DeVone Claybrooks

{{Short description|American gridiron football player and coach (born 1977)}}

{{Infobox gridiron football person

| name = DeVone Claybrooks

| image = 2019, Coach DeVone Claybrooks.jpg

| alt =

| caption = Claybrooks before a Lions game in 2019.

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1977|9|15}}

| birth_place = Martinsville, Virginia, U.S.

| death_date =

| death_place =

| team =

| number =

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| import = yes

| position1 = Head coach

| height_ft = 6

| height_in = 3

| weight_lb = 300

| college = East Carolina

| coaching_years1 = {{CFL Year|2012}}–{{CFL Year|2015}}

| coaching_team1 = Calgary Stampeders
(Defensive line coach)

| coaching_years2 = {{CFL Year|2016}}–{{CFL Year|2018}}

| coaching_team2 = Calgary Stampeders
(Defensive coordinator)

| coaching_years3 = {{CFL Year|2019}}

| coaching_team3 = BC Lions
(Head coach)

| playing_years1 = {{NFL Year|2001}}*

| playing_team1 = Green Bay Packers

| playing_years2 = {{NFL Year|2001}}*

| playing_team2 = Tampa Bay Buccaneers

| playing_years3 = {{NFL Year|2001}}

| playing_team3 = Cleveland Browns

| playing_years4 = {{RHE season|2002}}

| playing_team4 = Rhein Fire

| playing_years5 = {{NFL Year|2002}}

| playing_team5 = Tampa Bay Buccaneers

| playing_years6 = {{NFL Year|2003}}

| playing_team6 = San Francisco 49ers

| playing_years7 = {{NFL Year|2004}}*

| playing_team7 = Atlanta Falcons

| playing_years8 = {{NFL Year|2004}}*

| playing_team8 = Tampa Bay Buccaneers

| playing_years9 = {{NFL Year|2004}}

| playing_team9 = Dallas Cowboys

| playing_years10 = {{NFL Year|2005}}*

| playing_team10 = Arizona Cardinals

| playing_years11 = {{CFL Year|2007}}–{{CFL Year|2008}}

| playing_team11 = Montreal Alouettes

| playing_years12 = {{CFL Year|2009}}–{{CFL Year|2011}}

| playing_team12 = Calgary Stampeders

| career_footnotes = *Offseason and/or practice squad member only

| career_highlights =

Super Bowl champion (XXXVII)
2× Grey Cup champion (2014, 2018)

|CFLWestAllStar={{CFL Year|2010}}

|CFL-archive=https://web.archive.org/web/20150512003232/http://www.cfl.ca/roster/show/id/997

| NFL = CLA779802

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Natravis DeVone Claybrooks (born September 15, 1977) is the former head coach of the BC Lions of the Canadian Football League (CFL). He was an American football defensive tackle in the National Football League (NFL) for seven different teams (Packers, Buccaneers, Browns, 49ers, Falcons, Cowboys, and Cardinals). He also was a member of the Montreal Alouettes and Calgary Stampeders in the CFL. He has also been the defensive coordinator for the Calgary Stampeders. On December 11, 2018, he was announced as head coach of the BC Lions, replacing the retired Wally Buono. Claybrooks played college football at East Carolina.

Early years

Claybrooks played high school football at Bassett High School as a running back. He accepted a football scholarship from East Carolina University.

He was converted into a defensive tackle, finishing his career with 41 games (18 starts), 100 tackles (13 for loss), 11 sacks, 5 passes defensed, 3 fumble recoveries and one interception.

Professional career

= NFL =

Claybrooks was signed as an undrafted free agent by the Green Bay Packers after the 2001 NFL draft on May 18.{{cite web|url=https://www.upi.com/Archives/2001/05/19/SPORTS-TRANSACTIONS-FOR-FRIDAY-MAY-18/4352990244800/?tt=11|title=Sports Transactions|access-date=September 4, 2018}} He was waived on September 2. He was signed by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers to the practice squad but was released on October 17. On October 31, he was signed by the Cleveland Browns to the practice squad and was promoted to the active roster on November 7.

= NFL Europe =

In 2002, he was allocated by the Cleveland Browns to the Rhein Fire of the NFL Europe League.{{cite web|url=https://www.upi.com/Archives/2002/02/06/SPORTS-TRANSACTIONS-FOR-WEDNESDAY-FEBRUARY-6/9121012971600/|title=Sports Transactions|access-date=September 4, 2018}} On July 26, he was waived injured by the Browns.

