Doug Chapman Senior Analyst/Director of Player Development for Marshall Football

Life and Football

In this episode of the Life and Football Podcast our special guest is Doug Chapman. Doug Chapman is currently the Senior Analyst/Director of Player Development for Marshall Football. This was a great interview with Chapman! Chapman was in West Palm Beach, Florida for five years where he helped launch Sinclair Broadcast Group’s American Sports Network as an on-air host and Client Relations Manager. Prior to Florida, Chapman served as College Football analyst and Business Development Manager for Stadium Sports a digital sports network based in Chicago, Illinois. Chapman was an on-air host and college football analyst with ESPN, CBS and the Big Ten Network for nearly a decade. He also spent 2010 on staff at Georgia Tech as an Academic Advisor for the football program. After four seasons, which included a 2000 NFC Central Division championship as a running back with the Minnesota Vikings, Chapman suffered a career-ending injury in year five as a member of the San Diego Chargers. Upon retiring, he joined the NFL Players Association in Washington, D.C. Chapman served as the Assistant Salary Cap and Agent Administrator as well as content contributor for the NFLPA’s website. Chapman was inducted to the Marshall Athletics Hall of Fame in 2010 after serving as a member of four conference championship teams (1996-99). He rushed for 4,382 yards and 64 touchdowns in an honor-filled career. The Chesterfield, Va., native rushed for 1,238 yards as a freshman for the undefeated 1996 NCAA Division I-AA national champions. The Life and Football Podcast is available on the following platforms Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Anchor, Spotify, Breaker, Overcast Pocketcasts, Radio Public, Stitcher, Player FM, & YouTube!