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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. 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 |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= |
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=https://www.cbc.ca/sports/football/argonauts-add-former-east-all-star-strickland-1.766351 |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. |
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| Position: | Defensive end | ||||||||
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| Born: | May 23, 1974 Riverside, California | ||||||||
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| High school: | John W. North (Riverside, California) | ||||||||
| College: | California | ||||||||
| NFL draft: | 1996 / round: 1 / pick: 16 | ||||||||
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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 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.
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
- ^ "Duane Clemons". pro-football-reference.com. Retrieved 2008-09-24.
- ^ "Duane Clemons". nfl.com. Retrieved 2008-09-24.
- ^ "Duane Clemons". databasefootball.com. Archived from the original on 2007-09-30. Retrieved 2008-09-24.
- ^ "1996 NFL Draft". databasefootball.com. Archived from the original on 2008-12-31. Retrieved 2008-09-24.
- ^ "ARGOS ADD NINE". 2008-09-08. Archived from the original on September 19, 2008. Retrieved 2008-09-24.
- ^ "Argonauts add former East all-star Strickland". cbc.ca. 2008-09-15. Retrieved 2008-09-24.
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