| File:Rader, Clabo and Norwood.png Tyson Clabo with Jason Rader and Jerious Norwood. | |
| No. 77, 74 | |
| Offensive tackle | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Date of birth: October 17, 1981 | |
| Place of birth: Knoxville, Tennessee | |
| Career information | |
| College: Wake Forest | |
| Undrafted in 2004 | |
| No regular season or postseason appearances | |
| Career history | |
* Denver Broncos ( 2004)*
| |
| Career highlights and awards | |
| * Pro Bowl (2010) | |
| Games played | 132 |
| Games started | 116 |
| Fumbles recovered | 1 |
| Stats at NFL.com | |
| Stats at pro-football-reference.com | |
Tyson Clabo (born October 17, 1981) is a former American football offensive tackle. He was signed by the Denver Broncos as an undrafted free agent in 2004. He played college football at Wake Forest.
Clabo is the nephew of retired NFL punter Neil Clabo[1] He was also a member of the New York Giants, San Diego Chargers, Atlanta Falcons, Miami Dolphins, and Houston Texans.
Early years[]
Clabo attended Farragut High School in Farragut, Tennessee and lettered in football and basketball. In football, he was a two-time All-Conference selection, and as a senior, he was also named as an All-Region selection, an All-east Tennessee selection, and as an All-State selection.
College career[]
Clabo played football at Wake Forest. Clabo started all 11 games at left tackle as a sophomore, and he was the only underclassman to start every contest that year. Clabo started all 13 games as a junior and moved to left guard after playing tackle in 2001, helping the Deacon ground game lead the ACC in rushing for the second-straight year. He started the final 36 games of his college career and a total of 37 contests of 47 games played at Wake Forest. Clabo earned first-team All-Atlantic Conference honors as a senior.
Professional career[]
Denver Broncos[]
Clabo originally signed with Denver Broncos as an undrafted rookie free agent and was waived by the Broncos during the 2004-05 offseason.
New York Giants[]
He then signed with the New York Giants as a practice squad member.
San Diego Chargers[]
He then signed with the San Diego Chargers as a practice squad member.
Atlanta Falcons[]
Clabo eventually was signed to the Falcons practice squad in September 2005 and re-signed by the Falcons team in January 2006.
He was a 2010 Pro Bowl selection.
On July 29, 2011, Clabo signed a five-year contract with the Atlanta Falcons.[2]
On April 4, 2013, Clabo was released by the Falcons.
Miami Dolphins[]
On May 5, 2013, Clabo signed with the Miami Dolphins.[3]
Houston Texans[]
On July 23, 2014, Clabo signed with the Houston Texans.[4]
References[]
- ↑ "Meet the Wake Forest Sports Hall of Fame Class of 2018-19". Wake Forest News. February 20, 2019. http://magazine.wfu.edu/2019/02/20/meet-the-wake-forest-sports-hall-of-fame-2018-19-class/.
- ↑ http://www.foxsportssouth.com/07/29/11/Falcons-sign-OL-Clabo/landing.html?blockID=542631&feedID=3703
- ↑ http://espn.go.com/nfl/story/_/id/9244066/miami-dolphins-signing-veteran-ot-tyson-clabo-agent-says
- ↑ http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2014/07/23/texans-sign-tyson-clabo/