Duane Clemons

Duane Clemons

No. 92, 99
Position	Defensive end
Personal information
Born	(1974-05-23) May 23, 1974 Riverside, California, U.S.
Listed height	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Listed weight	275 lb (125 kg)
Career information
High school	John W. North (Riverside)
College	California (1992–1995)
NFL draft	1996: 1st round, 16th overall pick
Career history
Minnesota Vikings (1996–1999) Kansas City Chiefs (2000–2002) Cincinnati Bengals (2003–2005) Toronto Argonauts (2008)*
* Offseason or practice squad member only
Awards and highlights
Second-team All-American (1995) First-team All-Pac-10 (1995)
Career NFL statistics
Tackles 340 Sacks 49.5 Fumble recoveries 11 Stats at Pro Football Reference

Duane Anthony Clemons (born May 23, 1974) is an American former professional football player who was a defensive end in the National Football League (NFL) between 1996 and 2005. He played college football for the California Golden Bears and was selected by the Minnesota Vikings in the first round of the 1996 NFL draft .

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 following an interception two days earlier during a Monday Night Football game against the Dallas Cowboys. 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.

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 and was assigned to their practice roster, but was released by the team on September 15, 2008. He later became the defensive line coach for the MidAmerica Nazarene University Pioneers.

NFL career statistics

Legend
	Led the league
Bold	Career high

Regular season

Year	Team	Games		Tackles				Interceptions				Fumbles
		GP	GS	Comb	Solo	Ast	Sck	Int	Yds	TD	Lng	FF	FR	Yds	TD
1996	MIN	13	0	7	2	5	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	1	8	0
1997	MIN	13	3	24	23	1	7.0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0
1998	MIN	16	4	25	17	8	2.5	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
1999	MIN	16	9	39	32	7	9.0	0	0	0	0	2	4	0	0
2000	KAN	12	12	56	47	9	7.5	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0
2001	KAN	16	15	49	37	12	7.0	0	0	0	0	3	1	0	0
2002	KAN	16	16	35	27	8	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	1	42	1
2003	CIN	16	13	43	36	7	6.0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0
2004	CIN	14	14	50	32	18	6.5	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0
2005	CIN	10	0	12	10	2	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
		142	86	340	263	77	49.5	0	0	0	0	13	11	50	1

Playoffs

Year	Team	Games		Tackles				Interceptions				Fumbles
		GP	GS	Comb	Solo	Ast	Sck	Int	Yds	TD	Lng	FF	FR	Yds	TD
1997	MIN	2	0	1	1	0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1998	MIN	1	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1999	MIN	2	2	4	3	1	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
		5	2	5	4	1	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0