Casey Clausen
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Casey Clausen is a former American football player who played quarterback
for the University of Tennessee
. Clausen attended Bishop Alemany High School
.
Clausen took over the starting position from A.J. Suggs on October 21, 2000 against Alabama
. He started 44 of 47 games at the quarterback position in his career and had a 14-1 record on the road with a 34-10 record overall. He played from 2000–2003 and led Tennessee to the SEC East Division title in 2001.
Clausen went undrafted in the 2004 NFL Draft
and was briefly signed by the Kansas City Chiefs
as a free agent where he spent some time in NFL Europe
.
He is currently selling insurance and volunteering as a football coach. He is also the older brother of current NFL quarterback Jimmy Clausen
of the Carolina Panthers
.
Quarterback
Quarterback is a position in American and Canadian football. Quarterbacks are members of the offensive team and line up directly behind the offensive line...
for the University of Tennessee
Tennessee Volunteers football
The Tennessee Volunteers football team are an American college football team at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville . The NCAA Division I team is also a member of the Southeastern Conference ....
. Clausen attended Bishop Alemany High School
Bishop Alemany High School
Bishop Alemany High School is a Roman Catholic secondary school located in the Mission Hills neighborhood of Los Angeles, California, located in the San Fernando Valley. It is located within the San Fernando Pastoral Region of the Archdiocese of Los Angeles...
.
Clausen took over the starting position from A.J. Suggs on October 21, 2000 against Alabama
Alabama Crimson Tide football
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. He started 44 of 47 games at the quarterback position in his career and had a 14-1 record on the road with a 34-10 record overall. He played from 2000–2003 and led Tennessee to the SEC East Division title in 2001.
Clausen went undrafted in the 2004 NFL Draft
2004 NFL Draft
The 2004 NFL Draft was the procedure by which National Football League teams selected amateur college football players. It is officially known as the NFL Annual Player Selection Meeting. The draft was held April 24-25, 2004 at the theater at Madison Square Garden...
and was briefly signed by the Kansas City Chiefs
Kansas City Chiefs
The Kansas City Chiefs are a professional American football team based in Kansas City, Missouri. They are a member of the Western Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League . Originally named the Dallas Texans, the club was founded by Lamar Hunt in 1960 as a...
as a free agent where he spent some time in NFL Europe
NFL Europe
NFL Europe was an American football league which operated in Europe from 1991 until 2007. Backed by the National Football League , the largest professional American football league in the United States, it was founded as the World League of American Football to serve as a type of spring league...
.
He is currently selling insurance and volunteering as a football coach. He is also the older brother of current NFL quarterback Jimmy Clausen
Jimmy Clausen
James Richard "Jimmy" Clausen is an American football quarterback for the Carolina Panthers of the National Football League. He was drafted by the Panthers in the second round of the 2010 NFL Draft. He played college football at Notre Dame.-High school career:Clausen had an outstanding prep career...
of the Carolina Panthers
Carolina Panthers
The Carolina Panthers are a professional American football team based in Charlotte, North Carolina. They are currently members of the South Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League . The Panthers, along with the Jacksonville Jaguars, joined the NFL as expansion...
.