Chase Litton (born October 5, 1995) is an

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who is a free agent. He played

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. He was signed by the

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as an undrafted free agent in 2018.

Early years

Litton attended Wharton High School in

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. As a senior in 2013, he threw for nearly 2,200 yards and 13 touchdowns. He originally committed to play football for the

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, but decommitted before his senior year. He then did not sign with any school on 2014

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and announced that he would be attending a prep school and that he would reclassify into the class of 2015. However, Litton chose not to attend prep school and instead committed to play football for the

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as a class of 2014 recruit.

College career

As a freshman in 2015, Litton was not originally the Thundering Herd's starting quarterback, but took over the starting role in the third game of the season. In 11 games, Litton threw for 2,605 yards and 23 touchdowns, a Marshall freshman record. In 2016, as a sophomore, Litton started ten games at quarterback, missing two games due to both injury and suspension. He threw for 2,612 yards and 24 touchdowns against nine interceptions. As a junior in 2017, Litton started all 13 of Marshall's games, completing 266 of 443 passes for 3,115 yards and 25 touchdowns. After the season, Litton declared for the

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Professional career

Kansas City Chiefs

After going undrafted in the

, Litton signed with the

as an undrafted free agent on May 5, 2018. He was waived on September 1, 2018 and was signed to the practice squad the next day. He signed a reserve/future contract with the Chiefs on January 23, 2019. On August 31, 2019, Litton was waived as part of final roster cuts.

Jacksonville Jaguars

On September 2, 2019, Litton was signed to the

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' practice squad. He was released on October 21, 2019.

Seattle Dragons

Litton was allocated to the

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before the

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on November 22, 2019.

Tampa Bay Vipers

Litton was traded to the

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on January 19, 2020. He was waived on March 6, 2020.

Ottawa Redblacks

Litton signed with the

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of the CFL on March 11, 2021. He was released on July 10, 2021.

Winnipeg Blue Bombers

On May 1, 2022 the

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announced they had signed Litton. He was released on June 18, 2022.

Calgary Stampeders

On November 22, 2022, Litton signed with the

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of the

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(CFL). He was released on September 26, 2023.

References

External links

Marshall bio
{{DEFAULTSORT:Litton, Chase 1995 births Living people Players of American football from Tampa, Florida Players of Canadian football from Tampa, Florida American football quarterbacks Marshall Thundering Herd football players Kansas City Chiefs players Jacksonville Jaguars players Seattle Dragons players Tampa Bay Vipers players Ottawa Redblacks players