Charlie Clemons

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Charlie Clemons
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Position: Linebacker
Personal information
Born: (1972-07-04) July 4, 1972 (age 51)
Griffin, Georgia, U.S.
Career information
College: Georgia
Undrafted: 1997
Career history
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics
Tackles:256
Sacks:20
Interceptions:2
Player stats at PFR

Charlie Fitzgerald Clemons (born July 4, 1972) is a former American football linebacker in the National Football League. He was signed by the St. Louis Rams as an undrafted free agent in 1997. He played college football at Georgia.

Clemons also played for the New Orleans Saints and Houston Texans. He earned a Super Bowl ring with the Rams in Super Bowl XXXIV. In the Rams 1999 season he had 44 tackles, 23 of which were on special teams. [1] He was a free agent after the 1999 season, and in early 2000 signed a four-year $6 million deal with the Saints. [2]

He is the uncle of Seattle Seahawks defensive end Chris Clemons and free agent Nic Clemons.

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References

  1. "Saints sign Clemons, hire McCarthy".
  2. Fallstrom, R. b (2000-02-27). "Upheaval Price of Success for St. Louis Rams". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2024-01-24.