his final season with the Vikings, Chavous started all 16 games for a fourth straight season, recording 71 tackles and two interceptions. St. Louis Rams On March 13, 2006, Chavous signed a three-year contract with the St. Louis Rams as an unrestricted free agent. During the subsequent 2006 NFL Draft, he was an analyst alongside Mike Mayock and Rich Eisen for their draft coverage. In his first season, he equaled his career-high of 86 tackles and made one interception. In 2008, he started 14 games making 75 tackles and 3.5 sacks. On February 13, 2009, Chavous was released by the Rams. NFL statistics Post-playing career Chavous has been featured on various sports programs as an analyst of college football talent, especially in regards to their potential for the National Football League draft and is currently a color analyst and draft analyst for CBS Sports. Chavous was one of the lead analysts on the NFL Network's first-ever coverage of the draft at Radio City Music Hall in 2005. Along with host Rich Eisen and NFL Network draft guru Mike Mayock, the trio covered all of the NFL Network's two-day weekend. Chavous' website, DraftNastymagazine.com, covers the NFL Draft on a year-round basis. Chavous and his scouts tour college campuses to find NFL Draft prospects and related issues to spotlight. Personal life Chavous is the nephew of former Denver Broncos defensive end Barney Chavous. He is also the cousin of Fred Vinson, former NFL and Vanderbilt University football player. References External links St. Louis Rams bio – dead link DraftNastymagazine.com – Founder 1976 births Living people Sportspeople from Aiken, South Carolina American football safeties American football cornerbacks Vanderbilt Commodores football players National Conference Pro Bowl players Arizona Cardinals players Minnesota Vikings players St. Louis Rams players Players of American football from South Carolina College football announcers Ed Block Courage Award recipients