Jamar Chaney
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Philadelphia Eagles
Chaney was selected by the Philadelphia EaglesPhiladelphia Eagles
The Philadelphia Eagles are a professional American football team based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. They are members of the East Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League...
in the seventh round (220th overall) of the 2010 NFL Draft
2010 NFL Draft
The 2010 NFL Draft was the 75th annual meeting of National Football League franchises to select newly eligible football players. Unlike previous years, the 2010 draft took place over three days, at Radio City Music Hall in New York City, with the first round on Thursday, April 22, 2010, at 7:30 pm...
. He was signed to a four-year contract on June 4, 2010. After starting middle linebacker Stewart Bradley
Stewart Bradley
Stewart Bradley is an American football linebacker for the Arizona Cardinals of the National Football League. He was drafted by the Philadelphia Eagles in the third round of the 2007 NFL Draft...
suffered a disclocated elbow in the second quarter of a week 14 game against the Dallas Cowboys
Dallas Cowboys
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on December 12, Chaney filled in for him and led the team with seven tackles. Chaney is expected to start at middle linebacker for the remainder of the season while Bradley recovers. Chaney made his first NFL start against the New York Giants
New York Giants
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, and he recorded 16 tackles, 12 of them being solo tackles. After his start, NFL analyst Brian Baldinger
Brian Baldinger
Brian David "The Facemask Fingerer" Baldinger is a former professional American football player and former color commentator for National Football League telecasts on the Fox network. He also covers Atlanta Falcons preseason games as an analyst on WXIA-TV with Randy Waters...
said Chaney was, "already one of the best middle linebackers in the league", and that he's "phenomenal in all phases of the game".