Imoan Claiborne

Imoan Claiborne
Ottawa Redblacks
Position: Cornerback
Personal information
Date of birth: (1992-07-20) July 20, 1992
Place of birth: Alexandria, Louisiana
Height: 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Weight: 193 lb (88 kg)
Career information
College: Northwestern State
Undrafted: 2015
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career NFL statistics
Player stats at NFL.com

Imoan Claiborne (born July 20, 1992) is an American football cornerback who is currently a member of the Ottawa Redblacks of the Canadian Football League. He played college football at Northwestern State.

College career

Claiborne was an All-American cornerback who had four interceptions and three fumble recoveries last fall for the Demons. He had four-year totals of 103 tackles, six interceptions and 11 pass breakups in 37 games, 28 starts, 22 in his final two seasons. He made 48 tackles and a team-high seven pass breakups while playing in 10 ½ games as a senior. He was awarded the FCS All-America honors from The Sports Network and first-team All-Southland and All-Louisiana honors before playing in the 66thAnnual Reese's Senior Bowl game.[1]

Professional career

After going undrafted in the 2015 NFL Draft Claiborne signed with the St. Louis Rams of the NFL. In a joint practice with the Dallas Cowboys in August a brawl broke out and Imoan Claiborne punched Pro Bowl wide receiver Dez Bryant in the face.[2] Claiborne was released on September 1.[3] Claiborne was signed to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers practice squad on September 7, 2015.[4]

On March 29, 2016 Imoan Claiborne signed with the Ottawa Redblacks of the Canadian Football League.[5]

References

  1. "Deon Simon drafted by Jets, Imoan Claiborne reaches free agent deal with Rams". Northwestern State University. Retrieved 2016-03-30.
  2. "Dez Bryant talks smack after getting punched in joint practice brawl". Sporting News. Retrieved 2016-03-30.
  3. "St. Louis Rams cut 13 players, including cornerback who punched Dez Bryant". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2016-03-30.
  4. Smith, Scott (September 7, 2015). "First Practice Squad Has Homegrown Feel". Buccaneers.com. Retrieved 2015-09-07.
  5. "RedBlacks lock up all-star centre Gott". Ottawa Sun. Retrieved 2016-03-30.

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