| No. 33 Winnipeg Blue Bombers | |
 Clements with the Blue Bombers in 2022 | |
| Born: | October 4, 1996 Danville, Virginia |
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| Career information | |
| Status | Active |
| CFL status | American |
| Position(s) | Linebacker |
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) |
| Weight | 224 lb (102 kg) |
| College | Cincinnati |
| Career history | |
| As player | |
| 2021 | Edmonton Elks |
| 2022–present | Winnipeg Blue Bombers |
| Career stats | |
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Malik Clements (born October 4, 1996) is a professional Canadian football linebacker for the Winnipeg Blue Bombers of the Canadian Football League (CFL).
College career
Clements played college football for the Cincinnati Bearcats from 2015 to 2018.[1] He played in 34 games where he had 187 total tackles, nine for loss, two sacks, two forced fumbles, one fumble recovery, and one interception.[1][2]
Professional career
Edmonton Elks
Clements signed with the Edmonton Elks on January 24, 2020, but did not play that year due to the cancellation of the 2020 CFL season.[3] He made the team following training camp in 2021 and played in his first career professional game on August 7, 2021, against the Ottawa Redblacks.[2] He played in seven regular season games where he had 11 defensive tackles and two special teams tackles.[2] Following a head coaching change by the team, Clements was released in the following offseason on February 17, 2022.[4]
Winnipeg Blue Bombers
On March 4, 2022, it was announced that Clements had signed with the Winnipeg Blue Bombers.[5] He began the year as a backup, but became the team's starting weak-side linebacker following an injury to Kyrie Wilson.[6] He played in 12 regular season games in 2022 where he had 31 defensive tackles, four special teams tackles, and one sack.[2]
References
- 1 2 "Malik Clements". Cincinnati Bearcats. Retrieved November 17, 2022.
- 1 2 3 4 "Malik Clements". Winnipeg Blue Bombers. Retrieved November 17, 2022.
- ↑ "Transactions 2020". Edmonton Elks. Retrieved November 17, 2022.
- ↑ "Elks release Clements, Jones". Edmonton Elks. February 17, 2022.
- ↑ "Bombers sign LB Malik Clements, add FB Antonio Valvano". Canadian Football League. March 4, 2022.
- ↑ "Aspiring dentist Malik Clements rattling teeth while playing linebacker for Bombers". Winnipeg Sun. July 27, 2022.