He is the founder of the media company and website DraftNastyMagazine.com, which specializes in coverage of the major sports with an emphasis on scouting and professional drafts.
In football, he was an All-Area, and an All-District pick, and in track, he was an All-State choice and was part of a 4 × 100 relay team which won the state title.
He finished his career with 12 interceptions (which ranks sixth on the school's all-time list), made 199 tackles, and batted down 31 passes.
[3] In his rookie season he played in 16 games, starting five, recording 28 tackles and two interceptions, his first coming at the Kansas City Chiefs on November 30.
During the team's 1999 NFC Wildcard playoff 20–7 victory over the Dallas Cowboys, Chavous notched five tackles and six passes defensed.
Chavous was one of the lead analysts on the NFL Network's first-ever coverage of the draft at Radio City Music Hall in 2006.
Chavous and his scouts tour college campuses to find NFL Draft prospects and related issues to spotlight.