| No. 55 | |
| Linebacker | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Date of birth: September 22, 1984 | |
| Place of birth: Pompano Beach, Florida | |
| Career information | |
| College: Pittsburgh | |
| NFL Draft: 2007 / Round: 4 / Pick: 136 | |
| No regular season or postseason appearances | |
| Career history | |
| * Indianapolis Colts ( 2007– 2010) | |
| Career highlights and awards | |
| Total tackles | 291 |
| Sacks | 2.5 |
| Forced fumbles | 6 |
| Pass deflections | 8 |
| Interceptions | 4 |
| Defensive touchdowns | 1 |
| Stats at NFL.com | |
Clint Session (born September 22, 1984) is an American football linebacker who is currently a free agent. He played college football at Pittsburgh and was drafted by the Indianapolis Colts in the fourth round of the 2007 NFL Draft.
Session has also been a member of the Jacksonville Jaguars.
Early years[]
Session attended Blanche Ely High School in Pompano Beach, Florida and was an honor student and a letterman in football and track & field. In football, he was a four-year letterman and as a senior, he led his team to the Florida State Title. He was a first team All-Broward County Athletic Association selection, a first team All-Broward County selection, a first team Class 5A All-Florida selection, and an All-Southwest Region selection by PrepStar.
College career[]
A team captain and two-year starter for the Pittsburgh Panthers, Session finished his college career with 259 tackles, 2.5 sacks, seven forced fumbles, and three interceptions.
Professional career[]
Indianapolis Colts[]
Session was drafted by the Indianapolis Colts in the fourth round of the 2007 NFL Draft. After spending his rookie season as a backup, he became a starter during his second season. He started 15 of 16 games for the Colts at outside linebacker, recording 94 tackles.
Jacksonville Jaguars[]
On July 28, 2011, Session signed a 5-year, $30 million contract with the Jacksonville Jaguars.[1]
In November 2011, Session suffered multiple concussions in a game against the Cleveland Browns. The following week, he was placed on the injured reserve list, ending his season.[2]
Session had not recovered at the beginning of the 2012 season and was placed on the physically unable to perform (PUP) list.[3] He was waived on December 4, 2012.[4]
Post football career[]
Clinton Session owns and operates "Raw Juice" - a smoothie bar in Northeast Indianapolis.[5]
In mid-2015, press reports indicated Session was being sued to provide child support payments to his blind three-year-old daughter.[6]
References[]
- ↑ Former Ely star Clint Session signs with Jaguars, gets $11.5 million signing bonus
- ↑ http://jacksonville.com/opinion/blog/429812/tania-ganguli/2012-07-28/clint-session-played-concussion-against-browns-regrets
- ↑ http://www.cbssports.com/nfl/blog/nfl-rapidreports/19939500/jaguars-cuts-injury-moves-help-team-get-to-75
- ↑ http://www.foxnews.com/sports/2012/12/04/jaguars-waive-lb-session/
- ↑ https://instagram.com/p/yD7IJ-A2o9/
- ↑ "NFL star who had a $30M contract is 'refusing to pay $7,000-a-month in child support for his severely disabled daughter, 3, who is blind and paralyzed'". Daily Mail. 22 July 2015. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3170239/Former-NFL-player-30M-contract-refusing-pay-child-support-severely-disabled-daughter-5M-parents.html. Retrieved 22 July 2015.