Chris Randle (born June 18, 1988) is a former American professional

Canadian football Canadian football () is a sport played in Canada in which two teams of 12 players each compete for territorial control of a field of play long and wide attempting to advance a pointed oval-shaped ball into the opposing team's scoring area ( ...

defensive back In gridiron football, defensive backs (DBs), also called the secondary, are the players on the defensive side of the ball who play farthest back from the line of scrimmage. They are distinguished from the other two sets of defensive players, the ...

. He played college football at

Utah State Utah State University (USU or Utah State) is a public land-grant research university in Logan, Utah. It is accredited by the Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities. With nearly 20,000 students living on or near campus, USU is Utah's ...

. He has also been a member of the

Calgary Stampeders The Calgary Stampeders are a professional Canadian football team based in Calgary, Alberta. The Stampeders compete in the West Division of the Canadian Football League (CFL). The club plays its home games at McMahon Stadium and are the third ...

Winnipeg Blue Bombers The Winnipeg Blue Bombers are a professional Canadian football team based in Winnipeg, Manitoba. The Blue Bombers compete in the Canadian Football League (CFL) as a member club of the league's West Division (CFL), West division. They play their h ...

, and

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in the

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(CFL) and the

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in the

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(NFL).

Professional career

Dallas Cowboys

After going undrafted in the

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Randle signed with the

in July 2011.

Calgary Stampeders

Randle signed with the

on May 22, 2012. Randle played two seasons in Calgary, contributing 34 defensive tackles and eight special teams tackles in both seasons: He also recorded five interceptions.

Winnipeg Blue Bombers

On February 10, 2014, Randle was traded to the

. In his first four seasons in Winnipeg Randle became an increasingly fundamental part of the defense; culminating in being named a CFL All-Star in 2017. In January 2018 Randle and the Bombers agreed to a two-year contract extension; preventing him from becoming a free agent in February 2018. He was released by the Bombers on January 9, 2019.

Ottawa Redblacks

On January 25, 2019 Randle and the

agreed to a one-year contract.

Statistics

References

External links

Utah State bio

Winnipeg Blue Bombers bio
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Randle, Chris 1988 births Living people American football defensive backs Players of Canadian football from California Calgary Stampeders players Canadian football defensive backs Sportspeople from Merced, California Players of American football from Merced County, California Players of American football from Berkeley, California Utah State Aggies football players Winnipeg Blue Bombers players Ottawa Redblacks players