John Chick was born on November 20,1982 and is a former professional Canadian football defensive end who played eight seasons in the Canadian Football League, primarily with the Saskatchewan Roughriders.
15 Facts About John Chick
John Chick would help the team capture the Grey Cup twice, in 2007 and 2013.
John Chick played for the Hamilton Tiger Cats and Edmonton Eskimos later in his career.
John Chick attended training camp with the Houston Texans of the National Football League as an undrafted free agent in 2006.
John Chick joined the Saskatchewan Roughriders of the Canadian Football League in December 2006.
John Chick spent the entire 2010 NFL season on the team's practice roster.
John Chick joined the Jacksonville Jaguars for the 2011 NFL season.
John Chick was on the Jaguars roster for the 2012 season, spending six games on the physically unable to perform list before being promoted to the active roster.
John Chick ended up playing eight games for the Jaguars in 2012.
John Chick re-signed with the Saskatchewan Roughriders on June 2,2013.
John Chick proved he was still a pass rushing talent: In 2013, he made 36 tackles and 8 sacks, while in 2014, he led the CFL in sacks with 15, while adding 35 tackles.
On January 24,2016, it was reported that John Chick had signed with the Hamilton Tiger-Cats, reuniting him with his first CFL coach, Kent Austin.
John Chick was named a CFL All-Star for the third time in his career.
On May 15,2017, the Ti-Cats announced a contract extension for John Chick, keeping him in Hamilton through the 2018 season.
John Chick was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes when he was 14 years old.