards.
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Jesse Chatman finished his career with 4,173 yards and 53 touchdowns.
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Jesse Chatman was one of 19 undrafted free agents originally signed by the San Diego Chargers in April 2002.
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Jesse Chatman went on to appear in 10 games with no starts.
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Jesse Chatman went on to appear in all 16 regular season games for the Chargers in 2003.
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Also, while he was primarily a blocker on kickoffs, Jesse Chatman did return two kicks for a total of 31 yards during the season.
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Jesse Chatman had worked out by the New England Patriots a few days later as the team was looking to add depth, but the team decided to sign running back Mike Cloud instead.
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Jesse Chatman was not an active player in the NFL for 2006 and reportedly weighed 280 pounds.
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Jesse Chatman shaved 60 pounds off his body which gave him the new explosiveness he needed to revive his career.
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Jesse Chatman began the 2007 season as Ronnie Brown's backup and saw limited duty until Week 7 against New England, when Brown went down with a serious knee injury.
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Jesse Chatman responded by running for an impressive 73 yards on only 7 carries before leaving the game temporarily with an injury of his own.
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Jesse Chatman came back in the 4th quarter to score the last touchdown of the game.
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Jesse Chatman finished the year with a career-high 515 yards rushing with one touchdown.
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Jesse Chatman signed a one-year deal with the New York Jets in the 2008 offseason.