# Channing Crowder > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Channing_Crowder > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Channing_Crowder.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Channing_Crowder > Source revision: 1345914929 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{Short description|American football player (born 1983)}} {{BLP sources|date=July 2024}} {{Use American English|date=September 2024}} {{Use mdy dates|date=January 2019}} {{Infobox NFL biography | name = Channing Crowder | image = Channing Crowder Interview OCT2022.png | image_size = | alt = | caption = Crowder in 2026 | number = 52 | position = [Linebacker](/source/Linebacker) | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1983|12|2|mf=y}} | birth_place = [State College, Pennsylvania](/source/State_College%2C_Pennsylvania), U.S. | death_date = | death_place = | height_ft = 6 | height_in = 2 | weight_lbs = 250 | high_school = [North Springs](/source/North_Springs_Charter_High_School_of_Arts_and_Sciences) {{nowrap|([Sandy Springs, Georgia](/source/Sandy_Springs%2C_Georgia))}} | college = [Florida](/source/Florida_Gators_football) (2003–2004) | draftyear = 2005 | draftround = 3 | draftpick = 70 | pastteams = * [Miami Dolphins](/source/Miami_Dolphins) ({{NFL Year|2005}}–{{NFL Year|2010}}) | highlights = * First-team [All-American](/source/College_Football_All-America_Team) ([2004](/source/2004_College_Football_All-America_Team)) * 2× First-team [All-SEC](/source/List_of_All-SEC_football_teams) ([2003](/source/2003_All-SEC_football_team), [2004](/source/2004_All-SEC_football_team)) | statleague = NFL | statlabel1 = [Total tackles](/source/Tackle_(football_move)) | statvalue1 = 470 | statlabel2 = [Sacks](/source/Quarterback_sack) | statvalue2 = 2.5 | statlabel3 = [Forced fumbles](/source/Fumble) | statvalue3 = 3 | statlabel4 = [Fumble recoveries](/source/Fumble) | statvalue4 = 3 | statlabel5 = [Interception](/source/Interception)s | statvalue5 = 1 | pfr = CrowCh20 }} '''Randolph Channing Crowder Jr.''' (born December 2, 1983) is an American former professional [football](/source/American_football) player who was a [linebacker](/source/linebacker) for six seasons with the [Miami Dolphins](/source/Miami_Dolphins) of the [National Football League](/source/National_Football_League) (NFL). He played [college football](/source/college_football) for the [Florida Gators](/source/Florida_Gators_football), earning first-team [All-American](/source/College_Football_All-America_Team) honors in 2004. Crowder was selected by the Dolphins in the third round of the [2005 NFL draft](/source/2005_NFL_draft), and played his entire professional career with Miami. He currently co-hosts ''Hochman, Crowder & Solana'', weekdays from 2–6PM on FM 104.3 [WQAM](/source/WQAM). He also co-hosts The Pivot, alongside [Fred Taylor](/source/Fred_Taylor_(running_back)) and [Ryan Clark](/source/Ryan_Clark_(American_football)).{{cite news|work=NYPost.com|url=https://nypost.com/2022/05/27/the-pivot-podcast-is-shaking-the-athlete-media-paradigm/|title=Three ex-NFLers are shaking up the athlete-media paradigm with 'The Pivot'|date=May 27, 2022|first=Jared|last=Schwartz|accessdate=October 25, 2023}} He is currently a panelist on the weekly highlight show [Inside the NFL](/source/Inside_the_NFL), a role he has held since the show first moved to [The CW](/source/The_CW) in 2023. ==Early life== Crowder was born in [State College, Pennsylvania](/source/State_College%2C_Pennsylvania), the son of All-American defensive lineman [Randy Crowder](/source/Randy_Crowder) and Pauline Pope-Crowder. He was a highly regarded [linebacker](/source/linebacker) for [North Springs High School](/source/North_Springs_High_School) in [Sandy Springs, Georgia](/source/Sandy_Springs%2C_Georgia) who garnered prep [All-America](/source/All-America) recognition. He was named to SuperPrep's All-America Team and that publication ranked him among the nation's top 30 linebackers. He collected All-America honors from [PrepStar](/source/PrepStar) and that publication ranked him among the Southeast's top 10 linebackers. He garnered All-America honors from Rivals.com and that group ranked him among the nation's top 15 outside linebackers. As a senior, he recorded 114 tackles in 2001 with 7.5 sacks sacks while also rushing for over 800 yards. He was named one of the top four linebackers in the state of [Georgia](/source/Georgia_(U.S._state)) by the ''[Atlanta