Professional Career
Chandler was drafted by the Buffalo Bills in the 4th round pick in the 1968 NFL/AFL common draft. He was converted into playing inside linebacker as a professional to take advantage of his speed and agility. Chandler played 1968-1972 for the Buffalo Bills and the New England Patriots in 1973. Before ending his football career he played his last year with the Birmingham Americans of the then World Football League where he helped them to win the World Championship. But Chandler’s biggest moment happened on November 1, 1970 during week 7 of the American Football Conference season. Chandler scored his one and only touchdown as a professional player. It came in the first quarter against the then Boston Patriots when he intercepted the ball and returned it 58 yards to the end zone. Chandler also played with NFL greats like (the Juice) O.J. Simpson, and the honorable congressman Jack Kemp. In 1974, he signed up with the Birmingham Americans of the upstart World Football League.
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