Matt Clapp

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Matt Clapp
New Orleans Saints
Position:Strength and conditioning coach
Personal information
Born: (1986-12-06) December 6, 1986 (age 37)
Phoenix, Arizona
Height:6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight:246 lb (112 kg)
Career information
High school: Phoenix (AZ) Paradise Valley
College: Oklahoma
Undrafted: 2010
Career history
As a player:
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
As a coach:
Roster status:Practice Squad
Career highlights and awards
  • All Big 12 First Team Coaches (2009)
  • All Big 12 Academic First Team (2009)

Matt Clapp (born December 6, 1986) is a former American football fullback. He was signed by the Detroit Lions as an undrafted free agent in 2010. He played college football at Oklahoma. [1]

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Professional career

Detroit Lions

Clapp was signed by the Detroit Lions' as an undrafted rookie free agent on April 30, 2010. [2] He was waived by the Lions on September 3, 2011.

Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Clapp was first signed by the Buccaneers on October 26, 2011. On December 11, 2011, he was suspended for the remainder if the 2011 NFL season and the first four games of the 2012 NFL season for unspecified reasons. [3]

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References

  1. Oklahoma Sooners bio - Matt Clapp Archived 2011-02-24 at the Wayback Machine
  2. "Matt Clapp". The Detroit Lions. Archived from the original on March 29, 2012. Retrieved September 5, 2014.
  3. "Suspension info". Archived from the original on March 3, 2016. Retrieved March 28, 2020.