= NFL (II) =

On November 6, 2002, he was signed by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers to their practice squad and on November 15 he was promoted to the active roster.{{cite web|url=https://www.apnews.com/a1ccff22644e5bec8165e85d306a784d|title=Bucs Sign Goodspeed, Release Reyes|website=Associated Press |access-date=September 4, 2018}} He was cut three days later and re-signed to the practice squad. He was promoted to the active roster on November 26, 2002. He was a part of the Super Bowl XXXVII winning team. He was released on August 31, 2003.{{cite web|url=http://www.espn.com/espn/wire/_/id/1606795|title=Dudley, Stephens among Bucs' cuts|access-date=September 4, 2018}} On October 1, 2003, he was signed as a free agent by the San Francisco 49ers. On December 8, 2003, he was signed by the Atlanta Falcons as a free agent. He was waived on March 9, 2004.{{cite web|url=https://www.upi.com/Falcons-sign-linebacker-Eric-Johnson/64211078876804/|title=Falcons sign linebacker Eric Johnson|access-date=September 4, 2018}} On April 27, 2004, he was signed by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. After having a good camp, he suffered a high ankle sprain in the preseason game against the Miami Dolphins. He was waived injured on August 31. On October 5, 2004, the Dallas Cowboys signed him to the practice squad. On November 3, he was promoted to the active roster, appearing in 8 games as the backup to La'Roi Glover and Leonardo Carson at defensive tackle.{{cite web|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=861&dat=20041104&id=KwJZAAAAIBAJ&sjid=C0YNAAAAIBAJ&pg=6942,549865&hl=es|title=Cowboys Waive DT Cooper|access-date=September 4, 2018}} He wasn't re-signed after the season. On July 30, 2005, he signed with the Arizona Cardinals.{{cite web|url=https://www.upi.com/Sports_News/2005/07/31/Cardinals-dump-Wendell-Bryant/22011122806719/?sl=3|title=Cardinals dump Wendell Bryant|access-date=September 4, 2018}} He suffered a knee injury during training camp and was waived injured on August 19.{{cite web|url=http://www.espn.com/nfl/news/story?id=2138086|title=Report: Dolphins among six team interested in QB|date=August 19, 2005 |access-date=September 4, 2018}}

= CFL =

On January 14, 2007, he signed with the Montreal Alouettes of the Canadian Football League.{{cite web|url=https://www.cfl.ca/2007/01/15/alouettes_add_claybrooks__virgil_and_dunn/|title=Alouettes Add Claybrooks, Virgil And Dunn|date=January 15, 2007 |access-date=September 4, 2018}} The next year, he made 39 tackles (2 for loss) and 4 quarterback sacks. On August 22, 2009, he signed as a free agent with the Calgary Stampeders, registering 17 tackles (one for loss), 2 passes defensed and one forced fumble.{{cite web|url=https://www.stampeders.com/2009/08/22/stamps-sign-three-players/|title=Stamps sign three players|date=August 22, 2009 |access-date=September 4, 2018}} In 2010, he was named to the CFL Western All-Stars team, after playing a key role in his team's run defense, while posting 27 tackles (3 for loss), 4 quarterback sacks and 2 passes defensed.{{cite web|url=https://www.stampeders.com/2011/02/08/all-star-claybrooks-signs-new-deal/|title=All-Star Claybrooks signs new deal|date=February 8, 2011 |access-date=September 4, 2018}} He announced his retirement on January 18, 2012.{{cite web|url=https://www.stampeders.com/2012/01/18/claybrooks-announces-retirement/|title=Claybrooks announces retirement|date=January 18, 2012 |access-date=September 4, 2018}}

Coaching career

= Calgary Stampeders =

From 2012 to 2015 he was the defensive line coach for the Calgary Stampeders. In 2015, he was promoted to defensive coordinator by the Calgary Stampeders.{{cite web|url=https://www.stampeders.com/devone-claybrooks/|title=Defensive coordinator bio|access-date=September 4, 2018|archive-date=October 15, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181015042322/https://www.stampeders.com/devone-claybrooks/|url-status=dead}}

= BC Lions =

On December 11, 2018, Claybrooks was announced as the new head coach for the BC Lions.{{Cite web|url=https://www.cfl.ca/2018/12/11/lions-name-devone-claybrooks-head-coach/|title=Lions name DeVone Claybrooks head coach|date=2018-12-11|website=CFL.ca|language=en|access-date=2018-12-11}} Claybrooks' tenure with the Lions was a rocky one. Despite the team's signings of Mike Reilly and Lemar Durant, The Lions failed to live up to expectations. The team struggled on both sides of the ball and posted a record of 1–10 after 11 games. He failed to record a victory against the other West Division teams. Outside of a 25–23 victory over the playoff-bound Montreal Alouettes, the majority of the team's wins were two wins against both the Toronto Argonauts and the Ottawa Redblacks, who both finished below the Lions in the overall standings. After struggling to gain traction throughout the year and posting a 5–13 record in his rookie season, Claybrooks was relieved of his duties on November 6, 2019.[https://www.tsn.ca/b-c-lions-fire-devone-claybrooks-after-5-3-season-1.1393523 Lions fire Claybrooks after 5-13 season]

CFL coaching record

rowspan="2"\|Team	rowspan="2"\|Year	colspan="5"\|Regular Season	colspan="4"\|Post Season
class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%; text-align:center;"
Won	Lost	Ties	Win %	Finish	Won	Lost	Result
BC\|\|2019 \|\|5\|\|13\|\|0\|\|.278\|\|5th in West Division\|\| – \|\| – \|\| Missed Playoffs
colspan="2"\|Total \|\|5\|\|13\|\|0\|\|.278\|\|0 West Division Championships\|\|0\|\|0\|\|0 Grey Cups

Personal life

Claybrooks is a restaurant owner. His cousin Shawn Moore was a second-team All-American and played quarterback in the NFL.

References

External links

[https://cflpa.com/players/devone-claybrooks/ CFL bio]
[https://www.bclions.com/devone-claybrooks-head-coach/ BC Lions bio] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181215222331/https://www.bclions.com/devone-claybrooks-head-coach/ |date=2018-12-15 }}

Category:1977 births

Category:Living people

Category:People from Bassett, Virginia

Category:Sportspeople from Henry County, Virginia

Category:Players of American football from Virginia

Category:American football defensive tackles

Category:Canadian football offensive linemen

Category:Players of Canadian football from Virginia

Category:East Carolina Pirates football players

Category:Tampa Bay Buccaneers players

Category:Cleveland Browns players

Category:Rhein Fire players