Chad Oliver Scott was an American football

American football

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 cornerback

Cornerback

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 who retired in 2008. He was a surprise number 1 draft choice for the Pittsburgh Steelers

Pittsburgh Steelers

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, who picked him 24th overall in the 1997 NFL Draft

1997 NFL Draft

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. He played college football

College football

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 at Maryland

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College career

Scott attended Towson University

Towson University

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 and the University of Maryland

University of Maryland, College Park

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 where he was a kinesiological sciences major.

Professional career

To date, Chad Scott has 0 sacks, 21 interceptions, and 4 touchdowns off interceptions. He was originally drafted by the Pittsburgh Steelers

Pittsburgh Steelers

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 as the 24th pick in the first round of the 1997 NFL Draft

1997 NFL Draft

The 1997 NFL Draft was the procedure by which National Football League teams selected amateur college football players. It is officially known as the NFL Annual Player Selection Meeting. The draft was held April 19–20, 1997. No teams elected to claim any players in the supplemental draft that...

. He was released by the Steelers on February 25, 2005. He was signed by the Patriots as a free agent

Free agent

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on April 26, 2005. Scott suffered a knee injury during the first week of 2007 training camp and was placed on Injured Reserve by the Patriots. He did not play in the 2007 season.