Florida analyst, former NFL linebacker Jamar Chaney expected to be hired as outside linebackers coach at Western Kentucky

Florida analyst Jamar Chaney is expected to be hired as the new outside linebackers coach at Western Kentucky, sources tell On3.

Chaney, a former Mississippi State and NFL linebacker, worked at Mississippi State as a senior analyst for two seasons prior to taking the analyst job at Florida last year after Billy Napier was hired as the Gators’ new head coach. Chaney, whose contributions with Florida included his recruiting prowess, previously worked for Florida as an assistant director of player personnel in 2019 under Dan Mullen.

Chaney, a Florida native, got his start in coaching as head coach at his high school alma mater, St. Lucie West Centennial, where he led the team to its first playoff appearance in seven years.

As a linebacker at Mississippi State, Chaney posted 286 career tackles and was a second-team All-SEC selection as a junior in 2007. He was a seventh-round pick of the Philadelphia Eagles in the 2010 NFL draft and played for the Eagles from 2010 to 2012 before a stint with the Oakland Raiders in 2013.

Chaney finished with NFL career with 163 tackles, including 92 for the Eagles in 2011.

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