Jamar Chaney, who suited up in Maroon and White from 2005-2009, officially joined the Baylor Bears staff this week as an assistant.
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00:00 A former Mississippi State star has officially been named the next inside linebackers coach
00:04 for the Baylor Bears.
00:06 Jamar Chaney, who suited up in maroon and white from 2005 to 2009, joins the Baylor
00:11 staff after spending last season as an assistant linebackers coach at Western Kentucky.
00:16 A former second team All-SEC linebacker for the Bulldogs, Chaney put together a legendary
00:20 career in his time in Starkville and spent four seasons in the NFL.
00:24 In his four seasons with Mississippi State, the Florida native finished with an impressive
00:28 286 career tackles, 4.5 sacks, and 2 interceptions.
00:32 His best year came as a junior in 2008 when Chaney finished with nearly 90 tackles and
00:36 was named second team All-SEC.
00:39 Chaney was a 7th round pick to the Eagles in 2010, and three seasons with a team who
00:42 notched 158 tackles and 3 interceptions before being released in 2013.
00:47 He saw brief stints with the Falcons and Raiders before officially retiring from playing the
00:51 following year.
00:53 Since then, Chaney has spent time learning under some of the nation's top football minds
00:56 as a coach.
00:57 He's worked under and alongside names such as Andy Reid, Todd Bowles, Mike Leach, and
01:01 even more.
01:02 While Baylor struggled last season, finishing 3-9 and last in the conference, the Bears
01:06 have a chance to bounce back quickly following the departure of some stiff competition from
01:10 the Big 12 in Oklahoma and Texas.
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