Adrian Clayborn
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| Cleveland Browns - No. 94 | |
| Defensive end | |
| Date of birth: July 6, 1988 | |
| Place of birth: St. Louis , Missouri | |
| Height: 1.91 m | Weight: 127 kg |
| NFL debut | |
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| 2011 for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers | |
| Career | |
| College : Iowa | |
| NFL Draft : 2011 / Round: 1 / Pick: 20th | |
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| Career highlights and awards | |
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Selected NFL stats as of week 17 of the 2019 season |
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| Tackles | 196 |
| Sacks | 36.5 |
| Forced fumbles | 10 |
| Statistics at NFL.com | |
| Statistics at pro-football-reference.com | |
Adrian Clayborn (born July 6, 1988 in St. Louis , Missouri , United States ) is an American football player on the position of the defensive end . He currently plays for the Cleveland Browns in the National Football League (NFL).
Early years
Clayborn was born in St. Louis , Missouri . There were complications during his birth, for example he had suffered from so-called birth trauma plexus paralysis on his right arm since birth . As a child, he therefore received physiotherapy . When he was ten years old, his older brother Anthony was shot dead in St. Louis. Clayborn attended high school in Webster Groves , Missouri. There he played American football and basketball .
college
From 2006 to 2010 he went to the University of Iowa . On January 5, 2010, he won the Orange Bowl with the college football team, the Iowa Hawkeyes . Clayborn was voted MVP in this game .
NFL
Atlanta Falcons
Clayborn was selected in the first round of the 2011 NFL Draft as the 20th player by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers . On game day three he scored his first sack in the NFL against the Atlanta Falcons . Here, the ball was the quarterback of the Falcons, Matt Ryan , gefumblet . He played all 16 games in his first season. In 2012, he was only on the field for three games due to a knee injury. In 2014 he injured himself again, so that he only played one game that season. As a result, his contract with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers was not renewed. On March 12, 2015, he signed a contract with the Atlanta Falcons, for which he played all 16 games in his first season. In the play-off game of the 2016 season against the Seattle Seahawks , Clayborn was injured, so he was out for the rest of the play-offs. The Falcons reached the Super Bowl LI , which was lost 28:34. On November 12, 2017, in the game against the Dallas Cowboys , he managed six sacks in one game. The game was won 27: 7.
New England Patriots
On March 17, 2018, Clayborn signed a two-year contract with the New England Patriots , with whom he won Super Bowl LIII on February 3, 2019 . Clayborn was used in all three play-off games. On March 15, 2019, he was released at his own request, which in turn should give the Patriots more room for maneuver in the salary cap .
Return to the Atlanta Falcons
On April 9, 2019, the Atlanta Falcons announced the return of Clayborn to their team and provided him with a one-year contract.
Cleveland Browns
In early April 2020, he signed a two-year deal worth $ 6 million with the Cleveland Browns .
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Late bloomer Clayborn becoming dominant leader .
- ^ Adrian Clayborn: Life's journey leads to the right place .
- ↑ Orange Bowl 2010 .
- ^ Bucs' Adrian Clayborn out for season with knee injury .
- ^ Falcons Add More Defensive Help in Free Agency . Retrieved May 26, 2019.
- ^ Injuries: Adrian Clayborn to miss rest of playoffs .
- ^ Patriots Sign Three Free Agents . Retrieved May 26, 2019.
- ↑ Zack Cox: Patriots Release Adrian Clayborn, Clear $ 4M In Salary Cap Space. NESN.com, March 15, 2019, accessed March 16, 2019 .
- ^ Will McFadden: Falcons agree to terms with Adrian Clayborn on a one-year contract. atlantafalcons.com, April 9, 2019, accessed April 13, 2019 .
- ↑ Report on nbcsports.com of March 31, 2020, accessed on April 15, 2020
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Clayborn, Adrian |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American football player |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 6, 1988 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | St. Louis , Missouri , United States |