Corey Lamonte Chavous (pronounced /ˈtʃeɪvəs/; born January 15, 1976 in Aiken, South Carolina) is an American football safety who is currently a free agent. He was drafted by the Arizona Cardinals in the 1998 NFL Draft. He played college football at Vanderbilt. Chavous has also played for the Minnesota Vikings and St. Louis Rams.
He is the nephew of former Denver Broncos defensive end Barney Chavous. He is also the cousin Fred Vinson, former NFL a...
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Corey Lamonte Chavous (pronounced /ˈtʃeɪvəs/; born January 15, 1976 in Aiken, South Carolina) is an American football safety who is currently a free agent. He was drafted by the Arizona Cardinals in the 1998 NFL Draft. He played college football at Vanderbilt. Chavous has also played for the Minnesota Vikings and St. Louis Rams.
He is the nephew of former Denver Broncos defensive end Barney Chavous. He is also the cousin Fred Vinson, former NFL and Vanderbilt University football player.
Chavous attended Silver Bluff High School in Aiken, South Carolina. In football, he was an All-Area, and an All-District pick, and in track, he was an All-State choice and was part of a 4×100 relay team which won the state title. He was a high school teammate of former Chicago Bears and Vikings wide receiver D'Wayne Bates.
Chavous attended Vanderbilt University. He finished his career with 12 interceptions (which ranks 4th on the school's all-time list), and made 199 tackles, and batted down 31 passes....
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