Journal-Constitution](/source/Atlanta_Journal-Constitution)''. He was team MVP in 2001. ===Prep awards and honors=== * North Springs Spartans MVP (2001) * PrepStar [All-America](/source/All-America)n (2001) * [Rivals.com](/source/Rivals.com) All-American (2001) * SuperPrep All-American (2001) ==College career== Crowder accepted an athletic scholarship to attend the [University of Florida](/source/University_of_Florida) in [Gainesville, Florida](/source/Gainesville%2C_Florida), where he played for coach [Ron Zook](/source/Ron_Zook)'s [Florida Gators football](/source/Florida_Gators_football) team in [2003](/source/2003_Florida_Gators_football_team) and [2004](/source/2004_Florida_Gators_football_team).''[http://web.gatorzone.com/football/media/2011/media_guide.pdf 2011 Florida Gators Football Media Guide] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120402035222/http://web.gatorzone.com/football/media/2011/media_guide.pdf |date=April 2, 2012 }}'', University Athletic Association, Gainesville, Florida, pp. 89, 97, 99, 101, 125, 180 (2011). Retrieved August 28, 2011. He was an original member of Florida's 2002 signing class, but delayed his enrollment until January 2003 in order to complete rehabilitation of his knee. He joined the Gators and practiced with the team prior to the 2003 [Outback Bowl](/source/Outback_Bowl). As a freshman in 2003, Crowder played in 11 games with nine starts. Those nine starts were the most by a freshman linebacker in school history. He would end up leading the nation in tackles by a freshman during the season. He ranked first among linebackers, first among Florida's true freshmen and tied for ninth on the team with 816 plays despite missing two games. He became the first true freshman of 2003 to start for the Gators and was the first true freshman linebacker to start since Travis Harris started four games in 2000. Crowder underwent arthroscopic knee surgery on October 1 prior to the [Mississippi](/source/2003_Ole_Miss_Rebels_football_team) game, and missed the game against the Rebels. He returned against eventual national champion [LSU](/source/2003_LSU_Tigers_football_team) 10 days after surgery to lead the linebacking unit with seven tackles. On the year, Crowder led the linebackers with 106 tackles (avg. 9.6 per game) – the second-highest total on the team. He also had five tackles for loss, two sacks, four pass breakups and a forced fumble. He led the defense with 12 tackles and one pass deflection against [Arkansas](/source/2003_Arkansas_Razorbacks_football_team), and led the defense against [Vanderbilt](/source/2003_Vanderbilt_Commodores_football_team) with a then career-high 15 tackles. Crowder caused [Kentucky](/source/2003_Kentucky_Wildcats_football) [quarterback](/source/quarterback) [Jared Lorenzen](/source/Jared_Lorenzen) to throw a game-turning interception, that set up a touchdown and gave Florida the win. As a team captain in 2004, he finished third on team with 73 tackles, earned the team's outstanding linebacker award. Crowder was the Gators' leader in tackles across six games, and was third on squad with 8.5 tackles for loss. He intercepted his first career pass against [Arkansas](/source/2004_Arkansas_Razorbacks_football_team) when he picked off a [Matt Jones](/source/Matt_Jones_(wide_receiver)) pass and returned it 22 yards in a 45–30 win. Crowder recorded a career-high two quarterback sacks against [LSU](/source/2004_LSU_Tigers_football_team)'s [JaMarcus Russell](/source/JaMarcus_Russell). He notched an SEC and career-best 18 tackles and forced the second fumble of his career against [Mississippi State](/source/2004_Mississippi_State_Bulldogs_football_team). On the year, he started seven of nine games before a mid-foot sprain in the first quarter of the [Georgia](/source/2004_Georgia_Bulldogs_football_team) game and missed almost all of the next three contest. He recovered his third career fumble and notched three tackles in the [Peach Bowl](/source/Peach_Bowl) against [Miami](/source/2004_Miami_Hurricanes_football_team). Following his second college season, Crowder was recognized as a first-team All-SEC selection and an [ESPN](/source/ESPN) All-American. ===Awards and honors=== * ''College Football News'' Freshman of the Year (2003) * ''[Knoxville News-Sentinel](/source/Knoxville_News-Sentinel)'' All-Freshman Team (2003) * [Rivals.com](/source/Rivals.com) Freshman All-American (2003) * Scripps/[FWAA](/source/Football_Writers_Association_of_America) Freshman