Shannon Clavelle

Shannon Clavelle
No. 91
Position:Defensive end
Personal information
Born: (1973-10-12) October 12, 1973 (age 51)
Lafayette, Louisiana, U.S.
Height:6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight:287 lb (130 kg)
Career information
High school:O. Perry Walker
(New Orleans, Louisiana)
College:Colorado
NFL draft:1995 / round: 6 / pick: 185
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics
Games played:16
Sacks:0.5
Stats at Pro Football Reference

Shannon Lynn Clavelle (born October 12, 1973) is an American former professional football defensive end in the National Football League (NFL) for the Green Bay Packers and Kansas City Chiefs.[1] He played college football at the University of Colorado under head coach Bill McCartney.[2] Clavelle fathered a son, Derek McCartney, with McCartney's daughter, Kristy.[3][4][5][6][7][8]

Clavelle was drafted by the Buffalo Bills in the sixth round (185th overall) of the 1995 NFL draft.[9] He debuted in the NFL though with the Green Bay Packers in 1995. He played on the Packers Super Bowl XXXI Championship team of 1996 that beat the New England Patriots. In 1997, he played six games with the Packers and finished his career that year playing in one game with the Kansas City Chiefs.[10]

  1. ^ "Shannon Clavelle Stats". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 7, 2019.
  2. ^ "1994 Roster: Shannon Clavelle". University of Colorado Athletics. 2019. Retrieved February 7, 2019.
  3. ^ Hoffer, Richard. "Putting His House in Order". Sports Illustrated Vault | SI.com. Retrieved January 15, 2021.
  4. ^ "The McCartney connection". The Denver Post. July 28, 2007. Retrieved January 15, 2021.
  5. ^ "OTL: Full Circle". ESPN.com. Retrieved January 15, 2021.
  6. ^ Calhoun, Patricia (January 18, 1995). "IS NOTHING SACRED?". Westword. Retrieved January 15, 2021.
  7. ^ Weinreb, Michael (December 17, 2014). "Promise Keeper". Grantland. Retrieved January 15, 2021.
  8. ^ "Grandfather's tales lead DL Derek McCartney to CU". USA TODAY. Retrieved January 15, 2021.
  9. ^ "1995 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 31, 2023.
  10. ^ "Shannon Clavelle". The Pro Football Archives. 2019. Retrieved February 7, 2019.