Ha Ha Clinton-Dix

Ha Ha Clinton-Dix

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Clinton-Dix in 2014
No. 21 Green Bay Packers
Position: Free safety
Personal information
Date of birth: (1992-12-21) December 21, 1992
Place of birth: Orlando, Florida
Height: 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight: 208 lb (94 kg)
Career information
High school: Orlando (FL) Dr. Phillips
College: Alabama
NFL Draft: 2014 / Round: 1 / Pick: 21
Career history
Roster status: Active
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics as of Week 12, 2016
Total tackles: 241
Sacks: 4.5
Pass deflections: 13
Interceptions: 6
Forced fumbles: 2
Player stats at NFL.com

Ha'Sean Treshon "Ha Ha" Clinton-Dix (born December 21, 1992) is an American football free safety for the Green Bay Packers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Alabama. Clinton-Dix was drafted by the Packers in the first round of the 2014 NFL Draft.

Early years

A native of Eatonville, Florida, Clinton-Dix was nicknamed "Ha Ha" as an infant by his grandmother in response to "Ha'Sean" often being mispronounced /hɒˈʃɑːn/ (like "Shaun") instead of the intended /hɒˈsiːn/ (like "seen").[1] He prefers to go by "Ha Ha" and has stated that both he and his coaches love the moniker.[1][2]

Clinton-Dix spent his freshman and sophomore years at Edgewater High School, where he played running back and was a teammate of Mike Brewster. Before his junior year, Clinton-Dix transferred to Dr. Phillips High School where he was coached by Gleen Harris and played alongside Dee Hart where, in addition to football, he also lettered in basketball and track, participating in the 4 × 100 m and 4 × 400 m relay at Edgewater. In football, he was an All-American defensive back and kick returner at Dr. Phillips. Named a five-star recruit by Rivals.com, Clinton-Dix was ranked the No. 1 safety in his class and sixth-rated player overall.[3] During his senior football season, Clinton-Dix, teamed with All-American running back Dee Hart, led Dr. Phillips to a 14–1 season. The Panthers lost to future-NFL running back Devonta Freeman and Miami Central in the Florida 6A State Championship Game, ending the season ranked #21 nationally by Rivals.com. [4]

Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight 40‡ Commit date
Ha Ha Clinton-Dix
Safety		 Orlando, Florida Dr. Phillips High School 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 4.50 Apr 17, 2010 
Scout:5/5 stars   Rivals:5/5 stars   247Sports:5/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: 1 (S)   Rivals: 1 (S)  247Sports: 2 (S)  ESPN: 2 (S)
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

College career

Clinton-Dix was one of seven true freshmen that had playing time in 2011 for the Alabama Crimson Tide football team. Alabama won the 2011 national championship as it shut out LSU 21–0. 2012, he led the team with five interceptions, and made seven tackles against Notre Dame in the 2012 championship game, one tackle less than C. J. Mosley. Alabama again won the BCS National Championship by blowing out Notre Dame 42–14.

On October 3, 2013, Alabama announced that Clinton-Dix had been suspended indefinitely for unspecified team rules violations.[5] He was reinstated after a two-game suspension.[6] He was a consensus selection for the 2013 All-America Team.[7]

On December 2, 2013, Clinton-Dix underwent arthroscopic surgery to repair a torn meniscus in his knee.[8] He finished his junior year with 51 tackles and 2 interceptions. As a junior in 2013, Clinton-Dix was a first-team All-Southeastern Conference (SEC) selection.[9] He was named among the top 5 safeties by NFL Media analyst Charles Davis. [10]

After the season, he decided to forgo his senior year and enter the 2014 NFL Draft.[11]

