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  NFL | Eight players become free agents    Wed Dec 10, 06:43 PM

Carolina Panthers QB Matt Blanchard, Detroit Lions RB Montell Owens, New Orleans Saints WR Joe Morgan, Oakland Raiders LB Jamar Chaney, Philadelphia Eagles DB Rashad Carmichael and Washington Redskins LB Steve Beauharnais, LB Everette Brown and DB Greg Ducre cleared waivers and became free agents Wednesday, Dec. 10.

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  Raiders | Jamar Chaney waived    Tue Dec 9, 06:42 PM

Oakland Raiders LB Jamar Chaney was put on no-recall waivers Tuesday, Dec. 9.

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  Raiders | Nick Roach to IR    Wed Oct 8, 06:49 PM

Oakland Raiders LB Nick Roach (concussion) was placed on the Reserve/Injured list Wednesday, Oct. 8. He's still experiencing symptoms from his concussion that he suffered in the preseason. Free-agent LB Jamar Chaney (Saints) was signed for depth behind LB Miles Burriss.

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  Saints | Jamar Chaney worked out    Fri Sep 19, 12:19 AM

Free-agent LB Jamar Chaney (Broncos) worked out for the New Orleans Saints earlier this week.

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  Broncos | Jamar Chaney cut from IR    Sat Aug 30, 09:25 PM

Denver Broncos LB Jamar Chaney (undisclosed) was released from Denver's Reserve/Injured list with an injury settlement Saturday, Aug. 30.

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  Broncos | Two placed on IR    Mon Aug 25, 10:02 PM

Denver Broncos LB Jamar Chaney (undisclosed) and WR Jordan Norwood (undisclosed) were placed on the Reserve/Injured list Monday, Aug. 25.

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  Broncos | Two players cut    Sun Aug 24, 09:38 PM

The Denver Broncos released OT Winston Justice and LB Jamar Chaney Sunday, Aug. 24.

Footballguys view: Justice is not that much of a surprise. He's failed to beat out Chris Clark for the starting right tackle spot. Justice also fell behind rookie third-round pick Michael Schofield.

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  Broncos | Two LBs may compete for one spot    Fri Jul 18, 11:20 PM

Denver Broncos LBs Jamar Chaney and Brandon M. Marshall could compete for one roster spot during training camp.

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  Broncos | Eight signed    Wed Jan 22, 05:07 PM

The Denver Broncos signed free-agent LB Jamar Chaney (Falcons), OT Ramon Harewood (Ravens), LB Jerrell Harris (Chargers), TE Jameson Konz (Cowboys), SS Charles Mitchell (Falcons), TE Cameron Morrah (Lions), CB Jerome Murphy (Redskins) and RB Jerodis Williams (Vikings) to reserve/futures contracts Wednesday, Jan. 22.

Footballguys view: Konz is the player to monitor here in super deep dynasty leagues. He's athletic, tough and physical. The team may have openings at the tight end position if they choose to release both Jacob Tamme and Joel Dreessen this offseason. Both veterans have cap numbers around $3 million in 2014.

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  Browns | Jamar Chaney visits    Fri Jan 3, 06:38 PM

The Cleveland Browns recently met with free-agent LB Jamar Chaney (Falcons).

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  Cowboys | Jamar Chaney works out    Tue Nov 19, 02:55 PM

The Dallas Cowboys worked out free-agent LB Jamar Chaney (Falcons) Tuesday, Nov. 19.

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  Falcons | Make roster moves     Tue Oct 22, 01:33 PM

The Atlanta Falcons released LB Jamar Chaney Tuesday, Oct. 22. The team also signed S Sean Baker (Buccaneers) to the practice squad. Terms of the contract were not disclosed.

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  Falcons | Week 4 Inactives    Sun Sep 29, 07:05 PM

The Atlanta Falcons have declared CB Asante Samuel, OG Harland Gunn, LB Jamar Chaney, FS Kemal Ishmael, OT Ryan Schraeder, RB Steven Jackson, DL Travian Robertson inactive for Week 4.

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  Falcons | Week 3 Inactives    Sun Sep 22, 02:47 PM

The Atlanta Falcons have declared OG Harland Gunn, LB Jamar Chaney, FS Kemal Ishmael, OT Sam Baker, RB Steven Jackson, DL Travian Robertson, SS Zeke Motta inactive for Week 3.

