Kellen Clemens
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Position: | Quarterback | ||||||||||||
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Born: | Burns, Oregon, U.S. | June 7, 1983||||||||||||
Height: | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||||||||||||
Weight: | 220 lb (100 kg) | ||||||||||||
Career information | |||||||||||||
High school: | Burns | ||||||||||||
College: | Oregon (2001–2005) | ||||||||||||
NFL draft: | 2006 / Round: 2 / Pick: 49 | ||||||||||||
Career history | |||||||||||||
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Kellen Vincent Clemens.
Early years
Born and raised in
College career
Clemens played
Statistics
Oregon Ducks | ||||||||||||||
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Season | Team | Passing | Rushing | |||||||||||
Cmp | Att | Pct | Yds | Y/A | TD | Int | Rtg | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | |||
2002 | Oregon | 23 | 40 | 57.5 | 201 | 5.0 | 2 | 1 | 111.2 | 8 | 9 | 1.1 | 0 | |
2003 | Oregon | 182 | 304 | 59.9 | 2,400 | 7.9 | 18 | 9 | 139.8 | 78 | 108 | 1.4 | 2 | |
2004 | Oregon | 223 | 372 | 59.9 | 2,548 | 6.8 | 22 | 10 | 131.6 | 118 | 190 | 1.6 | 4 | |
2005 | Oregon | 185 | 289 | 64.0 | 2,406 | 8.3 | 19 | 4 | 152.9 | 69 | 228 | 3.3 | 0 | |
Career | 613 | 1,005 | 61.0 | 7,555 | 7.5 | 61 | 24 | 139.4 | 273 | 535 | 2.0 | 6 |
Professional career
Height | Weight | |||||||||||
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6 ft 1+5⁄8 in (1.87 m) |
224 lb (102 kg) | |||||||||||
All values from NFL Combine[14] |
New York Jets
Clemens was selected by the
Due to an injury to Pennington in the Jets's
His next appearance came in week 8 against the
In 2008, Clemens was only on the field in two games to attempt five passes as the backup to Brett Favre.[24] When Mike Nugent, the Jets's kicker, injured his thigh in the September 7 game against the Miami Dolphins, Clemens filled in as the team's placekicker, but was not called upon to kick.
On August 26, 2009, Jet's head coach Rex Ryan announced that Mark Sanchez would be the starting quarterback for the 2009 season, a position left vacant after Brett Favre was released from the Jets in February.[25] On December 3, Clemens was forced to come in against the Buffalo Bills after Mark Sanchez sprained his PCL.[26] Clemens started the Jets's next game against the 1–11 Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Despite an unexceptional personal performance by Clemens, the Jets were still able to pick up an important 26–3 victory.[27]
Clemens threw for 125 yards with no touchdowns in 2009 and played mostly when Mark Sanchez was injured.[28] He was re-signed to a one-year contract for the 2010 season on April 13,[29] but the only action he saw was in the Week 17 game against the Buffalo Bills.[30][31]
Washington Redskins
On July 27, 2011, Clemens signed a one-year contract with the Washington Redskins where he competed for a backup role during the 2011 preseason.[32] He was released by the team on September 3.[33]
Houston Texans
Clemens was signed by the Houston Texans on November 23, 2011, after starting quarterback Matt Schaub was placed on injured reserve.[34] Two weeks later, he was waived in order for the Texans to sign Jeff Garcia.[35]
St. Louis Rams
The St. Louis Rams claimed Clemens off of waivers from Houston on December 7. 2011.[36]
After an ankle sprain sidelined starting quarterback Sam Bradford and with backup A. J. Feeley out with a thumb injury, Clemens started on December 18 against the Cincinnati Bengals. With only 11 days to get familiar with the team and the offense, Clemens passed for 229 yards completing 25-of-36 passes. In that game, he completed a 25-yard touchdown pass to wide receiver Danario Alexander, his first NFL touchdown pass since Week 17 of the 2007 season with the Jets, but the Bengals won by a score of 20–13.[37] Clemens started the final two games for the Rams, both losses to the Steelers and rival 49ers.[38][39] He finished the 2011 season with two touchdown passes and one rushing touchdown, and was re-signed by the Rams.[40]
