Chris Chester

• Games Played/Started: (2006, 11/4); (2007, 16/5); (2008, 16/11); (2009, 9/9) Total 52/29
• Tremendous athlete whose great footwork and leverage allow him to play both guard and center positions
• Enters 2009 with 43 regular season games played, including 20 starts in 3 NFL seasons
• Also has played in 4 postseason games, starting 3
• Saw action in all 16 regular season games in 2008, starting 11 at RG after being switched back from TE after a season-ending knee injury to RG Marshal Yanda in game 5
• Helped protect Ravens QBs, allowing them time to complete a franchise-record 341 passes (61.2%) for 3,308 yards and helped open holes, allowing the Ravens to rush for 1,797 yards and 11 TDs in 2007
• Gained valuable playing time as a rookie (2006), seeing action in 11 games, starting 4.

• Chris Chester was selected by the Ravens in the 2nd round (56th overall) of the 2006 NFL Draft.

• 2009: Game 9 at Cle. (11/16): Started at RG and helped the Ravens rush for 134 yards (and a TD) in the 16-0 win.
• Game 8 at Cin. (11/8): Started at RG and helped protect QB Joe Flacco, allowing him to complete 18 passes for 195 yards, a 10.8 avg. against the Bengals.
• Game 7 vs. Den. (11/1): Played in his 50th-career game when he started at RG and was part of a line that helped pave the way for 125 team rushing yards and 1 TD against the Broncos...Also protected QB Joe Flacco, allowing him to complete a franchise-record-tying 80% of his passes (20 of 25) in the 30-7 victory.
• Game 6 at Min. (10/18): Started at RG and helped protect QB Joe Flacco, allowing him to throw for a career-high 385 yards, including 2 TDs against the Vikings...Also helped open holes, allowing the Ravens to rush for 2 TDs and average 4.5 yards per carry.
• Game 5 vs. Cin. (10/11): Started at RG and helped pave the way for the Ravens to average 4.6 yards per carry against the Bengals.
• Game 4 at NE (10/4): Started at RG and helped the Ravens average 6.8 yards per rush (17 att. for 116 yards)...Also protected QB Joe Flacco, allowing him to attempt a career-high 47 passes (27 completions) for 264 yards and 2 TDs against the Patriots.
• Game 3 vs. Cle. (9/27): Started at RG and helped protect Flacco, allowing him to complete 71.4% of his passes (25 of 35) for a career-high 342 yards and 1 TD in the 34-3 victory...The offense racked up 479 total yards against the Browns.'
• Game 2 at SD (9/20): Started at RG and helped protect Flacco, allowing him to post a 96.6 QB rating, throwing for 190 yards and 2 TDs in the 31-26 win...Also helped open holes, helping the Ravens to rush for 130 yards and 2 TDs against the Chargers.
• Game 1 vs. KC (9/13): Started at RG and helped set a Ravens’ franchise record with 501 total yards...Helped pave the way for 198 yards rushing and protected Flacco, allowing him to throw for a career-high 307 yards and 3 TDs in the 38-24 win.
• 2008: Saw action in all 16 regular season games, starting 11 at RG after being switched back from TE after a season-ending knee injury to RG Marshal Yanda in game 5 (Chester worked at both TE and O-line in 2008 training camp)
• Helped pave the way for the Ravens to rush for 2,376 yards and a franchise-record 20 TDs, including 902 yards and 10 TDs by Pro Bowl FB Le’Ron McClain
• Also helped protect rookie QB Joe Flacco, allowing him to complete 257 of 428 passes (60.0%) for 2,971 yards and 14 TDs for an 80.3 QB rating (4th-best single-season mark in franchise history)
• The O-line also allowed the 2nd-fewest sacks in franchise history (33)
• Started all 3 postseason games, helping pave the way for the Ravens to rush for 274 yards and 4 TDs and was part of a line that allowed just 3 sacks in 78 pass plays in the playoffs.
• 2007: Saw action in all 16 games, starting 5 (4 at RG and 1 at center)
• Helped protect Ravens QBs, allowing them time to complete a franchise-record 341 passes (61.2%) for 3,308 yards and helped open holes, allowing the Ravens to rush for 1,797 yards and 11 TDs.
• 2006: Saw action in 11 games, starting 4
• Helped protect Ravens QBs, allowing a franchise-low 17 sacks, the 2nd-fewest (Ind. - 15) in the NFL in 2006
• Also helped pave the way for the Ravens to rush for 1,637 yards and 11 TDs
• Started his 1st-career game at RG and helped Jamal Lewis rush a career-high-tying 3 TDs and protected QB Steve McNair, allowing him to post an 89.9 QB rating, completing 70.6% of his passes for 236 yards and no INTs in the 24-10 win in game 10 vs. Atl. (11/19)
• Saw his 1st-career NFL action on special teams in game 5 at Den. (10/9).

• Found a home on the OL as a senior
• Came to the Sooner program as a 220-pound TE, adding over 60 pounds during college
• Appeared in 22 career games, starting 9
• Collected 25 knockdown blocks for a Sooner offense that averaged 355.1 ypg in 2005
• Posted 5 TD-resulting blocks that season
• Played 3 positions on offense (TE, RG and C)
• Used mostly on special teams as a junior
• Redshirted as a freshman in 2001
• Political science major.

• Two-time Golden West All-League and 1st-team All Orange County selection by the Los Angeles Times
• Chester was rated the 8th-best TE in the nation by Rivals.com during his senior year at Tustin (CA) HS
• Gained 815 yards with 11 TDs receiving as a senior and rushed for 450 yards and 5 scores
• Earned the League Defensive Player of the Year honors as a small forward on the basketball team as a junior
• Was an accomplished basketball player and discus thrower
• Participated in the annual Gridiron Halloween party benefiting Goodwill Industries of the Chesapeake in 2006
• Chris attended the Abilities Network Fundraiser in Nov. 2007
• The Network raises money and awareness for children with neurological dieseases
• Chester attended “An Evening Ringside”, a boxing event raising funds for the Jonathan Ogden Foundation in Oct. 2008
• In Nov. 2008, Chester attended the play “How the Grinch Stole Christmas” and a private reception for youth at the Hippodrome in Baltimore
• Chester was 1 of 32 players to attend The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania (Feb. 24-27 and March 25-27, 2009)
• The Wharton program focuses on a broad range of business topics, including financial analysis, entrepreneurship, real estate development, stock market investing, negotiation skills, risk management, and community reinvestment
• Attendees work on individual real estate, entrepreneurial and personal finance projects during the month between the program’s 2 sessions
• Chris and his wife, Kirbie, have a son, Sean Hendrix
• Full name: Christopher Sean Chester.

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