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| Position: | Wide receiver | ||||||||
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| Born: | July 8, 1985 Amityville, New York, U.S. | ||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||||||||
| Weight: | 190 lb (86 kg) | ||||||||
| Career information | |||||||||
| High school: | Delray Beach (FL) Atlantic | ||||||||
| College: | Virginia Tech | ||||||||
| NFL Draft: | 2007 / Round: 5 / Pick: 157 | ||||||||
| Career history | |||||||||
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David Cortez Clowney IV (born July 8, 1985) is a former American football wide receiver. He was drafted by the Green Bay Packers in the fifth round of the 2007 NFL Draft. He played college football at Virginia Tech.
Clowney spent the bulk of his four-year NFL career as a player for the New York Jets.
Early years
Clowney attended Atlantic Community High School in Delray Beach, Florida. While there he was an honorable mention Class 5A All-State selection as a senior. He lettered four seasons as a receiver and safety for. Clowney was named to the All-Palm Beach County team as published by the Palm Beach Post. He made one of the season's biggest plays, a 99-yard touchdown catch against Blanche Ely High School in the regional finals. Clowney totaled 25 catches for 576 yards and a county-best ten touchdowns. He returned three kicks for 245 yards and two touchdowns. Clowney caught three passes for 120 yards and two touchdowns in a game against Wellington High School. He caught 39 passes his junior season.
Clowney was also a sprinter on the track team. He was a state finalist in the 200 meter dash and a regional finalist in the 100 meter dash. He also lettered two years as a guard in basketball.
College career
Clowney attended Virginia Tech, where he played college football for four seasons. Over his career, he recorded 93 receptions for 1,373 yards and 6 touchdowns; he also had five kick returns for 119 yards.[1]
Professional career
Green Bay Packers
Clowney was selected in the fifth round (157th overall) of the 2007 NFL Draft by the Green Bay Packers.[2]
New York Jets
2007
Clowney was traded and signed by the New York Jets on October 3, 2007.
2008
In the 2008 preseason game Clowney led all receivers with four receptions for 163 yards and two touchdowns. He finished preseason catching eight passes for 222 yards and two touchdowns. However, Clowney injured his collar bone, and didn't have his first career NFL reception until Week 15 against the Buffalo Bills, when he had a one-handed catch that went for 26 yards from Brett Favre
2009 Season
Clowney caught 14 passes for 191 yards. He had 1 touchdown catch.
2010
The Jets waived Clowney on September 5, 2010.[3] Clowney was immediately re-signed by the team on September 14, 2010, following their Week One matchup against the Baltimore Ravens.[4]
Clowney, along with teammate Patrick Turner, were released on October 4, 2010, to make room for defensive tackle Howard Green and wide receiver Santonio Holmes, who was returning from a four-game suspension.[5]
Carolina Panthers
Clowney was claimed off waivers by the Carolina Panthers on October 5, 2010. Where he started the next 4 games with Steve Smith being injured.
Buffalo Bills
On January 5, 2012, Clowney signed a future contract with the Buffalo Bills, the contract saw Clowney earn $700,000 in 2012.
Montreal Alouettes
Clowney was signed by Montreal Alouettes of the (CFL) Canadian Football League.[6] He suffered a neck injury on June 13, 2013, at a pre-season game against Hamilton Tiger Cats and was placed on 9 game injured reserve list.[7]
Regular season statistics
| Pro. Career Off. Statistics | Receiving | |||||||
| Year | Team | G | Rec | Yds | Avg | Yds/G | Lng | TD |
| 2007 | GB / NYJ* | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2008 | NYJ | 2 | 1 | 26 | 26.0 | 13.0 | 26 | 0 |
| 2009 | NYJ | 13 | 14 | 191 | 13.6 | 14.7 | 53 | 1 |
| Total | 15 | 15 | 217 | 14.5 | 14.5 | 53 | 1 | |
References
- ↑ "David Clowney". Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved December 11, 2023.
- ↑ "2007 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved May 11, 2023.
- ↑ Vrentas, Jenny (September 5, 2010). "Jets cut David Clowney, claim three off waivers". The Star-Ledger. Retrieved September 8, 2010.
- ↑ Vrentas, Jenny (September 14, 2010). "Receiver David Clowney re-signs with the Jets; Danny Woodhead waived". The Star-Ledger. Retrieved October 4, 2010.
- ↑ Vrentas, Jenny (October 4, 2010). "Jets cut David Clowney and Pat Turner to make space for Santonio Holmes, Howard Green". The Star-Ledger. Retrieved October 4, 2010.
- ↑ Montreal Alouettes. "Montreal Alouettes bio page". Archived from the original on March 18, 2014. Retrieved July 21, 2013.
- ↑ Zurkowsky, Herb (June 16, 2013). "Close call for Alouettes' David Clowney had him 'scared'". Montreal Gazette. Retrieved July 21, 2013.
External links
- Official Website
- David Clowney on Twitter
- Just Sports Stats
- New York Jets bio Archived September 18, 2010, at the Wayback Machine
- 2006 Virginia Tech Hokies bio Archived July 23, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
- Montreal Alouettes