MICHAEL CLAYTONClayton, Michael RashardHeight: 6-4 Weight: 212 Born: October 13, 1982 Baton Rouge, LA High School: Christian Life Academy (Baton Rouge, LA) |
| Year | College | Status |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Louisiana State | Lettered |
| 2002 | Louisiana State | Lettered |
| 2003 | Louisiana State | Lettered |
| Draft: 1st round (15th overall) 2004 Tampa Bay Buccaneers |
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| Roster Key • Stat Key |
| YEAR TEAM | NO | POS | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (NFL)2004 TB NFL | 80 | WR | 16 | 13 |
| 2005 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (NFL)2005 TB NFL | 80 | WR | 14 | 10 |
| 2006 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (NFL)2006 TB NFL | 80 | WR | 12 | 9 |
| 2007 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (NFL)2007 TB NFL | 80 | WR | 14 | 4 |
| 2008 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (NFL)2008 TB NFL | 80 | WR | 15 | 9 |
| 2009 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (NFL)2009 TB NFL | 80 | WR | 13 | 11 |
| 2010 Omaha Nighthawks (UFL)2010 OMA UFL | 82 | WR | 4 | 2 |
| 2010 New York Giants (NFL)2010 NYG NFL | 83 | WR | 6 | 0 |
| 2011 New York Giants (NFL)2011 NYG NFL | 83 | WR | 5 | 0 |
| 8 Years (NFL)8 Years NFL | 95 | 56 |
| Transaction | Date | Team |
|---|---|---|
| Draft | 4/24/2004 | 2004 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (NFL)2004 TB NFL |
| Signed | 7/23/2004 | 2004 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (NFL)2004 TB NFL |
| Injured Reserve | 12/5/2006 | 2006 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (NFL)2006 TB NFL |
| Unrestricted Free Agent | 2/27/2009 | 2008 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (NFL)2008 TB NFL |
| Signed | 3/1/2009 | 2009 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (NFL)2009 TB NFL |
| Released | 9/4/2010 | 2010 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (NFL)2010 TB NFL |
| Signed | 10/25/2010 | 2010 Omaha Nighthawks (UFL)2010 OMA UFL |
| Free Agent | 2010 Omaha Nighthawks (UFL)2010 OMA UFL | |
| Signed | 11/24/2010 | 2010 New York Giants (NFL)2010 NYG NFL |
| Unrestricted Free Agent | 7/26/2011 | 2010 New York Giants (NFL)2010 NYG NFL |
| Signed | 8/3/2011 | 2011 New York Giants (NFL)2011 NYG NFL |
| Released | 9/3/2011 | 2011 New York Giants (NFL)2011 NYG NFL |
| Signed | 9/23/2011 | 2011 New York Giants (NFL)2011 NYG NFL |
| Injured Reserve | 11/26/2011 | 2011 New York Giants (NFL)2011 NYG NFL |
| Unrestricted Free Agent | 3/13/2012 | 2011 New York Giants (NFL)2011 NYG NFL |
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | X1% | X2 | X2A | DX | FG | FGA | FG% | S | SAF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (NFL)2004 TB NFL | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 42 | ||
| 2006 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (NFL)2006 TB NFL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 6 | ||
| 2008 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (NFL)2008 TB NFL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 6 | ||
| 2009 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (NFL)2009 TB NFL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 8 | ||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 62 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | FD | 20+ | 40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (NFL)2004 TB NFL | 5 | 30 | 6.0 | 15 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2005 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (NFL)2005 TB NFL | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2006 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (NFL)2006 TB NFL | 5 | 41 | 8.2 | 27 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2007 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (NFL)2007 TB NFL | 5 | 22 | 4.4 | 20 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2008 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (NFL)2008 TB NFL | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 Omaha Nighthawks (UFL)2010 OMA UFL | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 18 | 100 | 5.6 | 27 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | COM% | INC | YDS | Y/ATT | Y/COM | LG | TD | TD% | INT | INT% | SK | YL | FD | 20+ | 40+ | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (NFL)2009 TB NFL | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 | ||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 |
| RECEIVING | TAR | REC | PCT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | FD | 20+ | 40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (NFL)2004 TB NFL | 122 | 80 | 65.6 | 1193 | 14.9 | 75t | 7 | 56 | 19 | 4 | 0 |
| 2005 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (NFL)2005 TB NFL | 55 | 32 | 58.2 | 372 | 11.6 | 41 | 0 | 18 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| 2006 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (NFL)2006 TB NFL | 65 | 33 | 50.8 | 356 | 10.8 | 27 | 1 | 22 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 2007 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (NFL)2007 TB NFL | 40 | 22 | 55.0 | 301 | 13.7 | 39 | 0 | 14 | 5 | 0 | 1 |
| 2008 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (NFL)2008 TB NFL | 61 | 38 | 62.3 | 484 | 12.7 | 58t | 1 | 21 | 7 | 1 | 1 |
| 2009 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (NFL)2009 TB NFL | 48 | 16 | 33.3 | 230 | 14.4 | 47 | 1 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 2010 Omaha Nighthawks (UFL)2010 OMA UFL | 8 | 70 | 8.8 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2010 New York Giants (NFL)2010 NYG NFL | 4 | 2 | 50.0 | 19 | 9.5 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2011 New York Giants (NFL)2011 NYG NFL | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 396 | 223 | 56.3 | 2955 | 13.3 | 75t | 10 | 143 | 41 | 7 | 4 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | 20+ | 40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (NFL)2004 TB NFL | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | 20+ | 40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (NFL)2007 TB NFL | 8 | 0 | 172 | 21.5 | 26 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2008 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (NFL)2008 TB NFL | 3 | 0 | 69 | 23.0 | 29 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 Omaha Nighthawks (UFL)2010 OMA UFL | 6 | 104 | 17.3 | 27 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 11 | 0 | 241 | 21.9 | 29 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (NFL)2004 TB NFL | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2005 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (NFL)2005 TB NFL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2006 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (NFL)2006 TB NFL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2007 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (NFL)2007 TB NFL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2008 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (NFL)2008 TB NFL | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 Omaha Nighthawks (UFL)2010 OMA UFL | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| DEFENSE | TKL | DEF | ST | MT | QH | TFL | FF | PD | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (NFL)2004 TB NFL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2005 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (NFL)2005 TB NFL | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2006 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (NFL)2006 TB NFL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2008 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (NFL)2008 TB NFL | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (NFL)2009 TB NFL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 Omaha Nighthawks (UFL)2010 OMA UFL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 2011 New York Giants (NFL)2011 NYG NFL | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 12 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| PENALTIES | Called | Declined | Accepted | Yards | Nullified Yards | First Downs | Stalled Drives |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (NFL)2004 TB NFL | 6 | 1 | 5 | 55 | 40 | 0 | 2 |
| 2005 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (NFL)2005 TB NFL | 1 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 12 | 0 | 1 |
| 2006 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (NFL)2006 TB NFL | 2 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2007 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (NFL)2007 TB NFL | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2008 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (NFL)2008 TB NFL | 4 | 0 | 4 | 39 | 11 | 0 | 2 |
| 2009 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (NFL)2009 TB NFL | 4 | 1 | 3 | 20 | 24 | 0 | 3 |
| 2011 New York Giants (NFL)2011 NYG NFL | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 19 | 3 | 16 | 144 | 92 | 0 | 9 |
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