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{{Short description|American football player (born 1974)}}
{{Infobox NFL player
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|position=[[Defensive end]]
{{Infobox NFL biography
|number=92, 99
| name = Duane Clemons
|birth_date={{Birth date and age|1974|5|23}}
| number = 92, 99
|death_date=
| position = [[Defensive end]]
|debutyear=1996
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1974|5|23}}
|finalyear=2005
| birth_place = [[Riverside, California]], U.S.
|draftyear=1996
| height_ft = 6
|draftround=1
| height_in = 5
|draftpick=16
| weight_lb = 275
|college=[[University of California|California]]
| high_school = [[John W. North High School|John W. North]] (Riverside)
|teams=<nowiki></nowiki>
| college = [[California Golden Bears football|California]]
* [[Minnesota Vikings]] ([[1996 NFL season|1996]]-[[1999 NFL season|1999]])
| draftyear = 1996
* [[Kansas City Chiefs]] ([[2000 NFL season|2000]]-[[2002 NFL season|2002]])
| draftround = 1
* [[Cincinnati Bengals]] ([[2003 NFL season|2003]]-[[2005 NFL season|2005]])
| draftpick = 16
* [[Toronto Argonauts]] ([[2008 CFL season|2008]])*
| pastteams =
:<small>*Offseason and/or practice squad member only</small>
* [[Minnesota Vikings]] ({{NFL Year|1996|1999}})
|statlabel1=[[Tackle (football move)|Tackles]]
* [[Kansas City Chiefs]] ({{NFL Year|2000|2002}})
|statvalue1=337
* [[Cincinnati Bengals]] ({{NFL Year|2003|2005}})
|statlabel2=[[Quarterback sack|Sacks]]
* [[Toronto Argonauts]] ({{CFL Year|2008}})*
|statvalue2=49.5
| highlights =
|statlabel3=[[Fumble]] recevories
* Second-team [[College Football All-America Team|All-American]] ([[1995 College Football All-America Team|1995]])
|statvalue3=11
* First-team [[List of All-Pac-12 Conference football teams|All-Pac-10]] ([[1995 All-Pacific-10 Conference football team|1995]])
|nfl=CLE399465
| statlabel1 = [[Tackle (football move)|Tackle]]s
|birth_place=[[Riverside, California]]
| statvalue1 = 340
| statlabel2 = [[Quarterback sack|Sack]]s
| statvalue2 = 49.5
| statlabel3 = [[Fumble]] recoveries
| statvalue3 = 11
| pfr = ClemDu20
}}
}}
'''Duane Anthony Clemons'''<ref>{{cite web |url=http://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 in [[Riverside, California]]<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 |work= |publisher=databasefootball.com |date= }}</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 |work= |publisher=databasefootball.com |date= }}</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>
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 |work= |publisher= |date=2008-09-08 }} {{Dead link|date=October 2010|bot=H3llBot}}</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.
His son Butch Clemons is now following in his footsteps at Southwest High School in Kansas City.


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>

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]]<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.

==NFL career statistics==
{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"
! colspan="2"| Legend
|-
| style="background:#cfecec; width:3em;"|
| Led the league
|-
| '''Bold'''
| Career high
|}

