American football player (born 1985)
American football player
Chris Clemons Clemons with the Miami Dolphins in 2013
Position: Safety Born: (1985-09-15 ) September 15, 1985 (age 39) Bradenton, Florida , U.S.Height: 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Weight: 215 lb (98 kg) High school: Arcadia (FL) DeSoto College: Clemson NFL draft: 2009 / round: 5 / pick: 165
* Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Christian Donovan Clemons [ 1] [ 2] (born September 15, 1985) is an American former professional football safety . He was selected 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
Clemons (left) with fellow Dolphins starter Yeremiah Bell in 2011.
Miami Dolphins
Clemons was selected by the Miami Dolphins in the fifth round of the 2009 NFL draft .[ 7] 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.[ 8]
Houston Texans
On March 26, 2014, Clemons agreed to terms on a two-year contract with the Houston Texans .[ 9] He was released on August 31, 2014.[ 10] [ 11]
Arizona Cardinals
Clemons signed with the Arizona Cardinals on December 8, 2014.[ 12]
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.[ 13]
NFL career statistics
Regular season
Year
Team
Games
Tackles
Interceptions
Fumbles
GP
GS
Cmb
Solo
Ast
Sck
TFL
Int
Yds
TD
Lng
PD
FF
FR
Yds
TD
2009
MIA
11
2
14
11
3
0.0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2010
MIA
15
14
61
51
10
1.5
5
1
0
0
0
5
2
1
0
0
2011
MIA
14
0
13
11
2
0.0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2012
MIA
16
16
98
72
26
0.0
3
2
29
0
29
4
0
1
-3
0
2013
MIA
16
16
93
63
30
0.0
1
1
0
0
0
8
0
0
0
0
2014
ARI
1
0
0
0
0
0.0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2015
ARI
7
0
5
4
1
0.0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
80
48
284
212
72
1.5
10
4
29
0
29
17
2
3
-3
0
Playoffs
Year
Team
Games
Tackles
Interceptions
Fumbles
GP
GS
Cmb
Solo
Ast
Sck
TFL
Int
Yds
TD
Lng
PD
FF
FR
Yds
TD
2015
ARI
2
0
2
2
0
0.0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
2
2
0
0.0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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.[ 14]
References
^ "Chris Clemons Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Draft, College" . Pro-Football-Reference.com . Retrieved May 29, 2024 .
^ "ESPN Profile" . ESPN.com .
^ "MiamiDolphins.com" . Archived from the original on June 4, 2016. Retrieved August 9, 2013 .
^ NFL.com
^ "Chris Clemons Draft and Combine Prospect Profile" . NFL.com . Retrieved May 31, 2023 .
^ "2009 NFL Draft Scout Chris Clemons College Football Profile" . DraftScout.com . Retrieved July 4, 2013 .
^ "2009 NFL Draft Listing" . Pro-Football-Reference.com . Retrieved May 13, 2023 .
^ Wesseling, Chris (March 12, 2013). "Chris Clemons, Miami Dolphins reunite for one year" . NFL.com . Retrieved July 4, 2013 .
^ "Texans sign FS Chris Clemons" . Archived from the original on April 1, 2014. Retrieved March 29, 2014 .
^ Hanzus, Dan (August 31, 2014). "Chris Clemons cut by Texans; Manning likely back" . NFL.com . Retrieved August 31, 2014 .
^ Rapoport, Ian (August 20, 2013). "Texans cut veteran safety Chris Clemons, WR Mike Thomas" . blog.chron.com/ultimatetexans . Retrieved August 31, 2014 .
^ "Cardinals sign Chris Clemons, place Andre Ellington on IR" . December 8, 2014.
^ Urban, Darren. "Final Cuts Take Cardinals to 53" . AZCardinals.com . Archived from the original on August 18, 2017.
^ Jones, Matt (July 31, 2017). "Chris Clemons Receives Jail Sentence After Being Found Guilty of Assault" . Bleacher Report . Retrieved October 31, 2024 .
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