Leo Chenal's Parents

Last Modified Jan 30, 2025 21:47 GMT
Leo Chenal Parents
Leo Chenal with his family, Source: @leochenal45

Leo Chenal is an American linebacker who is playing his fourth season with the Kansas City Chiefs as of the 2025 NFL season. The 6-foot-3-inch player went to Grantsburg High School and held the title of state Gatorade Football Player of the Year in 2019. In the same year, he also became the Wisconsin Football Coaches Association's small-school offensive and defensive player of the year. He also won basketball and track All-Lakeland titles and was named captain of the football team twice. He then enrolled at the University of Wisconsin–Madison.

In the All-Big Ten Conference for 2020, Chenal was given an honorable mention. He was chosen as the first-team All-Big Ten and the Butkus-Fitzgerald Linebacker of the Year in his junior year. He skipped his senior year and was selected in the 2022 NFL Draft by the Kansas City Chiefs. He went on to win two Super Bowls, in 2022 and 2023. As of January 2025, he has participated in 51 games and recorded 160 tackles, five sacks, and four pass deflections (via Pro Football Reference).

Who are Leo Chenal’s parents?

Leo Chenal’s parents are David and Brenda Chenal.

The Chenal couple has a total of 16 children, among which Leo is the 12th oldest and has eight siblings and seven half-siblings according to Gazette Extra. The oldest and youngest are separated by 27 years, divided by eight boys and five girls. Growing up in the Wisconsin township of West Sweden, Leo went to school in the Frederic district of Wisconsin at Grantsburg High School.

Leo's older brother, John Chenal, is the most well-known of all his siblings, given that he played college football with Leo at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. He graduated with a major in Life Sciences Communication as per the Wisconsin website.

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FAQs on Leo Chenal

A. Leo Chenal's parents are Brenda and David Chenal.

A. Leo Chenal grew up in West Sweden, Wisconsin, in the United States and was born in Grantsburg.

A. Leo, the 12th oldest of the Chenal couple's 16 children, has eight blood siblings and seven half siblings, with the oldest and youngest being 27 years apart in age.

A. Leo Chenal has an average annual salary of $1.2 million from his four-year rookie contract with the Kansas City Chiefs, worth $5 million, signed in 2022. 

A. Leo Chenal graduated in 2019 from Grantsburg High School in Grantsburg, Wisconsin.

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