All-American (2003) * ''[Sporting News](/source/Sporting_News)'' All-Freshman Team (2003) * [SEC](/source/Southeastern_Conference) All-Freshman Team (2003) * ''Sporting News'' SEC Defensive Freshman of the Year (2003) * Associated Press first-team All-SEC (2003) * Coaches second-team All-SEC (2003) * [ESPN](/source/ESPN) first-team All-American (2004) * Coaches first-team All-SEC (2004) * [Associated Press](/source/Associated_Press) second-team All-SEC (2004) * Florida Gators Defensive Co-Captain (2004) * Florida Gators Outstanding Linebacker (2004) ==Professional career== {{NFL predraft | height ft = 6 | height in = 2 1/4 | weight = 245 | dash = 4.71 | shuttle = 4.22 | cone drill = 6.60 | vertical = 35.5 | broad ft = 10 | broad in = 0 | note = All values from [NFL Combine](/source/NFL_Combine)/[Pro Day](/source/Pro_Day){{Cite web |url=https://draftscout.com/dsprofile.php?PlayerId=10490&DraftYear=2005 |title=Channing Crowder College Football Profile |website=DraftScout.com |access-date=April 24, 2025}} }} Crowder was originally drafted by the Miami Dolphins in the third round (70th overall) in the [2005 NFL draft](/source/2005_NFL_draft).{{Cite web |title=2005 NFL Draft Listing |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/2005/draft.htm |access-date=2023-05-07 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}} The pick used to select him was previously acquired from the [Chicago Bears](/source/Chicago_Bears) in the [Marty Booker](/source/Marty_Booker)-[Adewale Ogunleye](/source/Adewale_Ogunleye) trade from the year before. Then-head coach [Nick Saban](/source/Nick_Saban) was familiar with Crowder, having coached in the SEC at LSU before coming to Miami. thumb|right|Crowder (#52, right) leading the Dolphins' defense in 2009. Crowder signed a four-year contract with the team in July and went on to start 13 of the 16 games in which he played during his rookie season. He opened 11 games at the weakside spot and two in the middle. The Dolphins opened with either five or six defensive backs in the only three games he did not start. Along with [running back](/source/running_back) [Ronnie Brown](/source/Ronnie_Brown) and [cornerback](/source/cornerback) [Travis Daniels](/source/Travis_Daniels), 2005 marked the first time since 1996 that three or more Dolphin rookies opened at least ten games. Crowder ranked second on the team with 90 tackles, the highest total by a Dolphins rookie since [Zach Thomas](/source/Zach_Thomas) tallied 164 in 1996. It also was the fifth-highest total among [NFL](/source/NFL) rookies in 2005. Crowder added two fumble recoveries, two forced fumbles and four passes defensed on the year. He replaced an injured Thomas at middle linebacker for games during the season. During the year, he posted a season-high 10 tackles on two occasions. Crowder collected seven tackles against the [Tampa Bay Buccaneers](/source/2005_Tampa_Bay_Buccaneers_season) on October 16 and also recovered an [Earnest Graham](/source/Earnest_Graham) fumble that led to a Ronnie Brown eight-yard TD run on the next play from scrimmage. Crowder prevented a potential touchdown against the [Atlanta Falcons](/source/2005_Atlanta_Falcons_season) when he forced the ball loose from [fullback](/source/fullback_(American_football)) [Justin Griffith](/source/Justin_Griffith) with the Falcons at the Dolphins' 8 yard-line, and was recovered by Travis Daniels. Crowder also recovered a [J. P. Losman](/source/J._P._Losman) fumble against the [Buffalo Bills](/source/2005_Buffalo_Bills_season) on December 4. Crowder was once again a reliable starter in 2006 and continued to progress as a player. He finished second on the Dolphins with 104 tackles (behind only Zach Thomas) and had one sack for nine yards in losses that season. It was Crowder's first 100-tackle season of his career. He had four games of double-figure tackles, and tied or led the team in tackles three times and finished second on the team in tackles six times during the season. He started all 16 games during the regular season, though he suffered a hip injury on November 19 against the [Minnesota Vikings](/source/2006_Minnesota_Vikings_season) that forced him from that contest permanently. In week 12 of the 2008 season against the [New England Patriots](/source/2008_New_England_Patriots_season), he was ejected from the game after engaging in a fight with Patriots offensive tackle [Matt Light](/source/Matt_Light). An unrestricted free agent in the 2009 offseason, Crowder was re-signed to a three-year contract by the Dolphins on February 25, 2009.