John Chiles

John Chiles (born October 9, 1988) is an American former professional football wide receiver. He played three years of professional football in the Canadian Football League, and spent time over three seasons with NFL and Arena Football teams. Prior to that he played college football at Texas.

He was at times a member of the New Orleans Saints, St. Louis Rams, Jacksonville Sharks, Toronto Argonauts, Chicago Bears, Saskatchewan Roughriders and Hamilton Tiger-Cats.

Early life Chiles attended Mansfield Summit High School in Arlington, Texas. He was a prep All-American and two-time district 4-5A MVP who was also a four-time honor roll student. During his four years in high school, he was a starter for three years; at both quarterback and wide receiver. In his final two years in high school, he totaled 2,036 yards passing, 694 yards receiving, 1,248 yards rushing. He finished his high school career in the 2007 U.S. Army All-American Bowl.

Besides playing football, Chiles also lettered three years in basketball and two years in track and field. He started as a quarterback, and during his freshman and sophomore years he played in 18 games in which he ran the ball more than he threw it - and sometimes lined up at both running back and receiver. In 2007 he was named a UT Outstanding Offensive Newcomer. As a WR over the next two seasons he caught 63 passes for 737 yards and 4 touchdowns and got his first starts. He also had 2 rushes for 18 yards. In his junior year, the Longhorns won the Big 12 and went to the 2010 BCS National Championship Game. He missed the last game of the season and the Big 12 Championship Game with an ankle injury and though he was healthy for the BCS championship he recorded no stats and did not come in for an injured Colt McCoy, with the quarterback duties handled by Garrett Gilbert. He led the team with 14.4 yards per receptions.

He graduated with a degree in corporate communications and was on the UT Athletic Director's Honor Roll.

Professional career

New Orleans Saints Chiles was undrafted but he was signed by the New Orleans Saints, after the lockout, on July 27, 2011 and was waived at the end of camp on August 30th.

Jacksonville Sharks In October of 2011 Chiles joined the Arena Football League and was assigned to the Jacksonville Sharks. When he was signed by the Rams, he was exempted from the Arena League. At the end of the NFL season he was activated but he never reported to the Sharks training camp.

St. Louis Rams Chiles was signed to the St. Louis Rams practice squad on November 30, 2011. He became a free agent at the end of the season, was re-signed by the Rams in January 2012 and then waived in February. Over the 2013-2014 seasons he had 73 receptions for 1200 yards and 9 touchdowns and helped the Argonauts reach the 2013 Eastern Conference finals.

Chicago Bears On January 27, 2015, Chiles was signed by the Chicago Bears to a reserve/future contract. He suffered a concussion during camp, was waived/injured on August 30, 2015 and then released in November.

Saskatchewan Roughriders On February 9, 2016, Chiles signed with the Saskatchewan Roughriders. He only saw action in the first three of the Riders’ eight games, collecting 135 yards and 3 touchdowns on 10 receptions, before he was released by the team on August 24, 2016. After spending some time on the injured list, he was moved to the active roster on September 22nd. On February 14, 2017 he became a free agent.

Later life Following the end of his football career, Chiles became a producer and director of commercials, docuseries and TV series for companies like Bleacher Report and SpringHill Company.