Darrell McClover
Encyclopedia
Darrell McClover is an American Football
linebacker
for the Chicago Bears
of the National Football League
. He was drafted by the New York Jets
in the seventh round of the 2004 NFL Draft
. He played college football
at the University of Miami
.
by the New York Jets and played in all sixteen games in his rookie year, making fourteen tackles. While at Miami, McClover was part of the most talented linebacker
core in the nation playing alongside New Orleans Saints
star Jonathan Vilma and the young leader of the Denver Broncos
D.J. Williams. McClover spent two seasons with the New York Jets,
in 2006. In Chicago, he was a standout in special teams, but saw limited action on defense. McClover spent a large part of the 2008 season on the injured reserve. He re-signed with the Bears on August 25, 2009. After being waived as a final cut on September 5, he was re-signed on September 29.
American football
American football is a sport played between two teams of eleven with the objective of scoring points by advancing the ball into the opposing team's end zone. Known in the United States simply as football, it may also be referred to informally as gridiron football. The ball can be advanced by...
linebacker
Linebacker
A linebacker is a position in American football that was invented by football coach Fielding H. Yost of the University of Michigan. Linebackers are members of the defensive team, and line up approximately three to five yards behind the line of scrimmage, behind the defensive linemen...
for the Chicago Bears
Chicago Bears
The Chicago Bears are a professional American football team based in Chicago, Illinois. They are members of the North Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League...
of the National Football League
National Football League
The National Football League is the highest level of professional American football in the United States, and is considered the top professional American football league in the world. It was formed by eleven teams in 1920 as the American Professional Football Association, with the league changing...
. He was drafted by the New York Jets
New York Jets
The New York Jets are a professional football team headquartered in Florham Park, New Jersey, representing the New York metropolitan area. The team is a member of the Eastern Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League...
in the seventh round of 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...
. He played college football
College football
College football refers to American football played by teams of student athletes fielded by American universities, colleges, and military academies, or Canadian football played by teams of student athletes fielded by Canadian universities...
at the University of Miami
University of Miami
The University of Miami is a private, non-sectarian university founded in 1925 with its main campus in Coral Gables, Florida, a medical campus in Miami city proper at Civic Center, and an oceanographic research facility on Virginia Key., the university currently enrolls 15,629 students in 12...
.
New York Jets
McClover was drafted in the 2004 NFL Draft out of the University of MiamiUniversity of Miami
The University of Miami is a private, non-sectarian university founded in 1925 with its main campus in Coral Gables, Florida, a medical campus in Miami city proper at Civic Center, and an oceanographic research facility on Virginia Key., the university currently enrolls 15,629 students in 12...
by the New York Jets and played in all sixteen games in his rookie year, making fourteen tackles. While at Miami, McClover was part of the most talented linebacker
Linebacker
A linebacker is a position in American football that was invented by football coach Fielding H. Yost of the University of Michigan. Linebackers are members of the defensive team, and line up approximately three to five yards behind the line of scrimmage, behind the defensive linemen...
core in the nation playing alongside New Orleans Saints
New Orleans Saints
The New Orleans Saints are a professional American football team based in New Orleans, Louisiana. They are members of the South Division of the National Football Conference of the National Football League ....
star Jonathan Vilma and the young leader of the Denver Broncos
Denver Broncos
The Denver Broncos are a professional American football team based in Denver, Colorado. They are currently members of the West Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League...
D.J. Williams. McClover spent two seasons with the New York Jets,
Chicago Bears
He was signed by the Chicago BearsChicago Bears
The Chicago Bears are a professional American football team based in Chicago, Illinois. They are members of the North Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League...
in 2006. In Chicago, he was a standout in special teams, but saw limited action on defense. McClover spent a large part of the 2008 season on the injured reserve. He re-signed with the Bears on August 25, 2009. After being waived as a final cut on September 5, he was re-signed on September 29.