===Regular season===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|-
!rowspan="2"| Year
!rowspan="2"| Team
!colspan="2"| Games
!colspan="4"| Tackles
!colspan="4"| Interceptions
!colspan="4"| Fumbles
|-
! GP !! GS !! Comb !! Solo !! Ast !! Sck !! Int !! Yds !! TD !! Lng !! FF !! FR !! Yds !! TD
|-
! [[1996 NFL season|1996]] !! [[1996 Minnesota Vikings season|MIN]]
| 13 || 0 || 7 || 2 || 5 || 0.0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 8 || 0
|-
! [[1997 NFL season|1997]] !! [[1997 Minnesota Vikings season|MIN]]
| 13 || 3 || 24 || 23 || 1 || 7.0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 2 || 1 || 0 || 0
|-
! [[1998 NFL season|1998]] !! [[1998 Minnesota Vikings season|MIN]]
| 16 || 4 || 25 || 17 || 8 || 2.5 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 0
|-
! [[1999 NFL season|1999]] !! [[1999 Minnesota Vikings season|MIN]]
| 16 || 9 || 39 || 32 || 7 || '''9.0''' || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 2 || '''4''' || 0 || 0
|-
! [[2000 NFL season|2000]] !! [[2000 Kansas City Chiefs season|KAN]]
| 12 || 12 || '''56''' || '''47''' || 9 || 7.5 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 1 || 0 || 0
|-
! [[2001 NFL season|2001]] !! [[2001 Kansas City Chiefs season|KAN]]
| 16 || 15 || 49 || 37 || 12 || 7.0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || '''3''' || 1 || 0 || 0
|-
! [[2002 NFL season|2002]] !! [[2002 Kansas City Chiefs season|KAN]]
| 16 || 16 || 35 || 27 || 8 || 2.0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 1 || '''42''' || style="background:#cfecec; width:3em;"| '''1'''
|-
! [[2003 NFL season|2003]] !! [[2003 Cincinnati Bengals season|CIN]]
| 16 || 13 || 43 || 36 || 7 || 6.0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 2 || 1 || 0 || 0
|-
! [[2004 NFL season|2004]] !! [[2004 Cincinnati Bengals season|CIN]]
| 14 || 14 || 50 || 32 || '''18''' || 6.5 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 2 || 0 || 0 || 0
|-
! [[2005 NFL season|2005]] !! [[2005 Cincinnati Bengals season|CIN]]
| 10 || 0 || 12 || 10 || 2 || 2.0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 0
|-
! colspan="2"| !! 142 !! 86 !! 340 !! 263 !! 77 !! 49.5 !! 0 !! 0 !! 0 !! 0 !! 13 !! 11 !! 50 !! 1
|}

===Playoffs===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|-
!rowspan="2"| Year
!rowspan="2"| Team
!colspan="2"| Games
!colspan="4"| Tackles
!colspan="4"| Interceptions
!colspan="4"| Fumbles
|-
! GP !! GS !! Comb !! Solo !! Ast !! Sck !! Int !! Yds !! TD !! Lng !! FF !! FR !! Yds !! TD
|-
! [[1997 NFL season|1997]] !! [[1997 Minnesota Vikings season|MIN]]
| 2 || 0 || 1 || 1 || 0 || 0.0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0
|-
! [[1998 NFL season|1998]] !! [[1998 Minnesota Vikings season|MIN]]
| 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0.0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0
|-
! [[1999 NFL season|1999]] !! [[1999 Minnesota Vikings season|MIN]]
| 2 || 2 || '''4''' || '''3''' || '''1''' || '''1.0''' || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0
|-
! colspan="2"| !! 5 !! 2 !! 5 !! 4 !! 1 !! 1.0 !! 0 !! 0 !! 0 !! 0 !! 0 !! 0 !! 0 !! 0
|}


==References==
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Latest revision as of 02:59, 6 January 2025

Duane Clemons
No. 92, 99
Position:Defensive end
Personal information
Born: (1974-05-23) May 23, 1974 (age 50)
Riverside, California, U.S.
Height:6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Weight:275 lb (125 kg)
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:340
Sacks:49.5
Fumble recoveries:11
Stats at Pro Football Reference

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.

NFL career statistics

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Legend
Led the league
Bold Career high

Regular season

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Year Team Games Tackles Interceptions Fumbles
GP GS Comb Solo Ast Sck Int Yds TD Lng FF FR Yds TD
1996 MIN 13 0 7 2 5 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 1 8 0
1997 MIN 13 3 24 23 1 7.0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0
1998 MIN 16 4 25 17 8 2.5 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
1999 MIN 16 9 39 32 7 9.0 0 0 0 0 2 4 0 0
2000 KAN 12 12 56 47 9 7.5 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0
2001 KAN 16 15 49 37 12 7.0 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 0
2002 KAN 16 16 35 27 8 2.0 0 0 0 0 0 1 42 1
2003 CIN 16 13 43 36 7 6.0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0
2004 CIN 14 14 50 32 18 6.5 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0
2005 CIN 10 0 12 10 2 2.0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
142 86 340 263 77 49.5 0 0 0 0 13 11 50 1

Playoffs

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Year Team Games Tackles Interceptions Fumbles
GP GS Comb Solo Ast Sck Int Yds TD Lng FF FR Yds TD
1997 MIN 2 0 1 1 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1998 MIN 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1999 MIN 2 2 4 3 1 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 2 5 4 1 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

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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