Chris Clemons (safety)

Chris Clemons

Clemons with the Miami Dolphins in 2013
No. 30, 29
Position:	Safety
Personal information
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)
Career information
High school:	Arcadia (FL) DeSoto
College:	Clemson
NFL draft:	2009: 5th round, 165th pick
Career history
Miami Dolphins (2009–2013) Houston Texans (2014)* Arizona Cardinals (2014–2015)
* Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career NFL statistics Total tackles: 284 Sacks: 1.5 Forced fumbles: 2 Fumble recoveries: 3 Interceptions: 4 Stats at Pro Football Reference 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 Pre-draft measurables Height Weight Arm length Hand span 40-yard dash 10-yard split 20-yard split 20-yard shuttle Three-cone drill Vertical jump Broad jump Bench press 6 ft 0+1⁄8 in (1.83 m) 208 lb (94 kg) 32+3⁄4 in (0.83 m) 9+5⁄8 in (0.24 m) 4.41 s 1.51 s 2.55 s 4.38 s 7.27 s 37.5 in (0.95 m) 10 ft 7 in (3.23 m) 19 reps All values from NFL Combine [5] [6] 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 Legend Bold Career high 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. External links Chris Clemons on Twitter This page is based on this Wikipedia article Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply. Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.