Dexter McCleon
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| Dexter McCleon | |
|---|---|
| Date of birth | October 9, 1973 |
| Place of birth | Meridian, Mississippi |
| Position(s) | Cornerback |
| College | Clemson |
| NFL Draft | 1997 / Round 2/ Pick 10 |
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| Team(s) | |
| 1997-2002 2003-2005 2006–Present |
St. Louis Rams Kansas City Chiefs Houston Texans |
Dexter Keith McCleon (born October 9, 1973) is a American Football cornerback who currently plays for the Houston Texans of the National Football League. He also played for the St. Louis Rams and Kansas City Chiefs in his nine year career that started in 1997.
McCleon was a All-American quarterback at Meridian High School in Meridian, Mississippi and was also a star baseball player there and got drafted in the 13th-round by the Minnesota Twins in the 1993 Major League Baseball Draft but decided to play college football in Clemson University as a cornerback. At Clemson, McCleon was a first team first-team All-Atlantic Coast Conference as a senior and got drafted by the St.Louis Rams in the 1997 NFL Draft.
McCleon played with the Rams for seven seasons, helping them reach Super Bowl XXXIV in 2000 in which McCleon had seven tackles in this game.
McCleon signed with the Chiefs as a free agent in 2003 and started for two seasons. In 2005, McCleon played in eleven games as a nickel cornerback, making twenty-one tackles and two interceptions.
On March 10, 2006 the Chiefs cut McCleon in a salary cap cut move.
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