: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 =
- New Orleans Saints ({{NFL Year|1998|2001}})
- New England Patriots ({{NFL Year|2002}})
- St. Louis Rams ({{NFL Year|2003|2005}})
| highlights =
- First-team All-Pac-10 (1997)
| 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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Category:American football tight ends
Category:New England Patriots players
Category:New Orleans Saints players
Category:People from Sedro-Woolley, Washington
Category:Sportspeople from Skagit County, Washington
Category:Players of American football from Washington (state)
Category:St. Louis Rams players
Category:Washington Huskies football players
Category:20th-century American sportsmen
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