American football player (born 1978)
American football player
Lakendrick Tridel Clancy (born September 17, 1978) is an American former professional football player who was a defensive tackle in the National Football League (NFL).[ 1] He was selected by the Pittsburgh Steelers in 2000, having also played for the New York Giants , Arizona Cardinals and New Orleans Saints . He played college football at the University of Mississippi .
Early life and college career
Born in Tuscaloosa, Alabama , Clancy attended Holt High School before playing college football at East Central Community College in Decatur, Mississippi ,[ 2] and then at Ole Miss .[ 3] As a senior in 1999, he was team captain[citation needed ] and a third-team All-American selection by The Sporting News and The Football News [ 4] [citation needed ]
Professional career
Clancy was selected by the Steelers in the third round in 2000 and played for them for four years.[ 5] After his time with the Steelers, he signed with the Giants,[ 4] where he played for one year, followed by a year with the Cardinals. He then signed with the Saints in 2007. In 2009 , he began the season as a projected starter, but injured his knee in the opening game, thus played in only 2 games, ending up on the injured reserve list while the team won Super Bowl XLIV .[ 6] He was an unrestricted free agent after the 2009 season, but the Saints re-signed him on August 30, 2010.[ 3] He was released 5 days later.[ 7]
NFL career statistics
Year
Team
Games
Tackles
Interceptions
Fumbles
GP
GS
Cmb
Solo
Ast
Sck
TFL
Int
Yds
TD
Lng
PD
FF
FR
Yds
TD
2000
PIT
9
0
8
5
3
0.0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2001
PIT
16
4
15
11
4
0.0
2
1
3
0
3
1
0
0
0
0
2002
PIT
7
0
4
4
0
0.0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2003
PIT
12
0
5
5
0
0.0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
2004
PIT
8
0
8
7
1
0.0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2005
NYG
16
15
39
32
7
2.0
10
0
0
0
0
0
2
1
0
0
2006
ARI
11
11
29
25
4
1.0
2
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
2007
NOR
14
2
15
10
5
0.5
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2008
NOR
14
14
34
26
8
2.0
3
0
0
0
0
3
0
1
0
0
2009
NOR
2
0
2
1
1
0.0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
109
46
159
126
33
5.5
22
1
3
0
3
4
3
3
0
0
Playoffs
Year
Team
Games
Tackles
Interceptions
Fumbles
GP
GS
Cmb
Solo
Ast
Sck
TFL
Int
Yds
TD
Lng
PD
FF
FR
Yds
TD
2005
NYG
1
1
2
1
1
0.0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
5
1
2
1
1
0.0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
References
^ "Kendrick Clancy Retiring" .
^ "East Central CC finds talent in Tuscaloosa" , The Tuscaloosa News , February 3, 2005.
^ a b "Kendrick Clancy is ready to stop the run for the New Orleans Saints" , Times-Picayune , August 31, 2010.
^ a b "Giants Sign DT Kendrick Clancy: Former Steelers third-round pick reunites with Giants defensive coordinator Tim Lewis." Archived 2011-07-11 at the Wayback Machine , Giants.com , March 11, 2005.
^ "2000 NFL Draft Listing" . Pro-Football-Reference.com . Retrieved March 19, 2023 .
^ "Saints bring back veteran DT Clancy" , NFL.com , August 30, 2010.
^ "Saints released:" ,