Tyson Clabo
| No. 77 Atlanta Falcons | |
| Offensive tackle | |
| Personal information | |
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| Date of birth: October 17, 1981 | |
| Place of birth: Knoxville, Tennessee | |
| Height: 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | Weight: 331 lb (150 kg) |
| Career information | |
| College: Wake Forest | |
| Undrafted in 2004 | |
| Debuted in 2006 for the Atlanta Falcons | |
| Career history | |
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| Roster status: Active | |
| Career highlights and awards | |
| Career NFL statistics as of Week 13, 2011 | |
| Games played | 81 |
| Games started | 81 |
| Fumble recoveries | 1 |
| Stats at NFL.com | |
Tyson Clabo (born October 17, 1981) is an American football offensive tackle for the Atlanta Falcons. He was originally signed by the Denver Broncos as an undrafted free agent in 2004. He played college football at Wake Forest.
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[edit] Early years
Clabo attended Farragut High School in Farragut, Tennessee, and was a student and a letterman in football and basketball. In football, he was a two-time All-Conference selection, and as a senior, he was also named as an All-Region selection, an All-east Tennessee selection, and as an All-State selection.
[edit] College career
Clabo played at Wake Forest. Started all 11 games at left tackle as a sophomore as he was the only underclassman to start every contest that year. Started all 13 games as a junior and moved to left guard after playing tackle in 2001, helping the Deacon ground game lead the ACC in rushing for the second-straight year. He started the final 36 games of his college career and a total of 37 contests of 47 games played at Wake Forest. Earned first-team All-Atlantic Conference honors as a senior.
[edit] Professional career
Clabo originally signed with Denver as an undrafted rookie free agent. Waived by the Broncos, he then signed with the New York Giants as a practice squad member. Clabo eventually was signed to the Falcons practice squad in September 2005 and re-signed by the Falcons team in January 2006.
On July 29, 2011, Clabo signed a five year contract with the Atlanta Falcons.[1]
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- 1981 births
- Living people
- People from Knoxville, Tennessee
- American football offensive tackles
- American football offensive guards
- Wake Forest Demon Deacons football players
- Undrafted National Football League players
- Denver Broncos players
- New York Giants players
- San Diego Chargers players
- Hamburg Sea Devils players
- Atlanta Falcons players
