Clint Session

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Clint Session
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Position: Linebacker
Personal information
Born: (1984-09-22) September 22, 1984 (age 40)
Pompano Beach, Florida, U.S.
Height:6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight:248 lb (112 kg)
Career information
High school: Blanche Ely
(Pompano Beach, Florida)
College: Pittsburgh
NFL draft: 2007  / round: 4 / pick: 136
Career history
Career NFL statistics
Total tackles:295
Sacks:2.5
Forced fumbles:5
Pass deflections:8
Interceptions:4
Defensive touchdowns:1
Stats at Pro Football Reference

Clint Session (born September 22, 1984) is a former American football linebacker who played in the National Football League (NFL) for the Indianapolis Colts and Jacksonville Jaguars.. He played college football at Pittsburgh and was selected by the Colts in the fourth round of the 2007 NFL draft.

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Early life

Session attended Blanche Ely High School in Pompano Beach, Florida and was an honor student and a letterman in football and track & field. In football, he was a four-year letterman and as a senior, he led his team to the Florida State Title. He was a first-team All-Broward County Athletic Association selection, a first-team All-Broward County selection, a first-team Class 5A All-Florida selection, and an All-Southwest Region selection by PrepStar.

College career

A team captain and two-year starter for the Pittsburgh Panthers, Session finished his college career with 259 tackles, 2.5 sacks, seven forced fumbles, and three interceptions.

Professional career

Indianapolis Colts

Session was selected by the Indianapolis Colts in the fourth round of the 2007 NFL draft. [1] After spending his rookie season as a backup, he became a starter during his second season. He started 15 of 16 games for the Colts at outside linebacker, recording 94 tackles.

Jacksonville Jaguars

On July 28, 2011, Session signed a 5-year, $30 million contract with the Jacksonville Jaguars. [2]

In November 2011, Session suffered multiple concussions in a game against the Cleveland Browns. The following week, he was placed on the injured reserve list, ending his season. [3]

Session had not recovered at the beginning of the 2012 season and was placed on the physically unable to perform (PUP) list. [4] He was waived on December 4, 2012. [5]

NFL career statistics

Legend
BoldCareer high

Regular season

YearTeamGamesTacklesInterceptionsFumbles
GPGSCmbSoloAstSckTFLIntYdsTDLngPDFFFRYdsTD
2007 IND 131312380.04230321000
2008 IND 16159474200.011000002000
2009 IND 141410283190.5323512751000
2010 IND 55383171.01000010000
2011 JAX 963019111.02000001000
5741295230652.52143812785000

Playoffs

YearTeamGamesTacklesInterceptionsFumbles
GPGSCmbSoloAstSckTFLIntYdsTDLngPDFFFRYdsTD
2007 IND 100000.00000000000
2008 IND 119810.01000000000
2009 IND 3315960.01000000200
54241770.02000000200

Post-football career

Clinton Session owns and operates "Raw Juice" - a smoothie bar in Northeast Indianapolis. [6]

In mid-2015, press reports indicated Session was being sued to provide child support payments to his blind three-year-old daughter. [7]

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References

  1. ↑ "2007 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved May 11, 2023.
  2. ↑ "Former Ely star Clint Session signs with Jaguars, gets $11.5 million signing bonus". Archived from the original on July 19, 2013. Retrieved March 28, 2012.
  3. ↑ http://jacksonville.com/opinion/blog/429812/tania-ganguli/2012-07-28/clint-session-played-concussion-against-browns-regrets [ bare URL ]
  4. ↑ http://www.cbssports.com/nfl/blog/nfl-rapidreports/19939500/jaguars-cuts-injury-moves-help-team-get-to-75 [ dead link ]
  5. ↑ "Jaguars waive LB Session". Fox News . March 27, 2015.
  6. ↑ "Instagram".
  7. ↑ "Court: Ex-Colts LB Clint Session owes $200K to support disabled daughter". Indy Star. July 25, 2015. Retrieved July 31, 2020.
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