Footballguys view: With Baker out, Lamar Holmes moves to left tackle and Jeremy Trueblood starts at right tackle against the ferocious Miami pass rush. Jacquizz Rodgers gets the start for Jackson.

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  Falcons | Depth chart notes    Fri Sep 20, 12:58 PM

Atlanta Falcons FB Patrick DiMarco has been promoted from the practice squad to the active roster, where he assumes the role as the No. 1 fullback over RB Jason Snelling. LB Joplu Bartu and DE Jonathan Massaquoi will fill in for LB Sean Weatherspoon (foot) and DE Kroy Biermann (Achilles'), respectively. LB Jamar Chaney is the No. 2 strongside linebacker behind LB Stephen Nicholas, and LB Omar Gaither is the backup at weakside linebacker behind Bartu. LB Paul Worrilow is the backup to LB Akeem Dent at middle linebacker.

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  Falcons | Sign two    Tue Sep 17, 03:57 PM

The Atlanta Falcons signed LBs Jamar Chaney (Eagles) and Omar Gaither (Eagles) Thursday, Sept. 17. Terms of the contracts were not disclosed.

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  Titans | Work out two    Tue Sep 10, 12:45 PM

The Tennessee Titans worked out free agent LBs Jamar Chaney (Eagles) and Tyrone McKenzie (Vikings) Tuesday, Sept. 10.

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  Lions | Five work out    Tue Sep 10, 08:24 AM

The Detroit Lions worked out free-agent FB Brad Smelley (Eagles); and LBs Stevenson Sylvester (Steelers), LB Jamar Chaney (Eagles), Jason Williams (Panthers) and D.J. Smith (Chargers).

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  Eagles | One more cut    Sun Aug 25, 05:43 PM

The Philadelphia Eagles released LB Jamar Chaney.

Footballguys view: Chaney was once an IDP rising star when he had an outburst at the end of the 2010 season as a fill-in MLB for the Eagles. He might get a look somewhere else if the problem was his fit in the new 3-4 defense in Philadelphia.

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  Eagles | Two leave with injuries    Fri Aug 9, 09:51 PM

Philadelphia Eagles LBs Jamar Chaney (shoulder) and Casey Matthews (knee) left the preseason game Friday, Aug. 9, against the New England Patriots with injuries and they were unable to return.

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  Eagles | Two LBs will have to compete for spots    Fri May 24, 02:56 PM

Philadelphia Eagles LBs Jamar Chaney and Casey Matthews will have to compete for roster spots during training camp. They likely will show they can be a factor on special teams to make the final roster.

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  Eagles | Several could be candidates for ILB job    Wed Feb 13, 12:49 PM

Philadelphia Eagles LBs Mychal Kendricks, Jamar Chaney and Casey Matthews could be options to start at one of the inside linebacker spots if the team decides to switch to a 3-4 defensive alignment.

Footballguys view: Kendricks is a player on the rise, and he would fit best in the WILB position that is freed up to make a lot of plays in the 3-4 defense.

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  Eagles | Week 8 Inactives    Sun Oct 28, 11:57 AM

The Philadelphia Eagles have declared WR Damaris Johnson, OG Danny Watkins, RB Dion Lewis, LB Jamar Chaney, OT Nate Menkin, QB Trent Edwards, DL Vinny Curry inactive for Week 8.

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  Eagles | Week 6 Inactives    Sun Oct 14, 11:35 AM

The Philadelphia Eagles have declared WR Damaris Johnson, RB Dion Lewis, LB Jamar Chaney, OT Nate Menkin, OG Steve Vallos, QB Trent Edwards, DL Vinny Curry inactive for Week 6.

Footballguys view: Riley Cooper is active and will be the #4 receiver in place of Johnson.

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  Eagles | Jamar Chaney to make second straight start    Sat Oct 6, 10:12 PM

Philadelphia Eagles LB Jamar Chaney will make his second straight start in Week 5 against the Pittsburgh Steelers in place of LB Akeem Jordan (hamstring) at weak-side linebacker.

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  Eagles | Demetress Bell expected to start    Fri Oct 5, 02:49 PM

Philadelphia Eagles OT Demetress Bell is expected to start at left tackle in Week 5 with OT King Dunlap (hamstring) limited this week in practice. LB Jamar Chaney will start in place of LB Akeem Jordan (hamstring) also.

