1. Jonathan Jackson Conklin was born on August 17,1994 and is an American professional football offensive tackle for the Cleveland Browns of the National Football League.
30 Facts About Jack Conklin
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Jack Conklin played college football for the Michigan State Spartans.
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Jack Conklin attended Plainwell High School in Plainwell, where he played football under his father who was the head coach.
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Jack Conklin was selected as a 2015 First-team All-American as well as the 2015 First-team All-Big Ten Conference.
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On January 6,2016, Jack Conklin announced he would forgo his senior season and declare for the 2016 NFL draft.
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Jack Conklin was projected to be a top ten pick going into the 2016 NFL Draft by NFL draft experts and scouts after he had a successful junior year where he only gave up two sacks and was penalized twice.
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Jack Conklin attended private workout of pre-draft visits with multiple teams, including the Buffalo Bills, San Diego Chargers, Pittsburgh Steelers, Tennessee Titans, New York Jets, Indianapolis Colts, Atlanta Falcons, Detroit Lions, and Tampa Bay Buccaneers during his pre-draft process.
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Jack Conklin was ranked as the third best offensive tackle prospect in the draft by DraftScout.
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Jack Conklin was ranked the fourth best offensive tackle by Sports Illustrated.
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Jack Conklin was the second offensive tackle drafted after the unexpected draft fall of top-ranked offensive tackle Laremy Tunsil.
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On May 26,2016, Jack Conklin signed a four-year, $15.89 million rookie contract with $15.44 million guaranteed and a signing bonus of $9.76 million.
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Jack Conklin entered training camp slated as the starting right tackle, replacing Byron Bell.
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Head coach Mike Mularkey named Jack Conklin the starting right tackle to begin the regular season.
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Jack Conklin joined starting left tackle Taylor Lewan, offensive guards Quinton Spain and Chance Warmack, and center Ben Jones.
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On December 21,2016, it was announced that Jack Conklin was selected as an alternate for the 2017 Pro Bowl.
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Jack Conklin started in all 16 games during his rookie season in 2016 and was named First-team All-Pro.
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Jack Conklin received an overall grade of 88.9 from Pro Football Focus.
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Jack Conklin's grade was the fifth highest among all offensive linemen in 2016 and was the highest overall grade among all rookie offensive linemen.
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Jack Conklin started all 16 games at right tackle in 2017 and received an overall grade of 81.8 from PFF.
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Jack Conklin's grade ranked 12th among all offensive tackles in 2017.
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Jack Conklin missed the first three games of the season in order to recover from his ACL injury.
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Jack Conklin then suffered a knee injury during Week 14 against the Jacksonville Jaguars and was placed on injured reserve five days later.
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On May 1,2019, the Titans declined the fifth-year option on Jack Conklin's contract, making him a free agent in 2020.
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Jack Conklin started all 16 games for the Titans in 2019, helping Derrick Henry win the NFL rushing yards title.
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On March 20,2020, Jack Conklin signed a three-year, $42 million contract with the Cleveland Browns.
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Jack Conklin was named to the 2020 All-Pro Team, along with three of his teammates: defensive end Myles Garrett and guards Joel Bitonio and Wyatt Teller.
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On November 6,2021, Jack Conklin was placed on injured reserve with an elbow injury.
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The next day a Week 12 Sunday Night Football matchup against the Ravens, Jack Conklin suffered a right knee injury putting him out of the game.
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On December 23,2022, Jack Conklin signed a four-year, $60 million contract extension with the Browns through the 2026 season.
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In Week 1 of the 2023 season, Jack Conklin suffered a torn ACL and MCL and was placed on season-ending injured reserve on September 12,2023.