In the 2012 season, Clemens only saw action in two games against the New England Patriots and Arizona Cardinals. He completed one pass for 39 yards and had two rushes for five yards.[41]
After Bradford went down with a season-ending injury in Week 7 in 2013, Clemens started the final nine games, going 4–5 as the Rams' starter and finished with 1,673 yards, eight touchdowns, and seven interceptions.[42][43]
San Diego / Los Angeles Chargers
Clemens signed a two-year contract with the San Diego Chargers on March 13, 2014.[44] In the 2014 season, he only appeared in two games and completed one pass for 10 yards.[45] Clemens threw his first touchdown as a Charger on September 27, 2015, a 19-yard pass to Keenan Allen against the Minnesota Vikings.[46][47]
In the 2016 season, Clemens appeared in one game, a 38–14 victory over the Jacksonville Jaguars, in relief of Philip Rivers at quarterback.[48] In addition, he saw some playing time on special teams throughout the season.[49]
Clemens was re-signed to a one-year contract on March 9, 2017.[50] On September 2, 2017, he was released by the Chargers, but was re-signed two days later.[51][52] In the 2017 season, he remained in a relief role and completed six passes for 75 yards and an interception.[53]
NFL career statistics
Year | Team | Games | Passing | Rushing | |||||||||||
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GP | GS | Cmp | Att | Pct | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Rtg | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | ||
2006 | NYJ | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 0 |
2007 | NYJ | 10 | 8 | 130 | 250 | 52.0 | 1,529 | 6.1 | 5 | 10 | 60.9 | 27 | 111 | 4.1 | 1 |
2008 | NYJ | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 60.0 | 26 | 5.2 | 0 | 1 | 34.2 | 3 | −3 | −1.0 | 0 |
2009 | NYJ | 10 | 1 | 13 | 26 | 50.0 | 125 | 4.8 | 0 | 0 | 63.8 | 12 | 1 | 0.1 | 0 |
2010 | NYJ | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 50.0 | 6 | 3.0 | 0 | 0 | 56.2 | 2 | 9 | 4.5 | 1 |
2011 | STL | 3 | 3 | 48 | 91 | 52.7 | 546 | 6.0 | 2 | 1 | 73.8 | 6 | 37 | 6.2 | 1 |
2012 | STL | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 33.3 | 39 | 13.0 | 0 | 1 | 42.4 | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 0 |
2013 | STL | 10 | 9 | 142 | 242 | 58.7 | 1,673 | 6.9 | 8 | 7 | 78.8 | 23 | 64 | 2.8 | 0 |
2014 | SD | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 33.3 | 10 | 3.3 | 0 | 0 | 43.8 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
2015 | SD | 2 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 83.3 | 63 | 10.5 | 1 | 0 | 150.0 | 1 | −1 | −1.0 | 0 |
2016 | SD | 12 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 | 2 | −1 | −0.5 | 0 |
2017 | LAC | 8 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 75.0 | 36 | 4.5 | 0 | 1 | 43.8 | 5 | −5 | −1.0 | 0 |
Career | 64 | 21 | 350 | 638 | 54.9 | 4,053 | 6.4 | 16 | 21 | 68.9 | 85 | 227 | 2.7 | 3 |
Personal life
Clemens grew up herding cattle in eastern Oregon on his family's 3,500-acre (14 km2) ranch in Burns, where they own over 100 head of cattle.As a young boy, Kellen enjoyed horseback riding in his spare time.[54]
Clemens is an active and practicing
Clemens has four younger sisters. He majored in
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External links
- Oregon Ducks bio
- Career statistics and player information from NFL.com · ESPN · CBS Sports · Pro Football Reference