{{Short description|American gridiron football player (born 1988)}} {{Use mdy dates|date=July 2024}} {{Infobox NFL biography | name = Chris Randle | image = 2019, 07, Chris Randle.jpg | caption = Randle before a Ottawa Redblacks game in 2019 | number = 7 | position = Defensive back | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1988|6|18}} | birth_place = Berkeley, California, U.S. | death_date = | death_place = | height_ft = 5 | height_in = 11 | weight_lbs = 193 | high_school = Golden Valley {{nowrap|(Merced, California)}} | college = Utah State | undraftedyear = 2011 | pastteams = * Dallas Cowboys ({{NFL Year|2011}})* * Calgary Stampeders ({{CFL Year|2012}}–{{CFL Year|2013}}) * Winnipeg Blue Bombers ({{CFL Year|2014}}–{{CFL Year|2018}}) * Ottawa Redblacks ({{CFL Year|2019}}) | highlights = * CFL All-Star (2017) * CFL West All-Star (2017) | status = | cflstatus = International | cflstatseason = | cflstatlabel1 = Sacks | cflstatvalue1 = 3.0 | cflstatlabel2 = Interceptions | cflstatvalue2 = 17 | cfl = chris-randle/158478/ | pfr = RandCh00 }} '''Chris Randle''' (born June 18, 1988) is an American former professional football defensive back. He played college football at Utah State. He was a member of the Calgary Stampeders, Winnipeg Blue Bombers, and Ottawa Redblacks in the Canadian Football League (CFL) and the Dallas Cowboys in the National Football League (NFL).

==Professional career==

[[File:Winnipeg Blue Bombers Preseason June 13 vs OTT (27462850240) (cropped).jpg|left|thumb|Randle with the Winnipeg Blue Bombers in 2016]]

===Dallas Cowboys=== After going undrafted in the 2011 NFL draft Randle signed with the Dallas Cowboys in July 2011.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.deseretnews.com/article/700166516/Utah-State-football-Former-Aggies-including-Diondre-Borel-sign-NFL-free-agent-contracts.html?pg=all | archive-url=https://archive.today/20140805192147/http://www.deseretnews.com/article/700166516/Utah-State-football-Former-Aggies-including-Diondre-Borel-sign-NFL-free-agent-contracts.html?pg=all | url-status=dead | archive-date=August 5, 2014 | title=Utah State football: Former Aggies including Diondre Borel sign NFL free agent contracts | publisher=Deseret News | date=July 28, 2011 | access-date=August 7, 2014}}</ref>

===Calgary Stampeders=== Randle signed with the Calgary Stampeders on May 22, 2012.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.utahstateaggies.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/052212aaa.html | title=Former USU Football Player Chris Randle Signs With Calgary Stampeders | publisher=utahstateaggies.com | date=May 22, 2012 | access-date=August 7, 2014}}</ref> 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 Winnipeg Blue Bombers.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.bluebombers.com/article/bombers-acquire-chris-randle-from-calgary | title=BOMBERS ACQUIRE CHRIS RANDLE FROM CALGARY | publisher=bluebombers.com | date=February 10, 2014 | access-date=August 7, 2014 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140808051735/http://www.bluebombers.com/article/bombers-acquire-chris-randle-from-calgary | archive-date=August 8, 2014 | url-status=dead }}</ref> 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.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.tsn.ca/bombers-sign-all-star-cb-randle-1.973023|title=Bombers sign All-Star CB Randle - Article - TSN|date=January 19, 2018|work=TSN|access-date=January 22, 2018}}</ref> He was released by the Bombers on January 9, 2019.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.tsn.ca/blue-bombers-release-veteran-cb-randle-1.1238904|title=Blue Bombers release veteran CB Randle|date=January 9, 2019|access-date=January 9, 2019}}</ref>

=== Ottawa Redblacks === On January 25, 2019 Randle and the Ottawa Redblacks agreed to a one-year contract.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cfl.ca/2019/01/25/redblacks-ink-former-bomber-db-randle-extend-qb-davis/|title=REDBLACKS ink former Bomber DB Randle; extend QB Davis|date=2019-01-25|website=CFL.ca|language=en|access-date=2019-01-26}}</ref>

==Statistics== {| BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="1" CELLSPACING="0" width="65%" style="text-align:center" |- bgcolor="#e0e0e0" ! colspan="2" | ! rowspan="101" bgcolor="#ffffff" | &nbsp; ! colspan="7" | Defence |- bgcolor="#e0e0e0" ! Year ! Team ! Games ! Tackles ! ST ! Sacks ! Int ! TD ! FF |- ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#f0f0f0" |2012 |CGY |15 |34 |8 |0 |1 |0 |0 |- |2013 |CGY |16 |34 |8 |1 |4 |1 |1 |- ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#f0f0f0" |2014 |WPG |18 |42 |21 |0 |2 |1 |1 |- |2015 |WPG |10 |33 |7 |1 |1 |0 |0 |- ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#f0f0f0" |2016 |WPG |12 |30 |8 |0 |2 |0 |2 |- |2017 |WPG |18 |60 |4 |1 |5 |2 |0 |- |- ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#f0f0f0" |2018 |WPG |17 |57 |5 |0 |2 |0 |0 |- |2019 |OTT |16 |47 |0 |0 |1 |0 |0 |- bgcolor="#e0e0e0" ! colspan="2" |CFL totals !122 !332 !61 !3 !18 !4 !4 |}

==References== {{reflist}}

==External links== {{commons}} * [https://web.archive.org/web/20140813005319/http://www.utahstateaggies.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/randle_chris00.html Utah State bio] * [https://web.archive.org/web/20151005214414/http://www.bluebombers.com/roster/show/id/5247 Winnipeg Blue Bombers bio]

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