Chad "Chuck" Clements (born August 29, 1973) is an American former professional

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who played one season with the

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of the

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(NFL). He was selected by the Jets in the sixth round of the 1997 NFL draft after playing

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for the

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. He was also a member of the

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, Las Vegas Outlaws and

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Early life

Chad Clements was born on September 29, 1973, in

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. He attended Huntsville High School in

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, where his father Joe was the head coach. He earned All-Greater Houston Class 5A, and ''

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'' and Blue Chip Illustrated

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honors during his

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career. Clements also participated in

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and track in high school.

College career

Clements was a member of the

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team from 1992 to 1996, redshirting his first season in 1992 and then

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four years from 1993 to 1996. He completed 124 of 239 passes (51.9%) for 1,216 yards, four touchdowns, and ten interceptions his redshirt freshman year in 1993. In 1994, he completed 91 of 162 passes (56.2%) for 838 yards, three touchdowns, and five interceptions. Clements recorded 245 completions on 437 passing attempts (56.1%) for 2,641 yards, 15 touchdowns, and 11 interceptions in 1995, earning second-team All-

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(SWC) honors. His attempts, completions, completion percentage, and passing yards all led the SWC that season. He totaled 223 completions and 354 attempts (63.0%) for 2,417 yards, 21 touchdowns, and 13 interceptions his senior year in 1996, garnering first-team All-

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(C-USA) recognition. His attempts, completions, completion percentage, passing yards, passing touchdowns, and interceptions led C-USA that year.

Professional career

Clements was selected by the

in the sixth round, with the 191st overall pick, of the 1997 NFL draft. He officially signed with the team on July 17. He played in one game for the Jets during the 1997 season, recording two rushing attempts for negative three yards. He was released on August 22, 1998. Clements was signed to the practice squad of the

on November 5, 1998, and was released on December 7, 1998. He signed with the

on January 15, 1999, and was later allocated to

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, where he played for the

during the

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. He completed 22 of 52 passes (42.3%) for 247 yards, one touchdown, and two interceptions for the Thunder. He was released by the Broncos on July 31, 1999. Clements was selected by Las Vegas Outlaws of the XFL with the fifth overall pick in the 2001 XFL draft. He played in one game for the Outlaws in 2001 but did not record any statistics. He was teammates with similarly-named quarterback Ryan Clement during his time with the Outlaws. He dressed in 18 games for the

of the

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in 2002, completing 68 of 126 passes (54.0%) for 821 yards, one touchdown, and five interceptions while also rushing for 64 yards.

Personal life

Clements's father Joe Clements was a football player and coach, and his brother Steve Clements played quarterback at BYU.

References

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