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{{Short description|American football player (born 1974)}}
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|position=[[Defensive end]]
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|birth_date={{Birth date and age|1974|5|23}}
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| position = [[Defensive end]]
|birth_place=[[Riverside, California]]
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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1974|5|23}}
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|high_school=[[John W. North High School|John W. North]]<br>([[Riverside, California]])
|college=[[University of California|California]]
| birth_place = [[Riverside, California]], U.S.
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|draftyear=1996
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| high_school = [[John W. North High School|John W. North]] (Riverside)
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* [[Minnesota Vikings]] ([[1996 NFL season|1996]]–[[1999 NFL season|1999]])
* [[Minnesota Vikings]] ([[1996 NFL season|1996]]–[[1999 NFL season|1999]])
* [[Kansas City Chiefs]] ([[2000 NFL season|2000]]–[[2002 NFL season|2002]])
* [[Kansas City Chiefs]] ([[2000 NFL season|2000]]–[[2002 NFL season|2002]])
* [[Cincinnati Bengals]] ([[2003 NFL season|2003]]–[[2005 NFL season|2005]])
* [[Cincinnati Bengals]] ([[2003 NFL season|2003]]–[[2005 NFL season|2005]])
* [[Toronto Argonauts]] ([[2008 CFL season|2008]])*
* [[Toronto Argonauts]] ([[2008 CFL season|2008]])*
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* Second-team [[College Football All-America Team|All-American]] ([[1995 College Football All-America Team|1995]])
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* First-team [[List of All-Pac-12 Conference football teams|All-Pac-10]] ([[1995 All-Pacific-10 Conference football team|1995]])
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'''Duane Anthony Clemons'''<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/C/ClemDu20.htm |title=Duane Clemons |accessdate=2008-09-24 |work= |publisher=pro-football-reference.com |date= }}</ref> (born May 23, 1974<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.nfl.com/players/duaneclemons/profile?id=CLE399465 |title=Duane Clemons |accessdate=2008-09-24 |work= |publisher=nfl.com |date= }}</ref>) is a former [[American Football]] [[defensive end]] who played in the [[National Football League]] between 1996 and 2005.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.databasefootball.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=CLEMODUA01 |title=Duane Clemons |accessdate=2008-09-24 |publisher=databasefootball.com |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070930075632/http://www.databasefootball.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=CLEMODUA01 |archivedate=2007-09-30 }}</ref> He was a first-round selection in the [[1996 NFL Draft]] out of the [[University of California]] by the [[Minnesota Vikings]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.databasefootball.com/draft/draftyear.htm?yr=1996&lg=NFL |title=1996 NFL Draft |accessdate=2008-09-24 |publisher=databasefootball.com |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20081231224129/http://www.databasefootball.com/draft/draftyear.htm?yr=1996&lg=NFL |archivedate=2008-12-31 }}</ref>
'''Duane Anthony Clemons'''<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/C/ClemDu20.htm |title=Duane Clemons |access-date=2008-09-24 |publisher=pro-football-reference.com }}</ref> (born May 23, 1974<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.nfl.com/players/duaneclemons/profile?id=CLE399465 |title=Duane Clemons |access-date=2008-09-24 |work=nfl.com }}</ref>) is an American former professional [[American football|football]] player who was a [[defensive end]] in the [[National Football League]] (NFL) between 1996 and 2005.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.databasefootball.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=CLEMODUA01 |title=Duane Clemons |access-date=2008-09-24 |publisher=databasefootball.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070930075632/http://www.databasefootball.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=CLEMODUA01 |archive-date=2007-09-30 }}</ref> He played [[college football]] for the [[California Golden Bears football|California Golden Bears]] and was selected by the [[Minnesota Vikings]] in the first round of the [[1996 NFL draft]] .<ref>{{Cite web |title=1996 NFL Draft Listing |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/1996/draft.htm |access-date=2023-03-30 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}}</ref>


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 forced fumbles, 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.
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 forced fumbles, and 24 tackles. In 1999, he finished with a career-best 9.0 sacks and 36 tackles.