Footballguys view: Bell is talented but lacks consistent effort. He'll have his hands full trying to slow down Steelers OLB James Harrison on Sunday.

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  Eagles | Seven probable    Fri Oct 5, 02:27 PM

Philadelphia Eagles WR Jason Avant (wrist), LB Jamar Chaney (knee), WR Riley Cooper (collarbone), LS Jon Dorenbos (ankle), WR Damaris Johnson (foot), LB Mychal Kendricks (calf) and OG Danny Watkins (chest) practiced in full Friday, Oct. 5, and are probable for Week 5.

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  Eagles | Ten fully participate in practice    Thu Oct 4, 04:05 PM

Philadelphia Eagles S Colt Anderson (knee), WR Jason Avant (wrist), T Demetress Bell (thumb), LB Jamar Chaney (knee), WR Riley Cooper (collarbone), LS Jon Dorenbos (ankle), T King Dunlap (hamstring), WR Damaris Johnson (foot), LB Mychal Kendricks (calf) and G Danny Watkins (chest) all fully participated in practice Thursday, Oct. 4.

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  Eagles | Seven practice in full    Wed Oct 3, 03:52 PM

Philadelphia Eagles S Colt Anderson (knee), OT Demetress Bell (thumb), LB Jamar Chaney (knee), WR Riley Cooper (collarbone), LS Jon Dorenbos (ankle), OT King Dunlap (hamstring) and WR Damaris Johnson (foot) practiced in full Wednesday, Oct. 3.

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  Eagles | Four plays probable for Week 4    Fri Sep 28, 03:42 PM

Philadelphia Eagles WR Damaris Johnson (foot), DE Trent Cole (shoulder), DT Derek Landri (knee) and LB Jamar Chaney (knee) fully participated in practice Friday, Sept. 28, and are listed as probable for Week 4.

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  Eagles | Six fully participate in practice    Thu Sep 27, 04:47 PM

Philadelphia Eagles LB Jamar Chaney (knee), WR Riley Cooper (collarbone), DT Fletcher Cox (migraine), DE Brandon Graham (ankle), WR Damaris Johnson (foot) and LB Mychal Kendricks (bicep) all fully participated in practice Thursday, Sept. 27.

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  Eagles | Four fully practice    Wed Sep 26, 04:03 PM

Philadelphia Eagles LB Jamar Chaney (knee), WR Riley Cooper (collarbone), DE Brandon Graham (ankle) and LB Mychal Kendricks (bicep) all fully participated in practice Wednesday, Sept. 26.

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  Eagles | All of the LBs will see time Week 1    Sat Sep 8, 02:00 PM

Philadelphia Eagles head coach Andy Reid said all six of the linebackers will see playing time Week 1 with different linebackers seeing time in certain packages. LBs DeMeco Ryans, Mychal Kendricks and Akeem Jordan will start the game with LBs Jamar Chaney, Brian Rolle and Casey Matthews coming off the bench.

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  Eagles | Six listed as probable for Week 1    Fri Sep 7, 02:17 PM

Philadelphia Eagles S Nate Allen (hamstring), DE Jason Babin (calf), LB Jamar Chaney (hamstring), DT Fletcher Cox (knee), LB Casey Matthews (ankle), and T Nate Menkin (shoulder) all practiced in full and are listed as probable for the team's Week 1 game.

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  Eagles | Five full participants in practice    Thu Sep 6, 04:29 PM

Philadelphia Eagles S Nate Allen (hamstring), DE Jason Babin (calf), LB Jamar Chaney (hamstring), RB Dion Lewis (hamstring) and LB Casey Matthews (ankle) were full participants in practice Thursday, Sept. 6.

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  Eagles | Seven fully participate in practice    Wed Sep 5, 04:12 PM

Philadelphia Eagles S Nate Allen (hamstring), DE Jason Babin (calf), LB Jamar Chaney (hamstring), RB Dion Lewis (hamstring), LB Casey Matthews (ankle), T Nate Menkin (shoulder) and DT Cedric Thornton (knee) were full participants in practice Wednesday, Sept. 5.

