Anthony Clement
{{Short description|American football player (born 1976)}}
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{{Infobox NFL biography
| name = Anthony Clement
| number = 65, 67, 68
| position = Offensive tackle
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1976|4|10}}
| birth_place = Lafayette, Louisiana, U.S.
| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 8
| weight_lb = 320
| high_school = Cecilia {{nowrap|(Cecilia, Louisiana)}}
| college = Louisiana-Lafayette
| draftyear = 1998
| draftround = 2
| draftpick = 36
| pastteams =
- Arizona Cardinals ({{NFL Year|1998|2004}})
- Denver Broncos (2005)*
- San Francisco 49ers ({{NFL Year|2005}})
- New York Jets ({{NFL Year|2006|2007}})
- New England Patriots ({{NFL Year|2008}})
| statlabel1 = Games played
| statvalue1 = 128
| statlabel2 = Games started
| statvalue2 = 107
| statlabel3 = Fumble recoveries
| statvalue3 = 4
| pfr = ClemAn20
}}
Anthony George Clement (born April 10, 1976) is an American former professional football player who was an offensive tackle in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Louisiana-Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns and was selected by the Arizona Cardinals in the second round of the 1998 NFL draft.
Clement has also played for the San Francisco 49ers, New York Jets and New England Patriots.
Early life
Clement attended Cecilia High School in Cecilia, Louisiana, and was a letterman in football and track & field. In football, he was a starting defensive tackle and won All-District 6A honors, and All-Louisiana Class AAA honors.
College career
Clement attended the University of Louisiana at Lafayette.
Professional career
=Arizona Cardinals=
Clement was selected by the Arizona Cardinals in the second round (36th overall) 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}} He played for the Cardinals until the 2004 season when he was released.
=San Francisco 49ers=
He signed with the San Francisco 49ers but only played one season for them in 2005. He started just 6 games.
=New York Jets=
Clement was then signed by the New York Jets and played two seasons for them, in which he started every game. After the 2007 season Clement was released by the Jets.
=New England Patriots=
On July 21, Clement was signed by the New England Patriots. He was placed on injured reserve on August 3, 2008, and released from IR on September 10, 2008.{{Citation |date=December 26, 2011 |title=Anthony Clement - New England Patriots - 2011 Player Profile - Rotoworld.com |url=http://www.rotoworld.com/player/nfl/2060/anthony-clement}}
References
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External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20110519105957/http://www.patriots.com/team/index.cfm?ac=playerbio&bio=32226 New England Patriots bio]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20080331170758/http://www.newyorkjets.com/team/all_time/player/1070-anthony-clement New York Jets bio]
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Category:Players of American football from Lafayette, Louisiana
Category:American football offensive tackles
Category:Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns football players
Category:Arizona Cardinals players
Category:San Francisco 49ers players