Chris Clemons (defensive end)
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Christopher Clemons (born October 30, 1981) is an American former professional
Early years
Clemons attended
College career
Clemons was recruited by the University of Georgia in 1999. He started the 2000 season opener recording seven tackles, but then suffered a shoulder injury early in the season that sidelined him for several games. He played in 11 games in 2001, starting three of them. He played in 12 games with ten starts during his junior season, recording 53 tackles, and one sack. He was then named Most Improved Linebacker of 2002.
Professional career
Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20-yard shuttle |
Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump | Bench press | |
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6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |
236 lb (107 kg) |
32+1⁄4 in (0.82 m) |
9+1⁄2 in (0.24 m) |
4.68 s | 1.72 s | 2.75 s | 4.66 s | 7.48 s | 35.0 in (0.89 m) |
9 ft 8 in (2.95 m) |
18 reps | |
All values from NFL Combine[1]
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Washington Redskins
After being
Cleveland Browns
Clemons was signed to the Cleveland Browns practice squad after being cut by the Redskins.
Washington Redskins (second stint)
He was re-signed to the Redskins' active roster on November 24, 2004, where he began to establish himself in the Redskins' defense, recording three sacks as a speed rusher late in the season. Clemons signed with the
Oakland Raiders
Clemons played the 2007 season with the Oakland Raiders, primarily playing as a situational pass rusher before becoming a free agent.
Philadelphia Eagles
On March 1, 2008, Clemons signed a five-year contract with the Philadelphia Eagles. He is well known for stiff-arming of Tashard Choice on a fumble return touchdown in a playoff-clinching game versus the Dallas Cowboys on December 28, 2008, and body-slamming Tarvaris Jackson in the subsequent first-round playoff game.[2]
Seattle Seahawks
On March 16, 2010, Clemons was traded with a fourth round pick by the Eagles to the Seattle Seahawks in exchange for Darryl Tapp.[3]
He was originally brought in to play the Leo position in Pete Carroll's defensive 4-3 over scheme, but with the injury of Red Bryant after Week 7, Raheem Brock was moved into his place and Clemons moved to starting left defensive end.
Clemons led the team with a career-high 11 sacks in both 2010 and 2011.
On September 24, 2012, Clemons recorded four sacks, all in the first half, in a victory over the Green Bay Packers.
On January 6, 2013, Clemons suffered a torn ACL in a 24-14 playoff victory over the Redskins. Clemons was later placed on injured reserve.[4] On September 20, 2013 the Seahawks announced Clemons will play for his season debut in Week 3 against the Jacksonville Jaguars. Clemons and the Seahawks went on to win Super Bowl XLVIII that season.[5]
On March 12, 2014, Clemons was released by the Seahawks.[6]
Jacksonville Jaguars
On March 13, 2014, Clemons signed a four-year, $17.5 million contract with the Jacksonville Jaguars.[7]
The Jaguars released Clemons on March 3, 2016.[8]
Seattle Seahawks (second stint)
On April 1, 2016, Clemons agreed to terms in a deal to return to the Seahawks.[9] On July 28, 2016, he informed the team that he planned to retire.[10]
NFL career statistics
Legend | |
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Led the league | |
Bold | Career high |
Regular season
Year | Team | Games | Tackles | Interceptions | Fumbles | ||||||||||||
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GP | GS | Cmb | Solo | Ast | Sck | TFL | Int | Yds | TD | Lng | PD | FF | FR | Yds | TD | ||
2004 | WAS | 6 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 3.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2005 | WAS | 14 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2007 | OAK | 16 | 2 | 20 | 15 | 5 | 8.0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
2008 | PHI | 16 | 0 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 4.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 73 | 1 |
2009 | PHI | 16 | 0 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2010 | SEA | 16 | 16 | 49 | 33 | 16 | 11.0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
2011 | SEA | 16 | 16 | 51 | 34 | 17 | 11.0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2012 | SEA | 16 | 16 | 40 | 31 | 9 | 11.5 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
2013 | SEA | 14 | 11 | 24 | 12 | 12 | 4.5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2014 | JAX | 16 | 16 | 36 | 27 | 9 | 8.0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
2015 | JAX | 16 | 8 | 14 | 13 | 1 | 3.0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 1 |
162 | 86 | 276 | 200 | 76 | 69.0 | 61 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 20 | 7 | 79 | 2 |
Playoffs
Year | Team | Games | Tackles | Interceptions | Fumbles | ||||||||||||
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GP | GS | Cmb | Solo | Ast | Sck | TFL | Int | Yds | TD | Lng | PD | FF | FR | Yds | TD | ||
2008 | PHI | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2009 | PHI | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2010 | SEA | 2 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2012 | SEA | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2013 | SEA | 3 | 3 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
10 | 6 | 20 | 14 | 6 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
References
- ^ "2003 NFL Draft Scout Chris Clemons College Football Profile". DraftScout.com. Retrieved May 31, 2023.
- ^ Tarvaris Jackson Choke Slam is Today's BIG Thing - JAN 07, 2009 Archived January 12, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Eagles add Tapp to defensive line". ESPN.com. March 16, 2010. Retrieved March 6, 2016.
- ^ "Seattle signs Ryan Longwell, Patrick Chukwurah". Yahoo! Sports. Associated Press. January 9, 2013. Archived from the original on January 14, 2013. Retrieved January 9, 2013.
- ^ "Super Bowl XLVIII - Seattle Seahawks vs. Denver Broncos - February 2nd, 2014". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved November 3, 2017.
- ^ Blount, Terry (March 12, 2014). "Seahawks release Chris Clemons". ESPN.com. Retrieved March 6, 2016.
- ^ Patra, Kevin (March 12, 2014). "Chris Clemons, Jacksonville Jaguars strike contract". NFL.com. Retrieved March 6, 2016.
- ^ Gantt, Darin (March 3, 2016). "Jaguars cut pass-rusher Chris Clemons, have load of cap room". NBCSports.com. Retrieved March 6, 2016.
- ^ "Seattle Seahawks Agree To Terms With Defensive End Chris Clemons". Seattle Seahawks. Retrieved April 2, 2016.
- NFL.com. Retrieved March 27, 2023.
External links
- Jacksonville Jaguars bio
- Seattle Seahawks bio
- Georgia Bulldogs bio at the Wayback Machine (archived April 6, 2003)