{{Cite web |last=Pasquarelli |first=Len |author-link=Len Pasquarelli |date=2009-02-26 |title=Source: LB Crowder re-signs with Dolphins |url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/news/story?id=3934941 |access-date=2025-08-03 |website=ESPN.com}} On December 6, 2009, against the [New England Patriots](/source/2009_New_England_Patriots_season), Crowder made his first career interception and also sealed the win off for the Dolphins. Crowder was placed on injured reserve on December 30. He suffered a right foot injury which made him miss a game versus the [Houston Texans](/source/2009_Houston_Texans_season). On July 29, 2011, the Dolphins released Crowder and then signed LB [Kevin Burnett](/source/Kevin_Burnett) from the [San Diego Chargers](/source/History_of_the_San_Diego_Chargers).{{cite web | last=Volin | first=Ben | title=Miami Dolphins release LB Channing Crowder and get a new quarterback (not Kyle Orton) | website=Palm Beach Post | date=2011-07-30 | url=https://www.palmbeachpost.com/story/sports/nfl/2011/07/30/miami-dolphins-release-lb-channing/7307989007/ | access-date=2024-12-14}} Just over a week later on August 9, 2011, Crowder abruptly announced his retirement from the NFL.{{cite web|url=http://www.sun-sentinel.com/sports/miami-dolphins/sfl-channing-crowder-retires-miami-dolphins-11,0,7926425.story|title=Former Miami Dolphins LB Channing Crowder announces retirement|work=South Florida Sun-Sentinel|first=Kevin|last=Lerner|date=August 9, 2011}} On February 1, 2012, Crowder appeared on the Super Bowl's Radio Row and announced his intention to restart his professional career.{{cite web |last=Silva |first=Evan |date=February 1, 2012 |title=Channing Crowder Plans Comeback, but not with Dolphins |url=https://www.nbcsports.com/nfl/profootballtalk/rumor-mill/news/channing-crowder-plans-comeback-but-not-with-dolphins |access-date=February 22, 2026 |work=NBC Sports}} ==NFL career statistics== {| class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" ! colspan="2"| Legend |- | '''Bold''' | Career high |} ===Regular season=== {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |- !rowspan="2"| Year !rowspan="2"| Team !colspan="2"| Games !colspan="5"| Tackles !colspan="5"| Interceptions !colspan="4"| Fumbles |- ! GP !! GS !! Cmb !! Solo !! Ast !! Sck !! TFL !! Int !! Yds !! TD !! Lng !! PD !! FF !! FR !! Yds !! TD |- ! [2005](/source/2005_NFL_season) !! [MIA](/source/2005_Miami_Dolphins_season) | '''16''' || 13 || 85 || 53 || 32 || 0.0 || 2 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 4 || '''1''' || '''2''' || 0 || 0 |- ! [2006](/source/2006_NFL_season) !! [MIA](/source/2006_Miami_Dolphins_season) | '''16''' || '''14''' || 104 || 61 || '''43''' || '''1.0''' || 3 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 4 || '''1''' || 0 || 0 || 0 |- ! [2007](/source/2007_NFL_season) !! [MIA](/source/2007_Miami_Dolphins_season) | 11 || 10 || 77 || 60 || 17 || 0.5 || 4 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 |- ! [2008](/source/2008_NFL_season) !! [MIA](/source/2008_Miami_Dolphins_season) | 15 || 13 || '''113''' || '''92''' || 21 || 0.0 || '''6''' || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || '''6''' || '''1''' || 1 || '''11''' || 0 |- ! [2009](/source/2009_NFL_season) !! [MIA](/source/2009_Miami_Dolphins_season) | 13 || 13 || 52 || 44 || 8 || '''1.0''' || 3 || '''1''' || '''2''' || 0 || '''2''' || 3 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 |- ! [2010](/source/2010_NFL_season) !! [MIA](/source/2010_Miami_Dolphins_season) | 11 || 11 || 39 || 33 || 6 || 0.0 || 2 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 2 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 |- ! colspan="2"| !! 82 !! 74 !! 470 !! 343 !! 127 !! 2.5 !! 20 !! 1 !! 2 !! 0 !! 2 !! 19 !! 3 !! 3 !! 11 !! 0 |} ===Playoffs=== {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |- !rowspan="2"| Year !rowspan="2"| Team !colspan="2"| Games !colspan="5"| Tackles !colspan="5"| Interceptions !colspan="4"| Fumbles |- ! GP !! GS !! Cmb !! Solo !! Ast !! Sck !! TFL !! Int !! Yds !! TD !! Lng !! PD !! FF !! FR !! Yds !! TD |- ! [2008](/source/2008_NFL_season) !! [MIA](/source/2008_Miami_Dolphins_season) | '''1''' || '''1''' || '''6''' || '''5''' || '''1''' || 0.0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 |- ! colspan="2"| !! 1 !! 1 !! 6 !! 5 !! 1 !! 0.0 !! 