Corey Chavous

Corey Chavous

Corey Lamonte Chavous (/ˈtʃeɪvəs/; born January 5, 1976) was an American football safety who is currently retired. Chavous played 11 years in the NFL for three different teams, primarily as a safety but also as a cornerback. Chavous was known as one of the most instinctive safeties of his era and was a Pro Bowl selection in 2003. During his career, he was a regular NFL draft television analyst. He is the founder of the media company and website DraftNasty.com, which specializes in coverage of the major sports with an emphasis on scouting and professional drafts.

Chavous was drafted by the Arizona Cardinals in the second round of 1998 NFL Draft. He played college football at Vanderbilt. Chavous played four years for the Minnesota Vikings and three years for the St. Louis Rams. He appeared on ESPN's coverage of the NFL Draft from 1999-2004. He was one of the initial main athletes involved in ESPN's Players Roundtable during the coverage of the draft.

Chavous went on to be one of the lead analysts on the NFL Network's first ever coverage of the draft in Radio City Music Hall in 2005. Along with host Rich Eisen and NFL Network draft guru Mike Mayock, the trio covered all of the NFL Network's two-day weekend.

Chavous is the nephew of former Denver Broncos defensive end Barney Chavous. He is also the cousin of Fred Vinson, former NFL and Vanderbilt University football player.