Christopher Ashon Claiborne was born on July 26,1978 and is an American football coach and former player who was a linebacker in the National Football League for eight seasons.
12 Facts About Chris Claiborne
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Chris Claiborne was a first-round pick in the 1999 NFL draft, and played professionally for the Detroit Lions, Minnesota Vikings, St Louis Rams, and New York Giants of the NFL.
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Chris Claiborne currently is the Linebackers coach for the St Louis BattleHawks of the United Football League.
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Chris Claiborne attended John W North High School in Riverside, California, and was a letterman in both football and basketball.
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Chris Claiborne accepted an athletic scholarship to attend the University of Southern California, where he played for the USC Trojans football team from 1996 to 1998.
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Chris Claiborne is USC's first and only Butkus award winner.
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Chris Claiborne later played for the Minnesota Vikings from 2003 to 2004, the St Louis Rams in 2005, and the New York Giants in 2006.
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Chris Claiborne signed with the Jacksonville Jaguars in August 2007 but was released before the start of the 2007 regular season.
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In February 2013, Claiborne began coaching at Oaks Christian School in Westlake Village, California.
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Chris Claiborne moved to Calabasas High School in 2014 as defensive coordinator, and took over as head coach in 2018.
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Chris Claiborne returned to USC in 2020 as a quality control analyst; he had received his bachelor's degree from the university in 2019.
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On January 25,2021, Chris Claiborne was named linebackers coach at Arizona State.