Chilo Rachal (born March 15, 1986) is an American former professional football player who was a guard in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the USC Trojans and was selected by the San Francisco 49ers in the second round of the 2008 NFL draft.
 Rachal during his time at USC | |||||||
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| Position: | Guard | ||||||
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| Born: | March 15, 1986 Compton, California, U.S. | ||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | ||||||
| Weight: | 323 lb (147 kg) | ||||||
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| High school: | Dominguez (Compton) | ||||||
| College: | USC | ||||||
| NFL draft: | 2008 / round: 2 / pick: 39 | ||||||
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Early life
editHe played high school football at Dominguez High School in Compton, where he was a 2003 Super Prep and Prep Star All-American his senior year. Regarded as a four-star recruit by Rivals.com, Rachal was listed as the No. 12 offensive tackle prospect in the class of 2004.[1]
College career
editRachal redshirted his freshman year at offensive guard and tackle in the 2004 season. In the 2005 season he appeared in all 13 games as a backup offensive guard and on special teams. As a redshirt sophomore, he started all 12 games at right offensive guard in the 2006 season, earning a spot on the All-Pacific-10 Conference second-team.
For the 2007 season, the redshirt junior again started at right guard. Despite missing three games due to a sprained knee suffered against Washington, Rachal was named to the 2007 All-Pacific-10 Conference First-team Offense.[2][3] At the end of the season, Rachal's father, Charles, mentioned that his son had told him he was declaring for the 2008 NFL draft due to family medical issues.[4][5] The month following his father's comment, Rachal stated his 64-year-old father, who works in construction, had recently suffered two hernias, and has tendinitis in his knees and his mother had been diagnosed with an abdominal growth the size of a six-month-old child, though he was unclear whether it was benign or malignant. His mother had informed him of her condition after the 2007 regular season. The only underclassman at USC to leave that year, Rachal stated "I had to do what was best for my family."[6]
Professional career
edit| Height | Weight | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20-yard shuttle | Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump | Bench press | |||
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| 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) |
315 lb (143 kg) |
5.16 s | 1.80 s | 3.01 s | 5.14 s | 8.01 s | 25+1⁄2 in (0.65 m) |
9 ft 0 in (2.74 m) |
28 reps | |||
| All values from NFL Combine[7] | ||||||||||||
San Francisco 49ers
editRachal was selected in the second round with the 39th overall pick by the San Francisco 49ers in the 2008 NFL draft.[8]
Rachal was signed to a four-year deal.[9]
Rachal started the last 6 games of the 2008 season, then started 15 of 16 games in 2009. Rachal started 14 of 15 games played in 2010. During the 2011 season, Rachal was assigned to second string behind starting Right Guard Adam Snyder, although he did start 3 games at the position.
Chicago Bears
editOn April 18, 2012, he signed a contract with the Chicago Bears to a one-year deal.[10] It was announced on November 21, 2012 that Rachal had left the team for "personal reasons". He was placed on the reserve/left squad list.[11] On November 22, Rachal was placed on reserve/non-football injury, and was ruled out for the remainder of the 2012 season.[12]
Arizona Cardinals
editOn April 10, 2013 Rachal signed with the Arizona Cardinals.[13] He was released on August 30, 2013.
References
edit- ^ "Offensive tackles 2004". Rivals.com. January 26, 2004.
- ^ Gregg Bell, After falling to No. 2, USC seeking an Oregon State-type wakeup[permanent dead link], Associated Press, September 30, 2007.
- ^ Pac-10 Football Awards and All-Conference Team Announced Archived February 12, 2009, at the Wayback Machine, Pacific-10 Conference, December 3, 2007.
- ^ Gary Klein, Rachal to leave Trojans early, Los Angeles Times, January 11, 2008.
- ^ "Lone USC junior at Combine had no choice but to go pro". Archived from the original on February 25, 2008. Retrieved February 22, 2008.
- ^ Farmer, Sam (February 22, 2008). "Family issues send USC's Rachal into NFL draft". Los Angeles Times.
- ^ "Chilo Rachal Draft Profile". NFLDraftScout.com. Retrieved October 20, 2010.
- ^ "2008 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved May 11, 2023.
- ^ Coolong, Neal (July 16, 2008). "San Francisco inks second-rounder Rachal". Realfootball365.com. Archived from the original on February 1, 2013. Retrieved July 21, 2008.
- ^ "Bears agree to terms with ex-49ers guard Chilo Rachal". ChicagoTribune.com. April 18, 2012.
- ^ "Rachal leaves Bears for personal reasons". chicagobears.com. Retrieved November 21, 2012.
- ^ Mayer, Larry (November 22, 2012). "Cutler practices on a limited basis". Chicago Bears. Archived from the original on November 27, 2012. Retrieved November 22, 2012.
- ^ "Cardinals Sign Chilo Rachal". Archived from the original on April 14, 2013. Retrieved April 10, 2013.
External links
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- Chicago Bears bio
- San Francisco 49ers bio
- USC Trojans bio Archived 2008-02-12 at the Wayback Machine