Micheal Clemons (born August 21, 1997) is an American professional

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for the

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of the

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(NFL). He played

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before transferring to

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Early life

Clemons grew up in

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and attended

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College career

Clemons began his collegiate career at

. In his lone season with the Wranglers, he recorded 30 tackles, 8.5 tackles for loss, and 2.5 sacks in six games played. After the season, Clemons committed to transfer to

. Clemons played in 13 games in his first season at Texas A&M and had 19 tackles, three tackles for loss, and one sack. He suffered a foot injury during preseason training camp going into his junior season and used a medical

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. Clemons played in 11 games with nine starts as a redshirt junior and recorded 28 tackles. He had 14 tackles, 4.5 tackles for a loss, and four sacks before suffering a season ending-injury in the fifth game of his redshirt senior season. Clemons decided to utilize the extra year of eligibility granted to college athletes who played in the 2020 season due to the coronavirus pandemic and return to Texas A&M for a fifth season. He finished his final season with 32 tackles, 11 tackles for loss, and seven sacks.

Professional career

Clemons was selected in the fourth round, 117th overall, of the

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by the

. The Jets previously obtained the 117th overall selection from the

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in exchange for Chris Herndon and a 2022 sixth round pick. In Week 11 against the

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, Clemons was involved in two separate altercations. The first between himself and Bills player,

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. The second was after the game had concluded in the tunnel to the locker room. In Week 12 against the

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, Clemons was involved in an altercation between Dolphins

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, Austin Jackson. Both players were disqualified for fighting. Clemons made an illegal elbow against an official that knocked it back, resulting in an automatic disqualification.

References

External links

New York Jets bioTexas A&M Aggies bio
{{DEFAULTSORT:Clemons, Micheal Living people Players of American football from Collin County, Texas Players of American football from Dallas County, Texas American football defensive ends Texas A&M Aggies football players Cisco Wranglers football players New York Jets players Players of American football from Garland, Texas 1997 births