Chase Young
American football player
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| March 10 2025 | New Orleans re-signed Young to a three-year contract worth $51 million. |
| July 18 2024 | Placed on the Active/Physically Unable to Perform (PUP) list by the New Orleans Saints. |
| July 18 2024 | Young was placed on the Active/Physically Unable to Perform (PUP) list. He finished the season with 31 total tackles and 5.5 sacks. |
| March 18 2024 | Chase Young signed a one-year contract with the New Orleans Saints. On the following day, he was informed he would need neck surgery that would likely cause him to miss part of training camp. |
| February 2024 | Participated in Super Bowl LVIII with the San Francisco 49ers, recording one sack in a 25-22 overtime loss to the Kansas City Chiefs. |
| 2023 | Young became a football ambassador for Klutch Athletics, a sportswear brand formed in partnership with New Balance. |
| 2023 | Washington Commanders declined his fifth-year rookie contract option prior to the season. |
| 2023 | Traded to the San Francisco 49ers and recorded a sack in Super Bowl LVIII. |
| November 1 2023 | Chase Young was traded from Washington to the San Francisco 49ers in exchange for a third-round pick in the 2024 NFL draft. |
| 2022 | Served as the honorary pace car driver for the Federated Auto Parts 400, a NASCAR Cup Series race in Richmond, Virginia. |
| 2022 | Made his return to playing in Week 16 against the 49ers. |
| 2022 | Sat out three games after returning to the active roster. |
| 2022 | Placed on the physically unable to perform list at the start of training camp, indicating a significant injury or recovery period. |
| November 21 2022 | Returned to the active roster after being on the physically unable to perform list. |
| 2021 | Performed guest vocals on the track 'Fire & Ice' from rapper Wale's album Folarin II. |
| 2021 | Chase Young suffered a significant knee injury during Week 10 against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, tearing his anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) and patellar tendon in his right knee. The injury required reconstruction surgery that involved grafting part of the patellar tendon from his other knee, resulting in an extended recovery period. |
| 2021 | Suffered a significant ACL tear, which led to a lengthy recovery period and caused him to miss most of the subsequent season. |
| 2020 | Made NFL debut with 1.5 sacks, four tackles, and a forced fumble in a win against the Philadelphia Eagles. |
| 2020 | Ranked 61st on the NFL Top 100 Players of 2021 list. |
| 2020 | Selected to the 2021 Pro Bowl, one of only two rookies in the league that year. |
| 2020 | Chase Young declared for the NFL draft, forgoing his senior year at Ohio State. He was widely considered the best overall prospect by media analysts. |
| 2020 | Attended the NFL Combine but deliberately chose not to participate in any workouts or drills, emphasizing he did not want to be a 'combine athlete'. |
| 2020 | Was one of 58 players invited to the NFL draft, which was uniquely held virtually due to COVID-19 social distancing regulations. |
| 2020 | Selected second overall by the Washington Redskins in the NFL draft and won the Defensive Rookie of the Year award. |
| December 2020 | Named a team captain and voted NFC's Defensive Player of the Month, becoming the first rookie in Washington's history to receive this distinction. |
| July 23 2020 | Signed a four-year rookie contract with the Washington Redskins worth $34.56 million, becoming the fourth consecutive defensive lineman drafted in the first round by the team. |
| 2019 | Wins multiple prestigious awards including the Bronko Nagurski Trophy, Chuck Bednarik Award, and Ted Hendricks Award. Becomes the seventh football player to win the Big Ten Jesse Owens Athlete of the Year. |
| 2019 | Named team captain for Ohio State. Sets school records with 4 sacks and 5 tackles for loss in a game against Wisconsin. |
| 2019 | During his college football career at Ohio State, Young became a unanimous All-American and Heisman Trophy finalist, breaking the school's single-season sack record with 16.5 sacks. |
| November 2019 | Suspended for two games by the NCAA for an unauthorized loan, which he later fully repaid. |
| 2018 | Becomes a starter in his sophomore season, recording 10.5 sacks while playing through sprains in both ankles. Scores three sacks in the 2018 Big Ten Football Championship Game against Northwestern. |
| 2017 | Young plays his freshman season, recording 3.5 sacks, 18 tackles, and a forced fumble for Ohio State. |
| July 2016 | Chase Young commits to Ohio State University, choosing the Buckeyes over schools like Alabama and Maryland, influenced by their family-oriented approach and desire to play under defensive line coach Larry Johnson. |
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