Chris Clemons (safety)
Clemons with the Miami Dolphins in 2013 | |||||||||||||
No. 30, 29 | |||||||||||||
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Position: | Strong safety | ||||||||||||
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Born: |
Bradenton, Florida | September 15, 1985||||||||||||
Height: | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||||||||||||
Weight: | 214 lb (97 kg) | ||||||||||||
Career information | |||||||||||||
High school: | Arcadia (FL) DeSoto | ||||||||||||
College: | Clemson | ||||||||||||
NFL Draft: | 2009 / Round: 5 / Pick: 165 | ||||||||||||
Career history | |||||||||||||
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Christian Donovan Clemons[1][2] (born September 15, 1985) is a former American football safety. He was drafted by the Miami Dolphins in the fifth round of the 2009 NFL Draft. He played college football at Clemson University.
Early life
Clemons attended Desoto County High School in his hometown of Arcadia, Florida. He graduated in 2004.[3][4]
Professional career
Ht | Wt | 40-yard dash | 10-yd split | 20-yd split | 20-ss | 3-cone | Vert jump | Broad | BP | |||
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6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) |
208 lb (94 kg) |
4.41 s | 1.44 s | 2.53 s | 4.38 s | 7.27 s | 37 1⁄2 in (0.95 m) |
10 ft 7 in (3.23 m) |
19 reps | |||
All values from NFL Combine[5][6] |
Miami Dolphins
Clemons was drafted by the Miami Dolphins in the fifth round of the 2009 NFL Draft. In Week 12 against the Oakland Raiders, Clemons recorded his first career interception in a 33-17 victory.
Set to become an unrestricted free agent for 2013 season, Clemons re-signed with the Dolphins on a one-year contract on March 12, 2013.[7]
Houston Texans
On March 26, 2014, Clemons agreed to terms on a two-year contract with the Houston Texans.[8] He was released on August 31, 2014.[9][10]
Arizona Cardinals
Clemons signed with the Arizona Cardinals on December 8, 2014.[11]
On October 9, 2015, after reaching an injury settlement, Clemons was released by the Cardinals. On December 22, 2015, Clemons was re-signed by the Cardinals after free safety Tyrann Mathieu went down with a season-ending ACL injury.
On September 3, 2016, Clemons was released by the Cardinals.[12]
Personal life
Clemons was found guilty and sentenced to 10 days in jail for assaulting a woman outside an Arizona night club in May 2016.[13]
References
- ↑ "Pro Football Reference Profile". pro-football-reference.com.
- ↑ "ESPN Profile". ESPN.com.
- ↑ MiamiDolphins.com
- ↑ NFL.com
- ↑ "Chris Clemons, DS #3 FS, Clemson". nfldraftscout.com. Retrieved 2013-07-04.
- ↑ NFL Combine Profile
- ↑ Wesseling, Chris (March 12, 2013). "Chris Clemons, Miami Dolphins reunite for one year". NFL.com. Retrieved 2013-07-04.
- ↑ Texans sign FS Chris Clemons
- ↑ Hanzus, Dan (August 31, 2014). "Chris Clemons cut by Texans; Manning likely back". NFL.com. Retrieved 2014-08-31.
- ↑ Rapoport, Ian (August 20, 2013). "Texans cut veteran safety Chris Clemons, WR Mike Thomas". blog.chron.com/ultimatetexans. Retrieved August 31, 2014.
- ↑ http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2014/12/08/cardinals-sign-chris-clemons-place-andre-ellington-on-ir/
- ↑ Urban, Darren. "Final Cuts Take Cardinals to 53". AZCardinals.com.
- ↑ Chris Clemons Receives Jail Sentence After Being Found Guilty of Assault. bleacherreport.com. Retrieved on July 31, 2017.
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