Chris Sanders
Chris Sanders is a businessman, community activist, world-class
athlete and a man of passion and compassion. Always ambitious and
goal oriented, at only 38 years of age, Sanders has received
numerous awards and accolades for both his work on and off the
football field.Chris Sanders is a seven-year NFL veteran with the
Tennessee Titans, has 177 receptions for 3,285 yards and 17
touchdowns during his career. In 1996, Sanders had a career-best 48
catches for 882 yards. The 6-foot-1, 188-pound Sanders played
football and ran track for his alma mater Ohio State before being
drafted for the Tennessee Titans – WR #18. Chris Sanders has shown
tremendous commitment to the community.
Through the Sanders Foundation, Sanders has helped line up housing
for many families who otherwise would be without it. He was the
second recipient of the Pro Football Weekly Arthur S. Arkush
Humanitarian Award. The award recognizes an NFL player whose
contributions to the community and charitable causes are both
outstanding and hands-on. The foundation also helps the needy by
providing food and clothing for people in homeless shelters and
buying Christmas presents to spread holiday cheer. Sanders often
delivers the supplies himself and helps prepare food at the
shelters.