Chris Spielman is a man who understands sacrifice and teamwork. The former NFL player is known for his hard hitting ability and his ability to succeed at every level in football and life.

Spielman graduated from Washington High School in Massillon, Ohio, where he was awarded the Dial Award for the national high-school scholar-athlete of the year in 1983. He is a 1988 graduate of The Ohio State University with a degree in recreation education. He was a two-time All-American, and won the Lombardi Award as the best college football lineman or linebacker. He went on to become a two-time All-American with the Buckeyes and a three-time All-Big Ten selection. One of the most intense and motivated players in Scarlet and Gray history, Chris is OSU's all-time leader in solo tackles and is among the school's all-time leading tacklers overall with 546.

Chris was drafted 29th in the 1988 NFL Draft, by the Detroit Lions. He played eight seasons with the Lions where he led the team in tackles each year. Spielman was a four-time Pro Bowler during his years with the Lions.
Spielman played for the Buffalo Bills in 1996 and 1997. In 1996, he set a team and personal record with 206 tackles. His 1997 season was limited because of a neck injury that required spinal surgery. Spielman did not play during the 1998 season, taking time off to be with his family during his wife's battle with breast cancer. He returned to the NFL in the 1999 season, with the Cleveland Browns. He retired during that season, after suffering another neck injury.

Chris was also interviewed for the Ohio State head football coach's job in
2001 after John Cooper was let go.

Spielman's broadcasting career started in 1999, as an NFL studio-show analyst for Fox Sports Net. After two years with FSN, Spielman joined ESPN in 2001. He serves as a color analyst for college football broadcasts, as well as studio analysts for college football. Spielman has won praise from some broadcasting peers, including Sports Illustrated's Dr. Z, who wrote that "...Chris Spielman will come up with some startlingly accurate observations too."

Spielman is also a contributor to the Columbus, Ohio based AM radio station 1460 The Fan; 1460 is an ESPN Radio affiliate. When not on assignment for ESPN, Spielman is a co-host of the 4-7pm show called The Big Show, along with Bruce Hooley and Kirk Herbstreit. He is a former co-host of the 12-2pm show "Spielman on Sports" with Mike Ricordati, now called "The Midday Show".
Chris also appears every Tuesday afternoon on AM 1270 WXYT, a sports-talk radio station in Detroit.

Spielman also served as a color analyst for the Detroit Lions during the preseason. In 2006, Spielman hosted a reality series on ESPNU called Summer House.

Spielman is known for occasionally yelling "nice!" during broadcasts of games or during his radio show.

He and his wife are involved in fundraising through the Stefanie Spielman Fund for Breast Cancer Research.