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  Eagles | Jamar Chaney to play Friday     Thu Aug 23, 12:16 PM

Philadelphia Eagles LB Jamar Chaney (hamstring) said he will play in the team's preseason game Friday, Aug. 24.

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  Eagles | Jamar Chaney listed as limited participant    Sun Aug 12, 10:14 PM

Philadelphia Eagles LB Jamar Chaney (hamstring) was listed as a limited participant in practice Sunday, Aug. 12.

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  Eagles | Jamar Chaney takes part in workout Tuesday    Wed May 23, 02:12 PM

Philadelphia Eagles LB Jamar Chaney (neck) participated in the organized team activities Tuesday, May 22. Head coach Andy Reid previous said LB Jamar Chaney would be out until training camp but Chaney received medical clearance to participate in the workouts.

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  Eagles | Three could compete for weak side LB job    Wed May 2, 12:12 PM

Philadelphia Eagles LBs Casey Matthews and Brian Rolle are expected to compete for the starting weakside linebacker job during training camp. LB Jamar Chaney could also be involved in the competition if he does not win the strongside linebacker job.

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  Eagles | Jamar Chaney says he is healthy    Fri Apr 27, 04:43 PM

Philadelphia Eagles LB Jamar Chaney said he is fully recovered from the neck surgery he underwent earlier this offseason.

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  Eagles | Jamar Chaney likely moving to OLB    Wed Mar 21, 12:30 PM

Philadelphia Eagles LB Jamar Chaney likely will move to strongside linebacker with the addition of LB DeMeco Ryans.

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  Eagles | Jamar Chaney expects to take part in offseason workouts    Wed Feb 15, 05:58 PM

Philadelphia Eagles LB Jamar Chaney (neck) said he has been working out and lifting weights and expects to be 100 percent by the early part of March. He expects to take part in the offseason workouts and the team's minicamp.

Footballguys view: Just like every year, mock drafts want to put the Eagles as one of the teams going LB in the first round (usually Luke Kuechly), but Chaney should be back and starting next year, whether it's on the strong side or in the middle.

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  Eagles | Jamar Chaney has surgery     Wed Jan 18, 10:55 AM

The Philadelphia Eagles announced Wednesday, Jan. 18, that LB Jamar Chaney (neck) underwent successful surgery Tuesday, Jan. 17, to repair a herniated disk in his neck.

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  Eagles | Jamar Chaney did not suffer concussion    Tue Jan 3, 12:59 AM

Philadelphia Eagles LB Jamar Chaney (stinger) said Monday, Jan. 2, that he suffered a stinger in Week 17 against the Washington Redskins, and not a concussion as head coach Andy Reid reported Sunday, Jan. 1.

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  Eagles | Casey Matthews moving back to starting lineup    Thu Dec 8, 04:50 PM

Philadelphia Eagles LB Casey Matthews will start at middle linebacker alongside LB Keenan Clayton in Week 14 against the Miami Dolphins in nickel situations. Matthews will be replacing LB Jamar Chaney. Chaney will remain in on base packages.

Footballguys view: Matthews or Chaney haven't played consistently this year and it's one of the reasons why the Eagles have struggled on defense.

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  Eagles | Two LBs could see significant playing time    Sat Nov 26, 03:23 PM

Philadelphia Eagles LBs Jamar Chaney and Keenan Clayton could see a lot of playing time in Week 12 because the team is expected to use their nickel defense for most of the game.

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  Eagles | Moving LBs around    Thu Sep 22, 02:23 PM

The Philadelphia Eagles have decided to change where LBs Jamar Chaney, Moise Fokou and Casey Matthews line up on defense during practice Wednesday, Sept. 21. Chaney moved from strong side linebacker to middle linebacker, Fokou from weak side to strong side and Matthews from middle to weak side.

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  Eagles | Jamar Chaney could move to OLB    Fri Mar 18, 03:12 PM

The Philadelphia Eagles may consider moving LB Jamar Chaney to outside linebacker next season, reports Jonathan Tamari, of the Philadelphia Inquirer.

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  Eagles | Could consider moving Stewart Bradley    Fri Mar 18, 02:58 PM

The Philadelphia Eagles may consider moving LB Stewart Bradley to outside linebacker so they can keep Jamar Chaney at middle linebacker, reports Jonathan Tamari, of the Philadelphia Inquirer.

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