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'''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 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 |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 was a first-round selection in the [[1996 NFL Draft]] out of the [[University of California, Berkeley]] by the [[Minnesota Vikings]].<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 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 |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 was a first-round selection in the [[1996 NFL Draft]] out of the [[University of California, Berkeley]] by the [[Minnesota Vikings]].<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> |
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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. |
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. |
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| Position: | Defensive end | ||||||||
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| Born: | May 23, 1974 Riverside, California, U.S. | ||||||||
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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, Berkeley 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.
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
- ^ "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 Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2023-03-30.
- ^ Archived at Ghostarchive and the Wayback Machine: "duane clemons punches flozell adams". YouTube.
- ^ "ESPN.com - NFL - Clemons punched Cowboys' Adams below belt".
- ^ "Big Blue bull's-eye on Cowboys lineman Flozell Adams". New York Daily News.
- ^ "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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