Chris Worley (born September 15, 1995) is a former

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. He played

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Early life and high school

Worley was born and raised in

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and attended

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. He played

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for the Tarblooders under coach

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and registered 161 total tackles, 13 sacks, eight interceptions and seven forced fumbles over four years. As a senior, Worley was named first-team All-State after recording 89 tackles with nine sacks, five interceptions returned for touchdowns and five forced fumbles. Ranked the 20th overall prospect in Ohio by

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and 25th overall by ESPN, Worley committed to Ohio State over offers from Arkansas, Georgia Tech, West Virginia, Pittsburgh, Michigan State, Illinois and Cincinnati.

College career

Worley played four seasons for the Buckeyes, appearing in 50 games and starting 24 at three different linebacker positions. As a freshman, Worley played in 14 games (one start) as the Buckeyes went on to win the

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. As a junior, he recorded 70 tackles, with 4.5 tackles for loss, a forced fumble and an interception and was named honorable mention All-

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. Worley missed three games of his senior season due to a foot injury but still accumulated 56 tackles. Over the course of his collegiate career, Worley made 154 tackles (11 for loss), two sacks, and six pass breakups.

Professional career

Cincinnati Bengals

Worley signed with the

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as an

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on April 28, 2018. Worley was among the final cuts at the end of training camp and was subsequently re-signed by the Bengals to their practice squad on September 3, 2018. Worley was promoted to the Bengals' active roster on December 18, 2018 for the final two games of the season. Worley made his NFL debut on December 23, 2018 in a 26–18 loss to the

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. Worley appeared in two games with two tackles in his rookie season. On July 30, 2019, Worley was waived by the Bengals.

Seattle Seahawks

On August 6, 2019, Worley was signed by the

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, but was waived four days later.

Philadelphia Eagles

On August 19, 2019, Worley signed with the

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. He was waived during final roster cuts on August 30, 2019.

References

External links

Cincinnati Bengals bio
{{DEFAULTSORT:Worley, Chris 1995 births Living people Glenville High School alumni Players of American football from Cleveland American football linebackers Ohio State Buckeyes football players Cincinnati Bengals players Seattle Seahawks players Philadelphia Eagles players