Education
Morton attended South High School in Torrance, California, where he was a letterman in football.
Morton attended South High School in Torrance, California, where he was a letterman in football.
He was drafted from University of Southern California late in the fifth round of the 2000 NFL Draft by the New Orleans Saints. After a standout rookie year with the Saints, Morton played five more years between stints with the New York Jets, the Washington Redskins, and the New York Giants. Morton was part of the Green Bay Packers coaching staff during the Packers" 2010-"11 championship year.
He is currently on the Seattle Seahawks" coaching staff as a special teams assistant.
Morton was a running back for the University of Southern California Trojans in the late-1990s. A notable moment in Morton"s college football career was in 1999, when he guaranteed a University of Southern California victory prior to a game against the University of California, Los Angeles who carried an eight-game winning streak against the Trojans.
Morton ran for 143 yards in a University of Southern California victory. In 2010, it was named by Entertainment and Sports Programming Network as the fourth biggest moment in the University of Southern California-University of California, Los Angeles football rivalry.
Drafted 166th overall (the fifth round) of the 2000 NFL Draft by the New Orleans Saints, Morton became one of very few rookie running backs in Saints history to get significant playing time (16 games) and make an impact on offense and as a kick returner his first year in the prosecuting
He contributed a career-best receiving year 213 yards on 30 catches (71 yards per reception), plus 136 yards rushing, and 1,029 yards from 44 kick returns to the Saints" successful, 10-6 NFC West title-winning 2000 season. Morton"s postseason contributions were especially crucial to the 2000 Saints. He was a first alternate to the 2005 Pro Bowl as a kick returner.
His last year playing football was 2006 with the New York Giants, as he suffered a career-ending Anterior Cruciate Ligament tear in Week 16 while covering a punt.
On February 13, 2007, he was released by the Giants. Morton joined the Green Bay Packers in 2009 as the team’s coaching administrator, and he was promoted to assistant special teams coach in February 2010.
With a coaching staff shakeup following the Packers" 2013 season, he left Green Bay. He is currently with the Seattle Seahawks as a special teams assistant coach.
NFL records
Most kickoff return touchdowns in a single game: 2 (2002 vs Buffalo Bills) (tied with 9 others)
Longest overtime kickoff returned for a touchdown: 96 (2002 vs Buffalo Bills)
Most receptions in a playoff game by a rookie: 13 (2000)
Most receptions in a playoff game: 13 (2000) (tied with 3 others)
Chad Morton is of mixed ethnicity, Japanese and African American.
He is the younger brother of wide receiver Johnnie Morton and running back Michael Morton.