Clifton Abraham
{{Short description|American gridiron football player (born 1971)}}
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{{Infobox NFL biography
| name = Clifton Abraham
| number = 26, 48, 24, 3, 10, 26
| position = Defensive back
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1971|12|9|mf=y}}
| birth_place = Dallas, Texas, U.S.
| height_ft = 5
| height_in = 9
| weight_lb = 184
| high_school = Dallas Carter
| college = Florida State
| draftyear = 1995
| draftround = 5
| draftpick = 143
| pastteams =
- Tampa Bay Buccaneers ({{NFL Year|1995}})
- Chicago Bears ({{NFL Year|1996}})
- Carolina Panthers ({{NFL Year|1997}})
- Toronto Argonauts ({{CFL Year|1998|1999}})
- Los Angeles Xtreme ({{XFL Year|2001}})
- Toronto Argonauts ({{CFL Year|2001}})
| highlights =
- National champion (1993)
- Consensus All-American (1994)
- 2× First-team All-ACC (1993, 1994)
| statlabel1 = Total tackles
| statvalue1 = 3
| pfr = AbraCl20
}}
Clifton Eugene Abraham Jr. (born December 9, 1971) is an American former professional football player who was a defensive back in the National Football League (NFL) for three seasons. He played college football for the Florida State Seminoles, earning All-American honors in 1994. He played professionally for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Chicago Bears and Carolina Panthers of the NFL. Abraham also played for the Toronto Argonauts of the Canadian Football League.
Early life
Abraham was born in Dallas, Texas.National Football League, Historical Players, [http://www.nfl.com/player/cliftonabraham/2499351/profile Clifton Abraham]. Retrieved February 7, 2012. He attended David W. Carter High School in Dallas,databaseFootball.com, Players, {{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20120326151246/http://www.databasefootball.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=ABRAHCLI01 Clifton Abraham]}}. Retrieved February 7, 2012. where he played for the Carter Cowboys high school football team.{{cite web | last=Hummer | first=Chris | title=Remembering Dallas Carter's loaded 1988 team | website=247Sports | date=2017-08-24 | url=https://247sports.com/article/dallas-carter-football-jessie-armstead-featured-in-espn-30-for-30-what-carter-lost-106437507/ | access-date=2024-12-17}}
College career
While attending Florida State University, Abraham played for the Florida State Seminoles football team from 1991 to 1994. As a junior, he received honorable mention All-American recognition from United Press International in 1993. As a senior in 1994, he was recognized as a consensus first-team All-American, having received first-team honors from the American Football Coaches Association, the Associated Press, College Football News, The Sporting News, United Press International and the Walter Camp Foundation.2010 Division I Football Record Book, [http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/football_records/DI/2010/Awards.pdf Award Winners and All-Americans], National Collegiate Athletic Association, Indianapolis, Indiana, p. 10 (2010). Retrieved February 7, 2012.
Professional career
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers selected Abraham in the fifth round (143rd overall pick) of the 1995 NFL Draft,.{{Cite web |title=1995 NFL Draft Listing |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/1995/draft.htm |access-date=2023-03-31 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}} He played for the Buccaneers for a single season in {{NFL Year|1995}}. He also played for the Chicago Bears in {{NFL Year|1996}} and the Carolina Panthers in {{NFL Year|1997}}. In three NFL seasons, he appeared in nine regular season games.{{Cite web |title=Clifton Abraham Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Draft, College |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/A/AbraCl20.htm |access-date=2024-05-23 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}}
Abraham was later signed by the Toronto Argonauts of the Canadian Football League, and he played for that organization for three seasons from 1998 to 1999 and 2001. Appearing in a total of 21 games, Abraham recorded 58 tackles, 13 pass deflections, two interceptions for 48 yards, and one fumble recovery. He was most successful in 1998 when he played in only 10 games but made 35 tackles.{{cite book|last1=Maher|first1=Tod|last2=Gill|first2=Bob|title=The Canadian Pro Football Encyclopedia: Every Player, Coach and Game, 1946–2012|date=2013|publisher=Maher Sports Media|isbn=978-0983513667|page=139}}
He finished his professional football career with the Los Angeles Xtreme of the XFL in 2001.{{Cite web |title=Clifton Abraham Pro Football Stats, Position, College, Transactions |url=https://www.profootballarchives.com/players/a/abra00100.html |access-date=2024-12-17 |website=Pro Football Archives}}
References
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{{1993 Florida State Seminoles football navbox}}
{{1994 NCAA Division I-A College Football Consensus All-Americans}}
{{Buccaneers1995DraftPicks}}
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Category:All-American college football players
Category:Carolina Panthers players
Category:Chicago Bears players
Category:Florida State Seminoles football players
Category:Los Angeles Xtreme players
Category:Toronto Argonauts players
Category:Tampa Bay Buccaneers players
Category:Players of American football from Dallas
Category:Players of Canadian football from Dallas