1. Nathan D Clements was born on December 12,1979 and is an American former professional football player who was a cornerback in the National Football League.
49 Facts About Nate Clements
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Nate Clements played college football for the Ohio State Buckeyes.
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Nate Clements was selected by the Buffalo Bills in the first round of the 2001 NFL draft with the 21st overall pick, and played for the San Francisco 49ers and Cincinnati Bengals.
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Nate Clements's father was strict and did not allow Nate Clements to date while in high school.
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Nate Clements excelled at both defensive back and quarterback and was named an All-American by USA Today, Blue Chip Illustrated and Super Prep.
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Nate Clements was named first-team All-Ohio during a season in which he had seven interceptions, including one returned for a touchdown.
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Nate Clements led the Raiders to a playoff berth in 1997 and led them past a Euclid Panther team that featured Notre Dame back Tony Fisher.
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Nate Clements holds the Shaker record for career interceptions with 14.
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Nate Clements started 24 of 36 games and recorded 177 career tackles and seven interceptions.
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Nate Clements declared for the 2001 NFL draft and was regarded as one of the top prospects.
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Nate Clements attended the NFL Scouting Combine in Indianapolis, Indiana, but opted to only perform the bench press and 40-yard dash.
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Nate Clements was ranked as the top cornerback prospect by DraftScout.
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Nate Clements was named the starting kick returner to begin his rookie season.
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Nate Clements intercepted a pass by quarterback Peyton Manning and returned it for a 61-yard touchdown in the third quarter to mark the first score of his career.
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On October 18,2001, Nate Clements earned his first career start after he surpassed Ken Irvin on the depth chart.
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Nate Clements completed his rookie season in 2001 with 63 combined tackles, ten pass deflections, three interceptions, three forced fumbles, a sack, and a touchdown in 16 games and 11 starts.
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Nate Clements had 30 kick returns for 628-yards and four punt returns for 81-yards and a touchdown.
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Nate Clements intercepted three passes by quarterback Ray Lucas and returned an interception by Lucas for a 29-yard touchdown in the second quarter.
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Nate Clements finished his second season with 65 combined tackles, 13 pass deflections, a career-high six interceptions, and a touchdown 16 games and 16 starts.
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Nate Clements made both interceptions off pass attempts by Jay Fiedler and returned one for a 54-yard touchdown in the fourth quarter.
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Nate Clements finished the 2003 season with a total of 61 combined tackles, four pass deflections, three interceptions, and a touchdown in 16 games and 16 starts.
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Nate Clements returned 14 punts for 137 yards in 2003.
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Nate Clements returned a punt by Sean Landeta for an 85-yard touchdown in the third quarter.
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Nate Clements completed the 2004 season with 73 combined tackles, seven pass deflections, a career-high six interceptions, a touchdown, and was credited with half a sack in 16 games and 16 starts.
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Nate Clements had 35 punt returns for 327-yards and a touchdown.
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On January 28,2005, Nate Clements was named as a late replacement to the 2005 Pro Bowl.
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Nate Clements replaced Kansas City Chiefs' cornerback Patrick Surtain who was himself replacing Baltimore Ravens' Chris McAlister.
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Nate Clements completed the 2005 season with 99 combined tackles, 13 pass deflections, three forced fumbles, and two interceptions in 16 games and 16 starts.
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On May 7,2006, Nate Clements signed a one-year, $7.20 million tender to remain with the Buffalo Bills.
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Nate Clements finished the season with 70 combined tackles, a career-high 16 pass deflections, three interceptions, two forced fumbles, and a touchdown in 16 games and 16 starts.
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Nate Clements became part of a revamped secondary that finished 27th in passing yards the previous season.
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Nate Clements finished the season with 92 combined tackles, 14 pass deflections, four interceptions, three forced fumbles, and a sack in 16 games and 16 starts.
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Nate Clements recovered the ball and returned it 74-yards for a touchdown in the third quarter after linebacker Manny Lawson blocked a field goal attempt by Giants' kicker John Carney.
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Nate Clements's injury ended his streaks of 119 consecutive game appearances and 115 consecutive starts.
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Nate Clements finished the 2008 season with 63 combined tackles, nine passes defensed, two interceptions, and a forced fumble in 15 games and 15 starts.
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Nate Clements recovered the ball and returned it for a 59-yard touchdown after it kicker Ryan Longwell's attempt was blocked by Ray McDonald in the second quarter.
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Nate Clements joined Kevin Ross as the only players in NFL history return a blocked field goal for a touchdown on two separate occasions.
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On November 1,2009, Nate Clements suffered a right shoulder injury in the first quarter of a Week 8 loss at the Indianapolis Colts and exited the game.
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Nate Clements sustained the injury after he was tackled by Philip Wheeler and Jerraud Powers while returning a punt in the second quarter.
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Nate Clements took over punt return duties from Arnaz Battle who had disappointing performances after replacing recently released Pro Bowl return specialist Allen Rossum.
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Head coach Mike Singletary elected to not place Nate Clements on injured reserve for the rest of the season in hopes of a possible late season or playoff return.
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Nate Clements finished the 2009 season with 35 combined tackles, seven passes defensed, and an interception in seven games and six starts.
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Nate Clements finished the season with 82 combined tackles, ten pass deflections, three interceptions in 16 games and 16 starts.
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Nate Clements finished the 2012 season with 55 combined tackles, 12 passes defensed, two interceptions, two forced fumbles, and a sack in 15 games and 15 starts.
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Nate Clements entered training camp slated as a starting cornerback, but saw competition from Terence Newman, Jason Allen, Adam "Pacman" Jones, and Dre Kirkpatrick.
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Nate Clements was one of six cornerbacks on the Bengals' roster that were once heralded first round picks.
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Nate Clements was inactive for the Bengals' Week 4 victory at the Jacksonville Jaguars due to an injury.
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Nate Clements started five of the next six games before losing the role back to Chris Crocker.
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Nate Clements finished the season with 53 combined tackles, five pass deflections, and an interception in 15 games and nine starts.