Patrick Chung

His mother is Sophia George, who was a one-hit wonder in the UK with her 1985 hit "Girlie Girlie" that reached number one in Jamaica, topping the RJR chart for 11 weeks, and was also a Top-10 hit in the UK.

At the time of recording Sophia worked as a teacher of hearing impaired learners.

Patrick Christopher Chung (born August 19, 1987) is a Chinese Jamaican-American former football safety who played in the National Football League (NFL) for 12 seasons, primarily with the New England Patriots.

She married her manager Ronald Chung (Patrick's father), with whom she relocated to Miami in the mid-1990s and later settled in Los Angeles.

Patrick has four brothers and three sisters.

He is of Chinese descent on the paternal side of his lineage.

Chung lived in Jamaica until he was ten before moving to California, where he attended Rancho Cucamonga High School in Rancho Cucamonga, California; he played football as a safety and wide receiver and was a two-time All-League pick.

Chung enrolled at the University of Oregon in 2004.

After redshirting in 2004, Chung took over at the "rover" position in 2005, ranking second on the team with 91 tackles (5 solo), as he caused a fumble and deflected five passes.

He earned All-Pacific-10 Conference honorable mention honors, and a spot on the Sporting News Freshman All-American Team.

In 2006, Chung once again earned All-Pac-10 honorable mention, finishing third on the team with 84 tackles, two sacks, and four interceptions.

As a junior, Chung was named Second Team All-American and first-team All-Pac-10 Conference.

He received the Gordon E. Wilson Award, given to the team's top special teams player.

He averaged 22.3 yards on nine kickoff returns while leading the Ducks with a career-high 117 tackles (71 solos), adding 7.5 stops for loss.

He broke up nine passes and was credited with a pair of interceptions.

Chung garnered Third Team All-American accolades in addition to making the All-Pac 10 first-team for the second consecutive year in 2008.

Along with offensive lineman Max Unger, the pair set the school record with 51 consecutive starting assignments.

He had 92 tackles (58 solos) in 13 games, coming up with two sacks among his 6.5 stops for loss.

He caused and recovered a fumble, batted down seven passes and returned his only interception 31 yards for a touchdown.

Chung holds the distinction of starting more games than any other defensive player in Oregon history, having started 51 straight games during his collegiate career.

On January 16, 2008, it was announced that Chung had decided to forgo his last year of eligibility and enter the 2008 NFL Draft.

Three days later, Chung announced that he decided to instead return to Oregon for his senior year.

He played college football at the University of Oregon and was selected in the second round of the 2009 NFL Draft by the Patriots, where he spent 11 non-consecutive seasons.

In between his Patriots tenure, Chung was a member of the Philadelphia Eagles for one season.

On January 24, 2009, Chung participated in the 2009 Senior Bowl as part of Cincinnati Bengals' head coach Marvin Lewis' North team that lost 18–35 to the South.

He went on to attend the NFL Scouting Combine and completed the majority of drills before sustaining a knee injury.

He was unable to perform the short shuttle and three-cone drill due to the injury.

On March 12, 2009, he attended Oregon's pro day and ran the short shuttle, three-cone drill, and positional drills.

At the conclusion of the pre-draft process, he was projected to be a second round pick by NFL draft experts and scouts.

Chung was ranked as the top strong safety prospect in the draft by DraftScout.com and was ranked the second best safety by NFL analyst Mike Mayock.

The New England Patriots selected Chung in the second round (34th overall) of the 2009 NFL Draft.

Chung was the second safety drafted in 2009, one pick behind Western Michigan safety Louis Delmas.

The second round pick used to select Chung was previously traded from the Kansas City Chiefs to the Patriots in exchange for Matt Cassel and Mike Vrabel.

On July 27, 2009, the New England Patriots signed Chung to a four-year, $5 million contract that included a signing bonus of $2 million.

Defensive coordinator Dean Pees held a competition to name to new starting safeties between Chung, Brandon Meriweather, James Sanders, and Brandon McGowan.

Head coach Bill Belichick named Chung the backup strong safety to begin the regular season, behind Brandon Meriweather.

Chung made his NFL debut in the Patriots' season-opener against the Buffalo Bills and recorded one tackle in a 25–24 victory.

He made his first NFL tackle with teammate Darius Butler on cornerback Leodis McKelvin during a 21-yard kick return in the fourth quarter.

A three-time Super Bowl winner with New England, Chung was named to the franchise's All-2010s Team and All-Dynasty Team in 2020.

Chung was born in Kingston, Jamaica.