Anthony Clement | |
Number: | 65, 67, 68 |
Position: | Offensive tackle |
Birth Date: | 10 April 1976 |
Birth Place: | Lafayette, Louisiana, U.S. |
Height Ft: | 6 |
Height In: | 8 |
Weight Lbs: | 320 |
College: | Louisiana-Lafayette |
Draftyear: | 1998 |
Draftround: | 2 |
Draftpick: | 36 |
Pastteams: | |
Statlabel1: | Games played |
Statvalue1: | 128 |
Statlabel2: | Games started |
Statvalue2: | 107 |
Statlabel3: | Fumble recoveries |
Statvalue3: | 2 |
Pfr: | ClemAn20 |
Anthony George Clement (born April 10, 1976) is an American former professional football player who was an offensive tackle in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Louisiana-Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns and was selected by the Arizona Cardinals in the second round of the 1998 NFL draft.
Clement has also played for the San Francisco 49ers, New York Jets and New England Patriots.
Clement attended Cecilia High School in Cecilia, Louisiana, and was a letterman in football and track & field. In football, he was a starting defensive tackle and won All-District 6A honors, and All-Louisiana Class AAA honors.
Clement attended the University of Louisiana at Lafayette.
Clement was selected by the Arizona Cardinals in the second round (36th overall) of the 1998 NFL draft.[1] He played for the Cardinals until the 2004 season when he was released.
He signed with the San Francisco 49ers but only played one season for them in 2005. He started just 6 games.
Clement was then signed by the New York Jets and played two seasons for them, in which he started every game. After the 2007 season Clement was released by the Jets.
On July 21, Clement was signed by the New England Patriots. He was placed on injured reserve on August 3, 2008, and released from IR on September 10, 2008.