Black and Gold 2009 Draft Class Bio: Chip Vaughn

By
for NFLSportChannel.com

Published: June 3, 2009

commentComment        

... the New Orleans Saints 2009 draft class.

Clarence B. "Chip" Vaughn was the other half of the Wake Forest pair taken by the Saints.

Vaughn grew up in Fairfax, Virginia and attended high school at Robinson Secondary. The 6'2, 215 pound defensive back played safety at Wake Forest after enrolling as a wide receiver.

He was ranked at the tenth best player in Virginia coming into college, and was picked by the Saints in the fourth round with the 116th overall pick in the 2009 NFL Draft after the Saints' secondary was plagued with coverage issues.

The team released safeties Josh Bullocks and Kevin Kaeshviharn shortly before the draft.

The Saints also signed free agent safety Darren Sharper.

Vaughn was the second defensive back picked in the draft by the Saints, along with their first round pick, Ohio State's Malcolm Jenkins.

In his four-year career with the Demon Deacons, Vaughn recorded 258 total tackles in 50 games. He also defen...

Read Complete Article at Bleacher Report - NFL
Article Source: BleacherReport.com


Comments