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Position: | President of football operations / de facto general manager |
Personal information | |
Born: | (1979-11-05) November 5, 1979 (age 45) Martins Ferry, Ohio, U.S. |
Height: | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) |
Weight: | 205 lb (93 kg) |
Career information | |
High school: | Martins Ferry |
College: | Ohio (1998–2002) |
Undrafted: | 2003 |
Career history | |
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* Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |
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Chad Brinker (born November 5, 1979) is an American professional football executive and former running back who is the president of football operations for the Tennessee Titans of the National Football League (NFL).
Early life
Brinker was born on November 5, 1979, in Martins Ferry, Ohio. His father was a coal miner. He grew up playing football and was a standout running back at Martins Ferry High School, where he also competed in track and field, baseball and basketball. He lettered all four years with the football team and became a starter as a sophomore. He totaled 3,984 rushing yards and 51 touchdowns in his stint at Martins Ferry, placing second all-time in school history in the former. He was a first-team All-Ohio Valley Athletic Conference (OVAC), first-team all-valley, first-team all-district and first-team all-state choice after both his junior and senior years and was the district offensive player of the year as a senior, as well as the district nominee for the Ohio Mr. Football award and a USA Today All-American.
Brinker ran for 2,024 yards as a senior, which included a 319-yard, seven touchdown-performance against Indian Valley in only two quarters of play. He was selected to the Rudy Mumley OVAC All-Star Charity Football Classic following his senior season. He was also an all-state selection in track and field and an All-OVAC performer in basketball. He was inducted into the OVAC Hall of Fame in 2014.
College career
Professional career
Executive career
References
- "Chad Brinker". tennesseetitans.com. Retrieved 2025-01-07.
- "www.tennessean.com/story/sports/nfl/titans/2025/01/07/chad-brinker-titans-what-to-know-president-football-operations/77510739007/". tennessean.com. Retrieved 2025-01-07.
- Greenberg, Jon. "Coal miner's son: How Chad Brinker worked his way from Martins Ferry, Ohio, to the NFL - The Athletic". The New York Times. Retrieved 2025-01-07.
- "Chad Brinker becomes the de facto G.M. of the Titans". NBC Sports. Retrieved 2025-01-07.
- "Chad Brinker Stats". Pro Football Archives.
- Greenberg, Jon (December 28, 2023). "Coal miner's son: How Chad Brinker worked his way from Martins Ferry, Ohio, to the NFL". The Athletic – via archive.ph.
- Greenberg, Jon (December 28, 2023). "Coal miner's son: How Chad Brinker worked his way from Martins Ferry, Ohio, to the NFL". The Athletic – via archive.ph.
- Staskey, Jeff (June 17, 2014). "Athletes from 1990s, early 2000s complete OVAC Hall of Fame's Class of 2014 lineup". The Daily Jeffersonian.
- Staskey, Jeff (June 17, 2014). "Athletes from 1990s, early 2000s complete OVAC Hall of Fame's Class of 2014 lineup". The Daily Jeffersonian.
- Staskey, Jeff (June 17, 2014). "Athletes from 1990s, early 2000s complete OVAC Hall of Fame's Class of 2014 lineup". The Daily Jeffersonian.
- Staskey, Jeff (June 17, 2014). "Athletes from 1990s, early 2000s complete OVAC Hall of Fame's Class of 2014 lineup". The Daily Jeffersonian.
- Greenberg, Jon (December 28, 2023). "Coal miner's son: How Chad Brinker worked his way from Martins Ferry, Ohio, to the NFL". The Athletic – via archive.ph.
- Staskey, Jeff (June 17, 2014). "Athletes from 1990s, early 2000s complete OVAC Hall of Fame's Class of 2014 lineup". The Daily Jeffersonian.
- Staskey, Jeff (June 17, 2014). "Athletes from 1990s, early 2000s complete OVAC Hall of Fame's Class of 2014 lineup". The Daily Jeffersonian.
- Staskey, Jeff (June 17, 2014). "Athletes from 1990s, early 2000s complete OVAC Hall of Fame's Class of 2014 lineup". The Daily Jeffersonian.