Chad Owens
| No. 2 Saskatchewan Roughriders | |
Chad Owens, during practice session, Sept. 2012.
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| Date of birth | April 3, 1982 |
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| Place of birth | Honolulu, Hawaii |
| Career information | |
| Status | Active |
| CFL status | International |
| Position(s) | WR/KR |
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (173 cm) |
| Weight | 180 lb (82 kg) |
| College | Hawaii |
| NFL draft | 2005 / Round: 6 / Pick: 185 |
| Drafted by | Jacksonville Jaguars |
| Career history | |
| As player | |
| 2005–2006 | Jacksonville Jaguars |
| 2007 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers* |
| 2007 | Jacksonville Jaguars |
| 2008 | Colorado Crush |
| 2009 | Montreal Alouettes |
| 2010–2015 | Toronto Argonauts |
| 2016 | Hamilton Tiger-Cats |
| 2017–present | Saskatchewan Roughriders |
| *Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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| CFL All-Star | 2010, 2011, 2012, 2014 |
| CFL East All-Star | 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014 |
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Chad Owens (born April 3, 1982) is a professional Canadian football wide receiver and kick returner for the Saskatchewan Roughriders of the Canadian Football League. He was drafted by the Jacksonville Jaguars in the sixth round of the 2005 NFL Draft. He played college football at Hawaii and spent six seasons playing for the Toronto Argonauts.
Chad Owens attended Roosevelt High School in Honolulu, Hawaii, and he was a three sport letterwinner and star in football, basketball, and track. In football, as a senior, he was an All-OIA white division selection, and an All-State honorable mention. As a sophomore, he garnered first team All-OIA Red Division honors, and All-State honorable-mention accolades. He was also a basketball star and as a senior, he led his team to the OIA state basketball championship. He is married to Rena Owens, with whom he has three children - Chad Jr., Areana, and Sierra-Lynn.
Owens became a bigger star after joining the University of Hawaii football team as a wide receiver, punt returner and kick returner. He became the featured receiver in June Jones's Run & Shoot offense, and became the number one receiver for quarterback Timmy Chang. Owens was instrumental on the Warriors teams that won both the Hawaii Bowl in 2003 and 2004 by beating the University of Houston and the University of Alabama at Birmingham.
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