Nate Clements
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Position: | Cornerback | ||||||
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Born: | Shaker Heights, Ohio, U.S. | December 12, 1979||||||
Height: | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||||||
Weight: | 205 lb (93 kg) | ||||||
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High school: | Shaker Heights | ||||||
College: | Ohio State (1998–2000) | ||||||
NFL draft: | 2001 / Round: 1 / Pick: 21 | ||||||
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Nathan D. Clements (born December 12, 1979) is an American former professional football player who was a cornerback in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Ohio State Buckeyes. He was selected by the Buffalo Bills in the first round of the 2001 NFL draft with the 21st overall pick, and also played for the San Francisco 49ers and Cincinnati Bengals.
Early years
Clements was born to Nathan Clements, Sr. and Emma Clements in
Clements was also named first-team All-Ohio during a season in which he had seven
College career
Clements attended Ohio State University. Clements started 24 of 36 games and recorded 177 career tackles and seven interceptions. As a junior, he intercepted four passes and racked up 470 yards returning punts, with an average of 13.1 yards per return. In 2000 he was an All-Big Ten Conference first-team choice. After his junior year Clements decided to forgo his senior season and declared himself eligible for the NFL draft. He majored in general studies.
Professional career
Clements declared for the
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Buffalo Bills
The Buffalo Bills selected Clements in the first round (21st overall) of the 2001 NFL draft.[6] Clements was the first cornerback drafted in 2001.[7]
2001
On July 27, 2001, the Buffalo Bills signed Clements to a five-year, $6.70 million contract that includes $3.17 million guaranteed.[8][9]
Throughout training camp, Clements competed to be a starting cornerback against Lance Brown, Ken Irvin, and Jimmy Williams.[10][11] Head coach Gregg Williams named Clements the third cornerback on the depth chart to begin the regular season, behind Antoine Winfield and Ken Irvin.[12] He was also named the starting kick returner to begin his rookie season.[13]
He made his professional regular season debut in the
2002
Defensive coordinator
2003
Head coach
2004
The Buffalo Bills chose not to renew Gregg Williams after finishing with a 6–10 record and not qualifying for the playoffs for a third consecutive season. The Buffalo Bills' new head coach
On January 28, 2005, Clements was named as a late replacement to the 2005 Pro Bowl. He replaced Kansas City Chiefs' cornerback Patrick Surtain who was himself replacing Baltimore Ravens' Chris McAlister. Both players were unavailable to play due to injuries.[29]
2005
Head coach Mike Mularkey retained Clements as a starting cornerback in 2005, along with Terrence McGee. On November 20, 2005, Clements collected a season-high 11 combined tackles (nine solo) during a 48–10 loss at the
2006
On January 13, 2006, Buffalo Bills' head coach Mike Mularkey unexpectedly resigned from his role after a 5–11 campaign in 2005.[31] On February 22, 2006, the Buffalo Bills' general manager Marv Levy announced that the Bills would apply their franchise tag to Clements for the 2006 season.[32] On May 7, 2006, Clements signed a one-year, $7.20 million tender to remain with the Buffalo Bills.[33] The Buffalo Bills' new head coach, Dick Jauron, officially named Clements the No. 1 starting cornerback entering the regular season, alongside Terrence McGee.[34]
On November 5, 2006, Clements collected a season-high nine combined tackles and deflected a pass during a 24–10 win against the
San Francisco 49ers
2007
On March 2, 2007, the San Francisco 49ers signed Clements to an eight-year, $80 million contract with $22 million guaranteed.[36] The contract made him the highest paid defensive player in league history in 2007.
Clements became part of a revamped secondary that finished 27th in passing yards the previous season. Head coach Mike Nolan officially named Clements the No. 1 starting cornerback to start the season, along with cornerback Walt Harris and safeties Michael Lewis and Mark Roman.[37]
In Week 2, Clements collected six solo tackles and sacked quarterback
2008
Defensive coordinator
2009
The San Francisco 49ers' new head coach, Mike Singletary, officially named Clements the No. 1 cornerback to start the 2009 regular season, opposite
2010
Head coach Mike Singletary retained Clements as the 49ers' No. 1 starting cornerback to start the season, alongside Shawntae Spencer.[48] On September 26, 2010, Clements collected a season-high nine solo tackles in the 49ers' 31–10 loss at the
2011
On July 28, 2011, the San Francisco 49ers released Clements.[50]
Cincinnati Bengals
2011
On July 30, 2011, the Cincinnati Bengals signed Clements to a two-year, $10.5 million contract with $6 million guaranteed and a $2 million signing bonus.[8]
Head coach
The
2012
Clements entered training camp slated as a starting cornerback, but saw competition from Terence Newman, Jason Allen, Adam "Pacman" Jones, and Dre Kirkpatrick. Clements was one of six cornerbacks on the Bengals' roster that were once heralded first round picks.[53] Head coach Marvin Lewis officially named Clements and Hall the starting cornerbacks to begin 2012.
On September 23, 2012, Clements recorded a season-high ten combined tackles (five solo) during the Bengals' 38–31 win at the
NFL career statistics
Year | Team | GP | Tackles | Fumbles | Interceptions | ||||||||||
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Cmb | Solo | Ast | Sck | FF | FR | Yds | Int | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | PD | |||
2001 | BUF | 16 | 63 | 53 | 10 | 1.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 48 | 16.0 | 48 | 1 | 13 |
2002 | BUF | 16 | 65 | 52 | 13 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 82 | 13.6 | 42 | 1 | 19 |
2003 | BUF | 16 | 62 | 51 | 11 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 54 | 18.0 | 54 | 1 | 7 |
2004 | BUF | 16 | 73 | 53 | 20 | 0.5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 77 | 12.8 | 35 | 1 | 13 |
2005 | BUF | 16 | 99 | 78 | 21 | 0.0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
2006 | BUF | 16 | 72 | 56 | 16 | 0.0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 80 | 26.6 | 58 | 1 | 19 |
2007 | SF | 16 | 92 | 77 | 15 | 1.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 74 | 18.5 | 62 | 0 | 14 |
2008 | SF | 15 | 63 | 56 | 7 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 13 | 0 | 9 |
2009 | SF | 7 | 35 | 30 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 | 7 |
2010 | SF | 16 | 82 | 72 | 10 | 1.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 46 | 15.3 | 39 | 0 | 10 |
2011 | CIN | 15 | 55 | 49 | 6 | 1.0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 7 | 0 | 12 |
2012 | CIN | 15 | 53 | 31 | 22 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 21 | 0 | 5 |
Career[56] | 180 | 814 | 658 | 156 | 4.5 | 23 | 6 | 0 | 36 | 508 | 14.1 | 62 | 5 | 141 |
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External links
- San Francisco 49ers bio
- Nate Clements on Twitter