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Dan Mullen has hired Jamar Chaney, a former All-SEC linebacker at Mississippi State, as assistant director of player personnel and development. During his time in Starkville, Chaney accumulated 286 tackles, 15.5 tackles for loss, 4.5 sacks, two interceptions, four pass deflections and a forced fumble. He also earned Second Team All-SEC honors after switching to middle linebacker from weak-side linebacker. Chaney was named the 2010 Senior Bowl Defensive Player of the Game with eight tackles and a fumble recovery to show for it.
Chaney was drafted by the Philadelphia Eagles in the seventh round of the 2010 NFL Draft, and through five seasons at Atlanta, Denver and Oakland, he piled up 163 tackles, three interceptions, one sack and one forced fumble before taking a coaching position at his high school alma mater in 2014.
Chaney served as the head coach of Centennial High School led the program to their first playoff game in roughly eight years as well. The Port St. Lucie native finished with a record of 11-8-1 at Centennial.
Dan Mullen has hired Jamar Chaney, a former All-SEC linebacker at Mississippi State, as assistant director of player personnel and development. During his time in Starkville, Chaney accumulated 286 tackles, 15.5 tackles for loss, 4.5 sacks, two interceptions, four pass deflections and a forced fumble. He also earned Second Team All-SEC honors after switching to middle linebacker from weak-side linebacker. Chaney was named the 2010 Senior Bowl Defensive Player of the Game with eight tackles and a fumble recovery to show for it.
Chaney was drafted by the Philadelphia Eagles in the seventh round of the 2010 NFL Draft, and through five seasons at Atlanta, Denver and Oakland, he piled up 163 tackles, three interceptions, one sack and one forced fumble before taking a coaching position at his high school alma mater in 2014.
Chaney served as the head coach of Centennial High School led the program to their first playoff game in roughly eight years as well. The Port St. Lucie native finished with a record of 11-8-1 at Centennial.