Chris Claiborne

Chris Claiborne

No. 50, 55, 52
Linebacker
Personal information
Date of birth: (1978-07-26) July 26, 1978
Place of birth: San Diego, California
Career information
College: Southern California
NFL Draft: 1999 / Round: 1 / Pick: 9
No regular season or postseason appearances
Career history
* Detroit Lions ( 1999– 2002) Minnesota Vikings ( 2003– 2004) St. Louis Rams ( 2005) New York Giants ( 2006) Jacksonville Jaguars ( 2007)*
Career highlights and awards
* Consensus All-American (1998) Dick Butkus Award (1998) Pac-10 Defensive Player of the Year (1998) Glenn Davis Award (1995)
Total tackles	562
Sacks	15.0
Forced fumbles	8
Fumble recoveries	8
Interceptions	8
Defensive touchdowns	2
Stats at NFL.com
Stats at pro-football-reference.com

Christopher Ashon Claiborne (born July 26, 1978) is a former American college and professional football player who was a linebacker in the National Football League (NFL) for eight seasons. Claiborne played college football for the University of Southern California, and was recognized as an All-American. He was a first-round pick in the 1999 NFL Draft, and played professionally for the Detroit Lions, Minnesota Vikings, St. Louis Rams, and New York Giants of the NFL.

Early years

Claiborne was born in San Diego, California. He attended John W. North High School in Riverside, California, and was a letterman in both football and basketball. In football, he won All-State honors at both running back and linebacker as a senior under head coach Mark Paredes. Claiborne graduated from high school in 1996.

College career

Claiborne accepted an athletic scholarship to attend the University of Southern California, where he played for the USC Trojans football team from 1996 to 1998. As a senior in 1998, he was recognized as a consensus first-team All-American. He is also USC's first and only Butkus award winner.

Professional career

The Detroit Lions selected Claiborne in the first round (ninth pick overall) of the 1999 NFL Draft, and he played for the Lions from 1999 to 2002. He later played for the Minnesota Vikings from 2003 to 2004, the St. Louis Rams in 2005, and the New York Giants in 2006. He signed with the Jacksonville Jaguars in August 2007 but was released before the start of the 2007 regular season.

Year	Team	Games	Combined Tackles	Tackles	Assisted Tackles	Sacks	Forced Fumbles	Fumble Recoveries	Fumble Return Yards	Interceptions	Interception Return Yards	Yards per Interception Return	Longest Interception Return	Interceptions Returned for Touchdown	Passes Defended
1999	DET	15	66	50	16	1.5	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	2
2000	DET	16	101	62	39	0.5	3	0	0	1	1	1	1	0	4
2001	DET	16	119	77	42	4.0	1	1	0	2	11	6	6	0	6
2002	DET	16	100	72	28	4.5	0	1	0	3	63	21	43	1	7
2003	MIN	12	80	61	19	3.0	1	2	0	1	3	3	3	0	7
2004	MIN	12	56	38	18	1.0	1	1	0	1	15	15	15	1	5
2005	STL	14	38	33	5	0.5	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2006	NYG	4	2	1	1	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Career		105	562	394	168	15.0	8	8	0	8	93	12	43	2	31

Coaching

In February 2013, Claiborne began coaching at Oaks Christian School in Westlake Village, California. He is currently the head coach at Calabasas High School.

External links

• TSN Bio

References

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