Chase Pittman
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| Position | Defensive end |
| Personal information | |
| Born | May 15, 1983 Minden, Louisiana, U.S. |
| Height | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) |
| Weight | 300 lb (136 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Evangel Christian Academy (Shreveport, Louisiana) |
| College | Texas (2003) LSU (2004–2006) |
| NFL draft | 2007: 7th round, 213th overall pick |
| Career history | |
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Benjamin Chase Pittman (born May 15, 1983) is an American former football defensive end. He was drafted by the Cleveland Browns in the seventh round of the 2007 NFL draft. He played college football at Louisiana State University and Texas.
Early life
[edit | edit source]A native of Minden, Louisiana in Webster Parish, Pittman attended Evangel Christian Academy, where as a senior made sixty-three tackles and six sacks.[citation needed]
College career
[edit | edit source]Pittman played college football for the LSU Tigers. He played in 25 games and made 61 tackles and 8.5 sacks. He had originally attended the University of Texas at Austin before transferring to LSU in 2004.[2] He majored in general studies.[citation needed]
Professional career
[edit | edit source]Pittman was selected by the Cleveland Browns in the seventh round (213th overall) in the 2007 NFL draft.[3][4] He was waived/injured on August 30, 2008.[5]
Personal life
[edit | edit source]Three weeks after Pittman committed to Texas, his brother Cole Pittman who also was a defensive end for the Longhorns, had died in an early morning one-car accident near Franklin, Texas, on February 26, 2001, while he was on his way to a spring practice in Austin, Texas.[6][7]
In July 2005, Pittman was arrested on second-degree battery charges after allegedly punching a man in the face at a bar near LSU which led to his suspension from the team.[8] He was released on bond on July 7.[9]
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External links
[edit | edit source]- 1983 births
- Living people
- American football defensive ends
- American football defensive tackles
- Cleveland Browns players
- Evangel Christian Academy alumni
- LSU Tigers football players
- High school football coaches in Louisiana
- Sportspeople from Minden, Louisiana
- Players of American football from Shreveport, Louisiana
- Texas Longhorns football coaches