:Cam Cleeland

{{Short description|American football player (born 1975)}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2019}}

{{Infobox NFL biography

| name = Cam Cleeland

| number = 85, 87, 82

| position = Tight end

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1975|8|15}}

| birth_place = Sedro-Woolley, Washington, U.S.

| height_ft = 6

| height_in = 5

| weight_lb = 272

| high_school = Sedro-Woolley
(Sedro-Woolley, Washington)

| college = Washington

| draftyear = 1998

| draftround = 2

| draftpick = 40

| pastteams =

| highlights =

| statlabel1 = Receptions

| statvalue1 = 131

| statlabel2 = Receiving yards

| statvalue2 = 1,478

| statlabel3 = Receiving touchdowns

| statvalue3 = 13

| pfr = CleeCa00

}}

Cameron Ross Cleeland (born August 15, 1975) is an American football tight end who last played for the St. Louis Rams of the NFL. He was drafted in the second round of the 1998 NFL Draft.{{Cite web |title=1998 NFL Draft Listing |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/1998/draft.htm |access-date=2023-03-29 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}} Previously he had played for the New Orleans Saints and New England Patriots and went to the University of Washington.

While a rookie with the Saints, he was struck in the eye by linebacker Andre Royal with a sock filled with coins during a hazing incident.Incognito feels ‘betrayed’ by Martin, by Mike Puma, November 9, 2013, New York Post Cleeland nearly lost his eye in addition to suffering a broken eye socket and broken nose. The injury permanently affected his eyesight.{{Cite web|url=https://www.latimes.com/sports/la-xpm-2013-nov-07-la-sp-farmer-cleeland-incognito-20131108-story.html|title = Archives|website = Los Angeles Times| date=November 7, 2013 }}

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