Christopher Alan Faulkner (born April 13, 1960) is a former American football tight end in the National Football League (NFL) for the Los Angeles Rams, San Diego Chargers and Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
As junior, he only played in 6 games because of injuries and finished with a disappointing 6 receptions for 61 yards and one touchdown.
After having problems with his assignments, the team kept undrafted free agent Cleo Simmons instead and waived Faulkner on August 22.
[2] On January 31, 1984, the Los Angeles Rams signed him as a free agent, with the intention of moving him to the offensive line, but after experiencing injury problems in the tight end position, the team canceled its original plan.
[5] On August 31, 1985, Faulkner was signed as a free agent by the San Diego Chargers to be the team's third-string tight end while Kellen Winslow recovered from his serious knee injury.