Chris Slade (American football)

Chris Slade

No. 53, 50
Linebacker
Personal information
Date of birth: (1971-01-30) January 30, 1971
Place of birth: Newport News, Virginia
Career information
College: Virginia
NFL Draft: 1993 / Round: 2 / Pick: 31
No regular season or postseason appearances
Career history
* New England Patriots ( 1993) Carolina Panthers ( 2001)
Career highlights and awards
* Consensus All-American (1992) Pro Bowl (1997) All-Pro (1997) AFC champion (1996) New England Patriots All-1990s Team
Games played	142
Games started	108
Tackles	665
Quarterback sacks	53.5
Forced fumbles	16
Touchdowns	2
Stats at NFL.com
Stats at pro-football-reference.com

Christopher Carroll Slade (born January 30, 1971) is an American former professional football player who was a linebacker in the National Football League (NFL) for nine seasons. He played college football for the Virginia Cavaliers, and earned consensus All-American honors. A second-round pick in the 1993 NFL Draft, he played professionally for the New England Patriots and Carolina Panthers of the NFL. Slade was recognized as a Pro Bowl selection and All-Pro after the 1997 season.

Personal life

Slade was born in Newport News, Virginia. He graduated from Tabb High School in Yorktown, Virginia, where he played for the Tabb Tigers high school football team. Chris is married to Talisa Slade, a Global Health Consultant; he is the head football coach at Pace Academy, they have two children.

College career

While attending the University of Virginia on an athletic scholarship, Slade played for coach George Welsh's Cavaliers teams from 1989 to 1992. As a senior in 1992 and a junior in 1991, he was recognized as a consensus first-team All-American.

Professional career

The New England Patriots selected Slade in the second round, as the 31st overall pick, of the 1993 NFL Draft, and he played for the Patriots from 1993 to 2000. During his final pro season in 2001, he was a member of the Carolina Panthers. In nine NFL seasons, he played in 142 regular season games, started 108 of them, and compiled 665 tackles, 53.5 quarterback sacks, 16 forced fumbles, three interceptions and two touchdowns.

NFL statistics

Year	Team	Games	Combined Tackles	Tackles	Assisted Tackles	Sacks	Forced Fumbles	Fumble Recoveries	Fumble Return Yards	Interceptions	Interception REturn Yards	Yards per Interception Return	Longest Interception Return	Interceptions Returned for Touchdown	Passes Defended
1993	NE	16	39	25	14	9.0	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1994	NE	16	102	60	42	9.5	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3
1995	NE	16	94	70	24	4.0	1	2	0	0	1	27	27	1	4
1996	NE	16	68	49	19	7.0	3	0	0	1	2	2	2	0	3
1997	NE	16	87	61	26	9.0	2	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	8
1998	NE	15	70	43	27	4.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
1999	NE	16	94	52	42	4.5	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	5
2000	NE	16	78	52	26	4.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2001	CAR	15	24	17	7	2.5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3
Career		142	656	429	227	53.5	16	3	0	3	3	1	2	1	27

Life after football

Slade is married to Talisa Slade, a Global Health Consultant; he is the high school head football coach at Pace Academy in Atlanta. His 2015 Pace Academy varsity squad won the AA 2015 Georgia High School football Championship on December 12, 2015. He and his wife have two children and reside in Atlanta, Georgia.