Kendrick Clancy

Kendrick Clancy

No. 96, 70, 71
Position:	Defensive tackle
Personal information
Born:	(1978-09-17) September 17, 1978 (age 45) Tuscaloosa, Alabama, U.S.
Height:	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight:	305 lb (138 kg)
Career information
High school:	Tuscaloosa (AL) Holt
College:	Mississippi
NFL draft:	2000  / round: 3 / pick: 72
Career history
Pittsburgh Steelers (2000–2004) New York Giants (2005) Arizona Cardinals (2006) New Orleans Saints (2007–2010)
Career highlights and awards
Super Bowl champion (XLIV) Third-team All-American (1999) Second-team All-SEC (1999)
Career NFL statistics
Total tackles: 159 Sacks: 5.5 Forced fumbles: 3 Fumble recoveries: 3 Interceptions: 1
Player stats at PFR

Lakendrick Tridel Clancy (born September 17, 1978) is an American former professional football player who was a defensive tackle in the National Football League (NFL). ^[1] He was selected by the Pittsburgh Steelers in 2000, having also played for the New York Giants, Arizona Cardinals and New Orleans Saints. He played college football at the University of Mississippi.

Early life and college career

Born in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, Clancy attended Holt High School before playing college football at East Central Community College in Decatur, Mississippi, ^[2] and then at Ole Miss. ^[3] As a senior in 1999, he was team captain^{[ citation needed ]} and a third-team All-American selection by The Sporting News and The Football News ^{[4] [ citation needed ]}

Professional career

Clancy was selected by the Steelers in the third round in 2000 and played for them for four years. ^[5] After his time with the Steelers, he signed with the Giants, ^[4] where he played for one year, followed by a year with the Cardinals. He then signed with the Saints in 2007. In 2009, he began the season as a projected starter, but injured his knee in the opening game, thus played in only 2 games, ending up on the injured reserve list while the team won Super Bowl XLIV. ^[6] He was an unrestricted free agent after the 2009 season, but the Saints re-signed him on August 30, 2010. ^[3] He was released 5 days later. ^[7]

NFL career statistics

Legend
Bold	Career high

Year	Team	Games		Tackles					Interceptions					Fumbles
		GP	GS	Cmb	Solo	Ast	Sck	TFL	Int	Yds	TD	Lng	PD	FF	FR	Yds	TD
2000	PIT	9	0	8	5	3	0.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2001	PIT	16	4	15	11	4	0.0	2	1	3	0	3	1	0	0	0	0
2002	PIT	7	0	4	4	0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2003	PIT	12	0	5	5	0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
2004	PIT	8	0	8	7	1	0.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2005	NYG	16	15	39	32	7	2.0	10	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0
2006	ARI	11	11	29	25	4	1.0	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
2007	NOR	14	2	15	10	5	0.5	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2008	NOR	14	14	34	26	8	2.0	3	0	0	0	0	3	0	1	0	0
2009	NOR	2	0	2	1	1	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
		109	46	159	126	33	5.5	22	1	3	0	3	4	3	3	0	0

Playoffs

Year	Team	Games		Tackles					Interceptions					Fumbles
		GP	GS	Cmb	Solo	Ast	Sck	TFL	Int	Yds	TD	Lng	PD	FF	FR	Yds	TD
2005	NYG	1	1	2	1	1	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
		5	1	2	1	1	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

References

1. "Kendrick Clancy Retiring".
2. "East Central CC finds talent in Tuscaloosa", The Tuscaloosa News , February 3, 2005.
3. "Kendrick Clancy is ready to stop the run for the New Orleans Saints", Times-Picayune , August 31, 2010.
4. "Giants Sign DT Kendrick Clancy: Former Steelers third-round pick reunites with Giants defensive coordinator Tim Lewis." Archived 2011-07-11 at the Wayback Machine , Giants.com, March 11, 2005.
5. "2000 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 19, 2023.
6. "Saints bring back veteran DT Clancy", NFL.com, August 30, 2010.
7. "Saints released:",