Duane Clemons

Duane Clemons
No. 92, 99
Position: Defensive end
Personal information
Date of birth: (1974-05-23) May 23, 1974
Place of birth: Riverside, California
Career information
High school: Riverside (CA) John W. North
College: California
NFL Draft: 1996 / Round: 1 / Pick: 16
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career NFL statistics
Tackles: 337
Sacks: 49.5
Fumble recoveries: 11
Player stats at NFL.com

Duane Anthony Clemons[1] (born May 23, 1974[2]) is a former American Football defensive end who played in the National Football League between 1996 and 2005.[3] He was a first round selection in the 1996 NFL Draft out of the University of California by the Minnesota Vikings.[4]

He finished his NFL career with 49.5 Sacks. Despite struggling to see the field as a starter (16 starts in 4 years with Minnesota), Clemons proved a very capable sack artist. In 1997 he finished with 7.0 Sacks, 2 FF, and 24 Tackles. In 1999 he finished with a career best 9.0 Sacks and 36 Tackles. In 2000, he went to the Kansas City Chiefs where he finished with 7.5 Sacks and a career best 56 Tackles. The next year, 2001, he finished with 7.0 Sacks and 48 Tackles. In 2003 he found himself with the Cincinnati Bengals where he recorded 6.0 Sacks, a career best 4 pass deflections, and 42 Tackles. In 2004, he finished with 6.5 Sacks and 49 Tackles.

On September 8, 2008, Clemons signed with the Toronto Argonauts of the Canadian Football League[5] and was assigned to their practice roster, but was released by the team on September 15, 2008.[6] He is currently the defensive line coach for the MidAmerica Nazarene University Pioneers.


References

  1. "Duane Clemons". pro-football-reference.com. Retrieved 2008-09-24.
  2. "Duane Clemons". nfl.com. Retrieved 2008-09-24.
  3. "Duane Clemons". databasefootball.com. Retrieved 2008-09-24.
  4. "1996 NFL Draft". databasefootball.com. Retrieved 2008-09-24.
  5. "ARGOS ADD NINE". 2008-09-08. Archived from the original on September 19, 2008. Retrieved 2008-09-24.
  6. "Argonauts add former East all-star Strickland". cbc.ca. 2008-09-15. Retrieved 2008-09-24.


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