Chuck Compton

Chuck Compton was born on January 13, 1965, in Atwater, California. He graduated from Atwater High School before attending Merced College.^[1][2] After being named first team All-Central Valley, All-California and to the junior college All-American team at Merced, Compton transferred to Boise State University, where he played defensive back for the Boise State Broncos football team.^[3][4][5][6] In 1984, Compton was named first-team All-Big Sky as a cornerback.^[7] This was the first year he had ever played the position, as previously in junior college he was a safety.^[5][6] During the 1985 season, Compton broke his ankle and was unable to play for the rest of the season.^[8][9] Compton again broke his ankle in the 1986 season during the first game of the year. He returned halfway through the season.^[10] After the end of the 1986 season, Boise State's assistant coach Herb Criner noted that Compton had impressed NFL scouts and that he was a "complete corner" and had "all the qualities you look for in a defensive back".^[11][12]

Compton went undrafted in the 1987 NFL draft. He had a tryout with the Los Angeles Rams and was offered a contract, however, he either failed his physical examination^[13] or was signed and then released due to an ankle injury.^[14] After the second week of the 1987 NFL season, the NFLPA went on strike. The third week of the season was canceled, however weeks 4, 5 and 6 were played with replacement players.^[15] Compton was then signed by the Green Bay Packers before a week 5 game against the Detroit Lions as a replacement player.^[14] He played two games for the Packers.^[16]