Chris Claiborne
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| Position | Linebacker | ||||||||||||||
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| Born | July 26, 1978 San Diego, California, U.S. | ||||||||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 255 lb (116 kg) | ||||||||||||||
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| High school | John W. North (Riverside, California) | ||||||||||||||
| College | USC (1996–1998) | ||||||||||||||
| NFL draft | 1999: 1st round, 9th overall pick | ||||||||||||||
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Christopher Ashon Claiborne (born July 26, 1978) is an American football coach and former player who was a linebacker in the National Football League (NFL) for eight seasons. Claiborne played college football for the University of Southern California, and was recognized as a unanimous All-American. He was a first-round pick in the 1999 NFL draft, and played professionally for the Detroit Lions, Minnesota Vikings, St. Louis Rams, and New York Giants of the NFL.
After ending his playing career, he entered coaching at the high school level. In 2020, he returned to USC's football team as a quality control analyst and most recently was the Linebackers coach at Arizona State. He recently was the Linebackers coach for the St. Louis BattleHawks of the United Football League (UFL).