Morris Claiborne
 Morris Claiborne with the Chiefs (2019) |
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| Cornerback | |
| Date of birth: February 7, 1990 | |
| Place of birth: Shreveport , Louisiana | |
| Height: 1.80 m | Weight: 87 kg |
| NFL debut | |
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| 2012 for the Dallas Cowboys | |
| Career | |
| College : LSU | |
| NFL Draft : 2012 / Round: 1 / Pick: 6 | |
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| Current status: Free Agent | |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Selected NFL stats as of week 17 of the 2019 season |
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| Tackles | 265 |
| Interceptions | 7th |
| forced fumbles | 1 |
| Passes defended | 49 |
| Statistics at NFL.com | |
| Statistics at pro-football-reference.com | |
Morris Lee Claiborne (* 7. February 1990 in Shreveport , Louisiana ) is an American American football poker players in the National Football League (NFL). He last played for the Kansas City Chiefs with whom he also won the LIV as a cornerback . Previously, he was with the Dallas Cowboys for five years and played for the New York Jets for two years .
college
Claiborne showed athletic talent early on and also showed outstanding achievements in athletics . He attended Louisiana State University and played college football with great success for their team, the Tigers . Not only did he and his team win the Southeastern Conference , but he has also received numerous personal awards, including the prestigious Jim Thorpe Award for best college defensive back . In 33 games he was able to set a total of 95 tackles , achieve two touchdowns and prevent nine passes. He also got eleven interceptions .
NFL
Dallas Cowboys
Claiborne was selected by the Dallas Cowboys as the 6th player in the 2012 NFL Draft in the first round. The cowboys swapped their first and second round picks for the first round pick from the St. Louis Rams in order to move forward and be able to select it. Although he was only partially able to take part in the preparation due to an operation, he was used in 15 games in his rookie season, each time as a starter . Despite various injuries that repeatedly incapacitated him, he became a reliable support in the backfield of the cowboys.
New York Jets
In March 2017, he signed a one-year contract with the New York Jets , which had to strengthen themselves after the move from Darrelle Revis to the Kansas City Chiefs in the position of cornerback, which earned him more than five million US dollars . On March 15, 2018, the contract was extended for another year at a salary of $ 7 million. In this season he scored not only the most tackles and fended off passes in his career, but also a pick-six against the quarterback of the Indianapolis Colts , Andrew Luck .
Kansas City Chiefs
On August 8, 2019, Claiborne joined the Kansas City Chiefs for one year . Here he signed another one-year contract for $ 3 million. However, he was suspended for the first four games of the season due to a ban for drug abuse. At the end of the season Claiborne was able to win the Super Bowl LIV with the Chiefs against the San Francisco 49ers .
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ College statistics on sports-reference.com, accessed December 7, 2017
- ^ Report on nfl.com from April 26, 2012, accessed on December 7, 2017
- ↑ Report on nfl.com from March 17, 2017, accessed December 7, 2017
- ↑ Chris Wesseling: Jets re-sign CB Morris Claiborne to one-year, $ 7M deal. nfl.com, March 15, 2018, accessed August 12, 2019 .
- ↑ Spencer Aber: WATCH: Jets CB Morris Claiborne gets 1st Pick 6 of his career vs. Colts QB Andrew Luck. jetswire.usatoday.com, October 14, 2018, accessed August 12, 2019 .
- ^ Adam Maya: Chiefs signing CB Morris Claiborne to 1-year contract. nfl.com, August 8, 2019, accessed August 12, 2019 .
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Claiborne, Morris |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Claiborne, Morris Lee (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American football player |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 7, 1990 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Shreveport , Louisiana , United States |