Chad "Chuck" Clements (born August 29, 1973) is a former

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who played one season with the

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of the

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(NFL). He was drafted by the

in the sixth round of the 1997 NFL Draft. He played

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at the

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and attended Huntsville High School in

Huntsville, Texas Huntsville is a city in and the county seat of Walker County, Texas. The population was 45,941 as of the 2020 census. It is the center of the Huntsville micropolitan area. Huntsville is in the East Texas Piney Woods on Interstate 45 and home to ...

. He was also a member of the

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, Las Vegas Outlaws and

Ottawa Renegades The Ottawa Renegades were a Canadian Football League franchise based in Ottawa, Ontario founded in 2002, six years after the storied Ottawa Rough Riders folded. After four seasons, the Renegades franchise was suspended indefinitely by the league ...

. Clements was drafted fifth overall by the Las Vegas Outlaws in the

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but, because of a preseason injury, never played for them.

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Living people 1973 births Players of American football from Texas American football quarterbacks Canadian football quarterbacks American players of Canadian football Houston Cougars football players New York Jets players Philadelphia Eagles players Denver Broncos players Berlin Thunder players Las Vegas Outlaws (XFL) players Ottawa Renegades players People from Kingsville, Texas People from Huntsville, Texas {{Quarterback-1970s-stub