Chandon Sullivan

Chandon Sullivan (born August 7, 1996) is an American football cornerback for the Green Bay Packers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Georgia State.

Chandon Sullivan
No. 39 – Green Bay Packers
Position:Cornerback
Personal information
Born: (1996-08-07) August 7, 1996
Winder, Georgia
Height:5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Weight:189 lb (86 kg)
Career information
High school:Winder-Barrow
(Winder, Georgia)
College:Georgia State
Undrafted:2018
Career history
Roster status:Active
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics as of 2019
Total tackles:37
Forced fumbles:1
Fumble recoveries:0
Pass deflections:6
Interceptions:1
Player stats at NFL.com
Player stats at PFR

College career

Sullivan was a four-year starter for the Panthers, appearing in 49 games and starting 44 of them. Over the course of his career he set school records for interceptions (7) and pass breakups (25) and finished fifth in career tackles (182).[1] As a senior, Sullivan became the first player in Georgia State history to be invited to the Senior Bowl as well as the team's first Academic All-American.[2]

Professional career

Philadelphia Eagles

Sullivan signed with the Philadelphia Eagles as an undrafted free agent on April 28, 2018.[3] He failed to make the Eagles' 53-man roster out of training camp, but was subsequently signed to the team's practice squad on September 2.[4] Sullivan was promoted to the active roster on October 25, 2018 after defensive end Derek Barnett was placed on injured reserve.[5] Sullivan made his NFL debut on October 28, 2018 against the Jacksonville Jaguars, playing on special teams.[6] Sullivan made his first career start on November 25, 2018 against the New York Giants, he made three tackles and deflected a pass before leaving the game due to injury.[7] He was waived by the Eagles on December 24, 2018 and re-signed to the practice squad for the rest of the season and signed a reserve/future contract with the Eagles on January 14, 2019.[8] In his rookie season, Sullivan played in five games (one start) and made seven tackles.[9] He was waived on May 1, 2019.[10]

Green Bay Packers

On May 6, 2019, Sullivan signed with the Green Bay Packers and made the team out of training camp.[11][12] In week 5 against the Dallas Cowboys, Sullivan intercepted a pass from Dak Prescott in the 34–24 win.[13] On March 17, 2020, the Packers tendered Sullivan for one year as an exclusive rights free agent.[14] He signed the tender on April 27, 2020.[15]

NFL career statistics

Regular season
Year Team Games Tackles Interceptions Fumbles
GPGSCombTotalAstSckPDIntYdsAvgLngTDsFFFR
2018PHI 517700.000000000
2019GB 160302730.06177.07010
Career271373430.06177.07010
Source: NFL.com

Postseason
Year Team Games Tackles Interceptions Fumbles
GPGSCombTotalAstSckPDIntYdsAvgLngTDsFFFR
2019GB 211100.00000.00000
Career211100.00000.00000
Source: pro-football-reference.com

References
  1. Starr, Patrick (January 22, 2018). "Texans Meet Georgia State's Chandon Sullivan at the Senior Bowl". 247Sports.com. Retrieved October 25, 2018.
  2. Moore, Ben (April 22, 2018). "Chandon Sullivan Signs with the Philadelphia Eagles". PantherTalk.com. 247Sports.com. Retrieved December 13, 2018.
  3. Gowton, Brandon Lee (May 1, 2018). "Undrafted Free Agent Signings 2018 Tracker". Bleeding Green Nation. SB Nation. Retrieved October 25, 2018.
  4. Gallen, Daniel (September 2, 2018). "Philadelphia Eagles announce practice squad: Josh Adams, De'Vante Bausby and more return after clearing waivers". PennLive.com. Retrieved October 25, 2018.
  5. Foley, Graham (October 25, 2018). "CB Chandon Sullivan Promoted To Active Roster". PhiladelphiaEagles.com.
  6. Bowen, Les (October 28, 2018). "When Jalen Mills went down, Eagles' Rasul Douglas finally got a chance to play corner again". Philadelphia Inquirer. Retrieved October 28, 2018.
  7. Rosenblatt, Zack (November 25, 2018). "Eagles cornerback: Giants' Odell Beckham 'always wants a flag'". The Star-Ledger. NJ Advance Media. Retrieved November 25, 2018.
  8. McPherson, Chris (December 24, 2018). "Mike Wallace Activated From Injured Reserve". PhiladelphiaEagles.com.
  9. Kruse, Zach (May 6, 2019). "Packers signing former Eagles CB Chandon Sullivan". USA Today. Retrieved May 16, 2019.
  10. Bouda, Nate (May 1, 2019). "Eagles Waive Three Players". NFLTradeRumors.co.
  11. "Packers sign CB Chandon Sullivan and WR Darrius Shepherd". Packers.com. May 6, 2019.
  12. Kruse, Zach (September 5, 2019). "Green Bay Packers 2019 season preview". Packers Wire. Retrieved September 19, 2019.
  13. "Rodgers, Packers rule at home of Cowboys again in 34–24 win". ESPN. October 6, 2019. Retrieved October 6, 2019.
  14. "Packers tender all 5 exclusive rights free agents". packerswire.usatoday.com. March 17, 2020.
  15. Williams, Charean (April 27, 2020). "Allen Lazard, Chandon Sullivan sign tenders to return to Packers". NBCSports.com. Retrieved April 28, 2020.
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