Chance Dixon Campbell (born October 8, 1999) is an
American football
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linebacker
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for the
Tennessee Titans
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of the
National Football League
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(NFL). He played
college football at
Maryland
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and
Ole Miss.
College career
Campbell began his college career at
Maryland
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. He played mostly on
special teams
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during his freshman season. Campbell played in 10 games with two starts as a sophomore and finished the season with 54 tackles, 4.5 tackles for loss, one forced fumble, and one
interception
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. He led the Terrapins with 3 tackle and 5.5 tackles for loss in four games played in the team's
COVID-19
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-shortened
2020 season. Following the end of the season, Campbell entered the
NCAA transfer portal
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.
Campbell transferred to the
University of Mississippi
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as a graduate transfer. He started all 13 of the
Rebels
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' games and led the team with 109 tackles.
Professional career
Campbell was selected by the
Tennessee Titans
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in the sixth round of the
2022 NFL draft
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. He was placed on
injured reserve
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on September 9, 2022.
On August 29, 2023, Campbell was waived as part of final roster cuts before the start of the 2023 season, but signed with the Titans'
practice squad the following day. He was promoted to the active roster on September 22. He was waived on October 28 and re-signed to the practice squad three days later. He was promoted back to the active roster on November 11. He suffered an injury during warmups before Week 10 and was placed on injured reserve on November 15.
References
External links
Tennessee Titans bioMaryland Terrapins bioOle Miss Rebels bio
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1999 births
Living people
People from Ellicott City, Maryland
Sportspeople from Howard County, Maryland
Players of American football from Maryland
American football linebackers
Calvert Hall College High School alumni
Maryland Terrapins football players
Ole Miss Rebels football players
Tennessee Titans players