On November 10, 1999, Clemons was fined $7,500 for intentionally punching [[Flozell Adams]] in the [[testes]]<ref>Archived at [https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211205/egL-bzsgOGQ Ghostarchive]{{cbignore}} and the [https://web.archive.org/web/20191117101441/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=egL-bzsgOGQ&gl=US&hl=en Wayback Machine]{{cbignore}}: {{cite web| url = https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=egL-bzsgOGQ| title = duane clemons punches flozell adams | website=[[YouTube]]| date = 16 March 2016 }}{{cbignore}}</ref> following an interception two days earlier during a [[Monday Night Football]] game against the [[Dallas Cowboys]].<ref>{{cite web| url = https://www.espn.com/nfl/news/1999/1109/161440.html| title = ESPN.com - NFL - Clemons punched Cowboys' Adams below belt}}</ref> While Adams maintained that he didn't know why Clemons punched him, Clemons stated that he threw the punch because Adams illegally took him down from behind on an interception return.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nydailynews.com/sports/football/big-blue-bull-eye-cowboys-lineman-flozell-adams-article-1.407932|title=Big Blue bull's-eye on Cowboys lineman Flozell Adams|website=[[New York Daily News]] |date=27 September 2009 }}</ref>
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On September 8, 2008, Clemons signed with the [[Toronto Argonauts]] of the [[Canadian Football League]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.argonauts.on.ca/index.php/article/argos-add-nine |title=ARGOS ADD NINE |accessdate=2008-09-24 |date=2008-09-08 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080919235318/http://www.argonauts.on.ca/index.php/article/argos-add-nine |archivedate=September 19, 2008 }}</ref> and was assigned to their [[practice roster]], but was released by the team on September 15, 2008.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.cbc.ca/canada/toronto/story/2008/09/15/strickland-argonauts.html |title=Argonauts add former East all-star Strickland |accessdate=2008-09-24 |work= |publisher=cbc.ca |date=2008-09-15 }}</ref> He is currently the defensive line coach for the MidAmerica Nazarene University Pioneers.


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.

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On September 8, 2008, Clemons signed with the [[Toronto Argonauts]] of the [[Canadian Football League]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.argonauts.on.ca/index.php/article/argos-add-nine |title=ARGOS ADD NINE |access-date=2008-09-24 |date=2008-09-08 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080919235318/http://www.argonauts.on.ca/index.php/article/argos-add-nine |archive-date=September 19, 2008 }}</ref> and was assigned to their [[practice roster]], but was released by the team on September 15, 2008.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.cbc.ca/sports/football/argonauts-add-former-east-all-star-strickland-1.766351 |title=Argonauts add former East all-star Strickland |access-date=2008-09-24 |publisher=cbc.ca |date=2008-09-15 }}</ref> He is currently the defensive line coach for the MidAmerica Nazarene University Pioneers.


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Latest revision as of 23:10, 25 June 2024

Duane Clemons
No. 92, 99
Position:Defensive end
Personal information
Born: (1974-05-23) May 23, 1974 (age 50)
Riverside, California, U.S.
Career information
High school:John W. North (Riverside)
College:California
NFL draft:1996 / round: 1 / pick: 16
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics
Tackles:337
Sacks:49.5
Fumble recoveries:11
Stats at Pro Football Reference Edit this at Wikidata

Duane Anthony Clemons[1] (born May 23, 1974[2]) is an American former professional football player who was a defensive end in the National Football League (NFL) between 1996 and 2005.[3] He played college football for the California Golden Bears and was selected by the Minnesota Vikings in the first round of the 1996 NFL draft .[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 forced fumbles, and 24 tackles. In 1999, he finished with a career-best 9.0 sacks and 36 tackles.

On November 10, 1999, Clemons was fined $7,500 for intentionally punching Flozell Adams in the testes[5] following an interception two days earlier during a Monday Night Football game against the Dallas Cowboys.[6] While Adams maintained that he didn't know why Clemons punched him, Clemons stated that he threw the punch because Adams illegally took him down from behind on an interception return.[7]

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[8] and was assigned to their practice roster, but was released by the team on September 15, 2008.[9] He is currently the defensive line coach for the MidAmerica Nazarene University Pioneers.

References

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  1. ^ "Duane Clemons". pro-football-reference.com. Retrieved September 24, 2008.
  2. ^ "Duane Clemons". nfl.com. Retrieved September 24, 2008.
  3. ^ "Duane Clemons". databasefootball.com. Archived from the original on September 30, 2007. Retrieved September 24, 2008.
  4. ^ "1996 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 30, 2023.
  5. ^ Archived at Ghostarchive and the Wayback Machine: "duane clemons punches flozell adams". YouTube. March 16, 2016.
  6. ^ "ESPN.com - NFL - Clemons punched Cowboys' Adams below belt".
  7. ^ "Big Blue bull's-eye on Cowboys lineman Flozell Adams". New York Daily News. September 27, 2009.
  8. ^ "ARGOS ADD NINE". September 8, 2008. Archived from the original on September 19, 2008. Retrieved September 24, 2008.
  9. ^ "Argonauts add former East all-star Strickland". cbc.ca. September 15, 2008. Retrieved September 24, 2008.
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