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Duane Anthony Clemons[1] (born May 23, 1974[2]) is a former American Football defensive end who played in the National Football League between 1996 and 2005.[3] He was a first-round selection in the 1996 NFL Draft out of the University of California, Berkeley by the Minnesota Vikings.[4]

Duane Clemons

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Position:	Defensive end
Personal information
Born:	(1974-05-23) May 23, 1974 (age 48) Riverside, California
Career information
High school:	John W. North (Riverside, California)
College:	California
NFL Draft:	1996 / Round: 1 / Pick: 16
Career history
Minnesota Vikings (1996–1999) Kansas City Chiefs (2000–2002) Cincinnati Bengals (2003–2005) Toronto Argonauts (2008)*
* Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career NFL statistics
Tackles: 337 Sacks: 49.5 Fumble recoveries: 11
Player stats at NFL.com

He finished his NFL career with 49.5 sacks. Despite struggling to see the field as a starter (16 starts in 4 years with Minnesota), Clemons proved a very capable sack artist. In 1997, he finished with 7.0 sacks, 2 forced fumbles, and 24 tackles. In 1999, he finished with a career-best 9.0 sacks and 36 tackles.

On November 10, 1999, Clemons was fined $7,500 for intentionally punching Flozell Adams in the testes[5] following an interception two days earlier during a Monday Night Football game against the Dallas Cowboys.[6] While Adams maintained that he didn't know why Clemons punched him, Clemons stated that he threw the punch because Adams illegally took him down from behind on an interception return.[7]

In 2000, he went to the Kansas City Chiefs, where he finished with 7.5 sacks and a career-best 56 tackles. The next year, 2001, he finished with 7.0 sacks and 48 tackles. In 2003, he found himself with the Cincinnati Bengals, where he recorded 6.0 sacks, a career-best 4 pass deflections, and 42 tackles. In 2004, he finished with 6.5 sacks and 49 tackles.

On September 8, 2008, Clemons signed with the Toronto Argonauts of the Canadian Football League[8] and was assigned to their practice roster, but was released by the team on September 15, 2008.[9] He is currently the defensive line coach for the MidAmerica Nazarene University Pioneers.

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