Chad Slade (American football)

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American football player (born 1992)

PositionGuard

Born (1992-05-04) May 4, 1992 (age 33)
Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.

Height6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)

Weight315 lb (143 kg)

Chad Slade

Slade with the New York Giants in 2021

Profile

Position

Guard

Personal information

Born

(1992-05-04) May 4, 1992 (age 33)
Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.

Height

6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)

Weight

315 lb (143 kg)

Career information

High school

Moody (Moody, Alabama)

College

Auburn

NFL draft

2015: undrafted

Career history

Houston Texans (2015–2018)
New York Giants (2019–2020)

Career NFL statistics

Games played	18
Games started	3
Stats at Pro Football Reference

Chad Torress Slade (born May 4, 1992) is an American former professional football player who was a guard in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Auburn Tigers.

Slade was a four-year starter at Auburn from 2010 to 2014. His 49 career starts were the second most among SEC offensive lineman and fourth-most in Auburn history.

Professional career

Pre-draft measurables
Height	Weight	Arm length	Hand span	40-yard dash	10-yard split	20-yard split	20-yard shuttle	Three-cone drill	Vertical jump	Broad jump	Bench press
6 ft 5+1⁄4 in (1.96 m)	313 lb (142 kg)	35 in (0.89 m)	9+1⁄4 in (0.23 m)	5.13 s	1.90 s	3.03 s	4.74 s	7.91 s	29.5 in (0.75 m)	8 ft 10 in (2.69 m)	25 reps
All values from Pro Day^[1]

Houston Texans

Slade signed with the Houston Texans as an undrafted free agent on May 8, 2015.^[2] He was placed on injured reserve on September 5, 2015, where he spent his entire rookie season.^[3]

On September 3, 2016, Slade was waived by the Texans and was signed to the practice squad the next day.^[4]^[5] He signed a reserve/future contract with the Texans on January 16, 2017, after spending the entire season on their practice squad.^[6]

On September 2, 2017, Slade was waived by the Texans and was signed to the practice squad the next day.^[7]^[8] He was promoted to the active roster on November 29, 2017.^[9]

On September 1, 2018, Slade was waived by the Texans and was signed to the practice squad the next day.^[10]^[11]

New York Giants

On January 14, 2019, Slade signed a reserve/future contract with the New York Giants.^[12] He was waived on September 6, 2020, and re-signed to the practice squad.^[13]^[14] He was elevated to the active roster on September 14, November 2, and November 7 for the team's weeks 1, 8, and 9 games against the Pittsburgh Steelers, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, and Washington Football Team, and reverted to the practice squad after each game.^[15]^[16]^[17] He signed a reserve/future contract on January 4, 2021.^[18]

On August 31, 2021, Slade was released by the Giants.^[19]

References

↑ "2015 NFL Draft Scout Chad Slade College Football Profile". DraftScout.com. Retrieved August 8, 2023.
↑ "Texans sign all seven NFL draft picks". HoustonTexans.com. May 8, 2015. Archived from the original on August 26, 2017. Retrieved December 18, 2017.
↑ "The Texans 53-man roster is set". HoustonTexans.com. September 5, 2015. Archived from the original on October 5, 2017. Retrieved December 18, 2017.
↑ "TRANSACTIONS: Texans down to 53-man roster". HoustonTexans.com. September 3, 2016. Archived from the original on August 26, 2017. Retrieved December 18, 2017.
↑ "TRANSACTIONS: Texans sign 8 to practice squad". HoustonTexans.com. September 4, 2016. Archived from the original on August 26, 2017. Retrieved December 18, 2017.
↑ "Texans sign eight players to reserve/future contracts". HoustonTexans.com. January 16, 2017. Archived from the original on December 7, 2017. Retrieved December 18, 2017.
↑ "Transactions: Texans down to 53-man roster". HoustonTexans.com. September 2, 2017. Archived from the original on January 8, 2018. Retrieved December 18, 2017.
↑ "Texans add nine to the practice squad". HoustonTexans.com. September 3, 2017. Archived from the original on January 10, 2018. Retrieved December 18, 2017.
↑ "TRANSACTIONS: Lewis, President, Slade signed". HoustonTexans.com. November 29, 2017. Archived from the original on January 2, 2018. Retrieved December 18, 2017.
↑ "TRANSACTIONS: Texans cut roster to 53". HoustonTexans.com. September 1, 2018.
↑ "Texans sign eight players to practice squad". HoustonTexans.com. September 2, 2018.
↑ Eisen, Michael (January 14, 2019). "Giants sign DE Avery Moss, G Chad Slade to reserve/future contracts". Giants.com.
↑ Eisen, Michael (September 6, 2020). "Giants claim 3 players as roster-building continues". Giants.com.
↑ Eisen, Michael (September 6, 2020). "Giants sign 14 to practice squad; 2 spots open". Giants.com.
↑ Williams, Charean (September 14, 2020). "Giants activate Sean Chandler, Chad Slade from practice squad". NBCSports.com. Retrieved October 1, 2020.
↑ Thompson, Scott (November 2, 2020). "Veteran RB Alfred Morris among Giants activated from practice squad for game vs. Bucs". Yahoo.com. Retrieved November 26, 2020.^{[permanent dead link]}
↑ Benton, Dan (November 8, 2020). "Giants activate Brandon Williams from IR, promote three from practice squad". Giants Wire. USA Today. Retrieved December 9, 2020.
↑ Eisen, Michael (January 4, 2021). "Giants sign 2 free agents to renegotiated contracts; 13 players to reserve/future contracts". Giants.com.
↑ "New York Giants announce 53-man roster". Giants.com. September 1, 2021.

External links

Auburn Tigers bio

Houston Texans

New York Giants

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