0 !! 0 !! 0 !! 0 !! 0 !! 0 !! 0 !! 0 !! 0 !! 0 |} ==Personal life== Crowder is the son of former NFL [defensive lineman](/source/defensive_lineman) [Randy Crowder](/source/Randy_Crowder), who was a sixth-round pick by the Dolphins in 1974. Channing is married to wife Aja, and the couple have appeared together on [VH1](/source/VH1) [reality television](/source/reality_television) series ''[Baller Wives](/source/Baller_Wives)''. Prior to the October 27, 2007 [Giants](/source/2007_New_York_Giants_season)–[Dolphins](/source/2007_Miami_Dolphins_season) game in [London](/source/London), [England](/source/England), Crowder reportedly stated he "couldn't find London on a map". He later implied that he did not believe there were any black people in London as well.{{cite web|url=http://deadspin.com/314977/channing-crowder-is-a-citizen-of-the-world|date=October 25, 2007|publisher=Deadspin|title=Channing Crowder Is A Citizen Of The World}} On January 23, 2008, Crowder lost control of his truck on a wet exit ramp and crashed it into a tree. He was unharmed and was charged with careless driving and leaving the scene of a crash.{{cite web|url=https://www.usatoday.com/sports/football/2008-01-23-2040193169_x.htm|title=Dolphins' Crowder crashes truck on Florida's Turnpike|work=USA Today|date=January 23, 2008|accessdate=August 9, 2011}} On June 27, 2011, Crowder insinuated on his new radio show that he had sold his jerseys while playing college football for the Florida Gators, but he later reiterated that he had not sold them. He was a commentator on [WQAM](/source/WQAM) during the [2011 NFL season](/source/2011_NFL_season). His midday show on WQAM with NBC 6 news anchor, Adam Kuperstein, was recently cancelled. He then co-hosted ''Hochman & Crowder'' (formerly ''Hochman, Crowder & Krantz'' until the departure of co-host Zach Krantz in May 2017) weekdays from 2-6PM on WQAM. In a 2012 interview with NFL Films, Crowder confessed to urinating in his pants "every game" while in the NFL.{{cite web | title=Channing Crowder Says He Peed in His Pants During 'Every Game' While He Was in NFL (Video) | website=NESN.com | date=2013-11-23 | url=https://nesn.com/2013/11/channing-crowder-says-he-peed-in-his-pants-during-every-game-while-he-was-in-nfl-video/ | access-date=2025-07-06}} He was a part of [Brandon Marshall](/source/Brandon_Marshall)'s podcast I AM ATHLETE, alongside [Chad Johnson](/source/Chad_Johnson) and [Fred Taylor](/source/Fred_Taylor_(running_back)). He currently co-hosts The Pivot with Taylor and [Ryan Clark](/source/Ryan_Clark_(American_football)). ==See also== {{Portal|American football|College football}} * [2004 College Football All-America Team](/source/2004_College_Football_All-America_Team) * [List of Florida Gators football All-Americans](/source/List_of_Florida_Gators_football_All-Americans) * [List of Florida Gators in the NFL draft](/source/List_of_Florida_Gators_in_the_NFL_draft) * [List of Miami Dolphins players](/source/List_of_Miami_Dolphins_players) {{clear}} ==References== {{Reflist|colwidth=30em}} ==External links== {{Commons}} *{{IMDb name| 3463458}} * [https://web.archive.org/web/20061021211036/http://www.gatorzone.com/football/bios.php?year=2004&sub=team&bio=crowder.html Channing Crowder] – Florida Gators player profile * [https://web.archive.org/web/20091003220056/http://www.miamidolphins.com/content/channing-crowder Channing Crowder] – Miami Dolphins player profile * [https://www.youtube.com/@thepivotpodcast/about The Pivot Podcast Youtube channel] {{Dolphins2005DraftPicks|state=collapsed}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Crowder, Channing}} Category:1983 births Category:Living people Category:All-American college football players Category:American football linebackers Category:North Springs High School alumni Category:Florida Gators football players Category:Miami Dolphins players Category:People from Sandy Springs, Georgia Category:People from State College, Pennsylvania Category:Players of American football from Centre County, Pennsylvania Category:Players of American football from Fulton County, Georgia Category:American sports podcasters Category:American podcasters on American football --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Channing Crowder](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Channing_Crowder) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Channing_Crowder?action=history)). 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