Professional career Jimmy Clausen




1 professional career

1.1 carolina panthers
1.2 chicago bears
1.3 baltimore ravens
1.4 career statistics





professional career


cbs sports columnist mike freeman.

clausen announced intention enter 2010 nfl draft on december 7, 2009. clausen expected 1 of top quarterbacks available in draft, along former heisman trophy winner sam bradford. projected many top-10 pick. surprisingly, however, not selected in first round of draft, bradford , florida s tim tebow selected ahead of him. selected carolina panthers 16th pick of 2nd round (48th overall). analysts attributed slide cocky demeanor , persnickety smirkness.



carolina panthers

on july 28, 2010, clausen signed four-year, $4.2 million contract panthers, includes $2.53 million in guarantees. clausen made nfl debut in loss against new york giants in 2010 season opener, after starting quarterback matt moore sidelined concussion. after poor play matt moore in week 2 matchup against buccaneers, clausen took on late in game. completed 7 of 13 passes 59 yards , interception , 1 fumbled snap, , led 17-play drive stopped inside 5-yard line. following week, clausen started first nfl game against bengals, completing 16 of 33 passes 188 yards , interception , 3 fumbled snaps, losing two. during game tv cameras caught wide receiver steve smith walking on clausen, talking assistant coach, , screaming @ rookie. smith walked away, returned , said else before being escorted away tight end jeff king. @ point, smith threw down cup of gatorade. incident later downplayed smith. second time there had been communication issues between smith , clausen. on may 6, 2010, report on website pro football talk stated that, steve smith thinks jimmy punk. website later reported smith sent text message clausen report b.s. . in clausen s 2nd nfl start (a week 4 match-up against new orleans saints), clausen went 11 of 21 146 yards , completed 1st nfl touchdown pass rb jonathan stewart.


after 3 nfl starts , being pulled in week 5, clausen benched after completing 47 percent of passes 1 touchdown , 3 interceptions. clausen fumbled 7 times, losing two, , had 52.2 passer rating. clausen finished 2010 season 157 completions out of 299 attempts (52.5%), 1,558 yards 3 touchdowns , 9 interceptions. sacked 33 times , fumbled 9 times, losing two.


in 2011, panthers used number 1 overall draft pick select cam newton of auburn. after four-game preseason competition, panthers coaches decided newton named starter 2011 nfl season. clausen had improved little on 2010 regular season performance in 2011 preseason, finishing 24/46 passing (52.2%) , 260 yards , 5.70 average 1 touchdown , 2 interceptions , sacked 7 times in 53 dropbacks , had quarterback rating of 58.2, similar 2010 regular season performance. panthers signed veteran qb derek anderson team. clausen demoted third string.


in 2012 pre-season, clausen 19 37 (51.4%) 252 yards , 2 touchdowns , 2011 never took field in regular season play. on august 31, 2013, panthers waived injured clausen. passed through waivers unclaimed, , ended on panthers injured reserve list.


chicago bears

clausen in 2014.


clausen signed chicago bears on june 5, 2014. during preseason competed jordan palmer second string spot; clausen won job.


on december 17, marc trestman announced clausen take on starting quarterback position jay cutler. clausen completed 26 of 48 passes 181 yards, 2 touchdowns, 1 interception , 77 passer rating in 20–14 loss detroit lions. during game s fourth quarter, ezekiel ansah collided clausen in helmet-to-helmet collision. ansah penalized , later fined, while clausen later diagnosed concussion. relinquished starting role cutler, played in bears season finale.


on march 6, 2015, clausen re-signed on one-year deal. on november 23, 2015, waived.


baltimore ravens

on november 24, 2015, clausen claimed off waivers baltimore ravens.


on december 13, 2015, clausen started against seattle seahawks, replacing injured matt schaub, in turn replacing injured joe flacco. clausen completed 23 of 40 passes 274 yards, no touchdowns , 1 interception in 35–6 loss. started in december 20 game against kansas city chiefs; completed 26 of 45 passes 281 yards, 2 touchdowns , 2 interceptions, in 34–14 loss. clausen benched ryan mallett, led ravens 20–17 upset win on rival pittsburgh steelers following week.


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