Jocelin "Joe" Clermond, Jr. (born November 13, 1984) is an American former professional football player who was a defensive end in the United Football League (UFL), Arena Football League (AFL), and National Football League (NFL). He was signed by the Chicago Bears as an undrafted free agent in 2008. He played college football at Pittsburgh.
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| Position: | Defensive end |
| Personal information | |
| Born: | November 13, 1984 Tampa, Florida, U.S. |
| Height: | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) |
| Weight: | 250 lb (113 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school: | Tampa (FL) Chamberlain |
| College: | Pittsburgh |
| Undrafted: | 2008 |
| Career history | |
| * Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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| Stats at ArenaFan.com | |
Early life
editJoseph Clermond was All-Tampa Tribune Hillsborough County, All-Western Conference American Division after being a two-year starter and three-year letterman for Chamberlain High School and graduated in 2003.[1] He started at linebacker, strong safety and H-back and compiled 101 tackles and six interceptions as a senior. In his junior year Joseph Clermond intercepted seven passes, returning three for touchdowns. He helped his team to Florida 5A playoffs each of his three varsity seasons, including the 2001 state finals.
College career
editClermond played in 46 games, including 25 starts at DE during his career and was credited with 142 tackles (82 solo), 17.5 sacks, 36.5 TFLs and 4 FR in his Pitt career. In 2007 Clermond made 53 tackles (13 for losses) and 10.5 sacks and forced two fumbles and blocked a kick and was named Second-team All-Big East for the second consecutive season. At Pitt, in 2006, he was selected Second-team All-Big East after starting all 12 games at defensive end and had 48 tackles and 16.5 TFLs and 5.5 sacks and two fumble recoveries. He contributed as a reserve defensive end, playing in 10 games and had 14 tackles, five TFLs and two sacks on the year in 2005. In 2004, he played in all 12 games in his first active season and made 27 tackles, two TFLs and one fumble recovery. He redshirted as a true freshman in 2003.
Professional career
editPre-draft
edit| Height | Weight | 40-yard dash | 20-yard shuttle | Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump | Bench press | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) |
249 lb (113 kg) |
5.15 s | 4.73 s | 7.61 s | 25.5 in (0.65 m) |
8 ft 11 in (2.72 m) |
20 reps | |||||
| All values from NFL Combine.[2] | ||||||||||||
Chicago Bears
editClermond was signed by the Chicago Bears as an undrafted free agent in 2008. He was waived on September 4, 2009. He was re-signed to the practice squad later in the season, only to be released on December 1, 2009.
Virginia Destroyers
editClermond was signed by the Virginia Destroyers of the United Football League on June 28, 2011.[3]
References
edit- ^ Totem Yearbook (Volume 46 ed.). Tampa, Florida: Bryn Alan. 2003. pp. 40, 183.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: date and year (link) - ^ "2008 NFL Combine Results". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 3, 2021.
- ^ "UFL Transactions". OurSports Central. June 28, 2011. Retrieved July 6, 2011.
External links
edit- Stats Crew profile
- Chicago Bears bio
- Pittsburgh Panthers bio Archived 2008-06-07 at the Wayback Machine