Statistics

Year School GP–GS Tackles Sacks Pass defense Fumbles Blocked
Solo Ast Total Loss–yards No.–yards Int–yards BU PD QBH Rcv–yards FF Kick
2011 Alabama 13–0 5 6 11 0.0–0 0.0-0 0–0 2 2 0 0–0 0 0
2012 Alabama 14–10 23 14 37 0.5–1 0.0-0 5–91 4 9 0 0–0 0 0
2013 Alabama 11–9 30 21 51 3.5-7 0.0-0 2-24 4 4 0 0–0 0 0

Professional career

External video
Clinton-Dix's NFL Combine workout
Clinton-Dix gets drafted by Green Bay
Pre-draft measurables
Ht WtArm lengthHand size 40-yd dash 10-yd split 20-yd split 20-ss 3-cone Vert Broad BP
6 ft 1 in 208 lb 32 3⁄8 in9 in 4.58 s 1.60 s 2.68 s 4.16 s 7.16 s 33 in 9 ft 11 in 11 reps
All values are from NFL Combine[12][13]

Prior to the 2014 NFL Draft, he was rated as one of the top safeties by NFL Media draft analyst Mike Mayock [14]

Clinton-Dix was selected by the Green Bay Packers as the 21st pick of the first round of the 2014 NFL Draft.[15] On May 29, 2014, he signed a four-year contract roughly worth $8.339 million with a $4.384 million signing bonus.[16] He currently wears number 21, which was previously worn by Charles Woodson. [17]

2014 season

He recorded his first sack against the Seattle Seahawks in week 1 of quarterback Russell Wilson. [18] In Week 3 against the Detroit Lions, Clinton-Dix got his first NFL career interception.[19] Clinton-Dix finished his rookie season second on the team in total tackles with 94. In the NFC championship against Seattle, Clinton-Dix intercepted Wilson 2 times when the Packers lost 22–28.[20]

2015 season

In 2015, Haha Clinton-Dix led the team in tackles with 100. In Week 6 against the Chargers, he recorded his first forced fumble off Chargers running back Melvin Gordon. In Week 9 against the Carolina Panthers, Clinton-Dix got in a sideline fight involving Julius Peppers and B. J. Raji as the Packers lost 29–37.[21] On November 15, 2015, Clinton-Dix made a diving interception of Lions quarterback Matthew Stafford and led the team with 11 tackles but the Packers lost 16–18, which marked their first loss to the Lions at home since 1991.[22] In the Cardinals playoff game, he intercepted Cardinals quarterback Carson Palmer but the Packers lost in overtime 20–26.[23]

Statistics

The following statistics were retrieved from NFL.com.[24]

Regular season

Year Team G GS Tackles Interceptions Fumbles
Comb Solo Ast Sack Safety PD Int Yds Avg Lng TDs FF FR Yds TD
2014 GB 16 10 92 65 27 1.0 0 6 1 9 9 9 0 0 1 0 0
2015 GB 16 16 100 83 17 3.0 0 3 2 2 1 2 0 1 0 0 0
Total 32 26 192 148 44 4.0 0 9 3 11 4 9 0 1 1 0 0

Postseason

Year Team G GS Tackles Interceptions Fumbles
Comb Solo Ast Sack Safety PD Int Yds Avg Lng TDs FF FR Yds TD
2014 GB 2 2 11 8 3 0.0 0 3 2 53 27 27 0 0 0 0 0
2015 GB 2 2 9 6 3 0.0 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 4 4 20 14 6 0.0 0 7 3 53 18 27 0 0 0 0 0

References

  1. 1 2 ": The origination of "Ha Ha"". NFL Fan Pass. NFL. May 2014. Retrieved 31 August 2015.
  2. ↑ "Get to know Tide safety HaHa Clinton-Dix, starting with that nickname". AL.com. 2012-08-17. Retrieved 2014-05-10.
  3. ↑ "Yahoo Sports: Rivals.com Ranking - Rivals.com safeties 2011". Rivals.yahoo.com. Retrieved 2014-05-10.
  4. ↑ http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/sports/preps/football/2010-12-18-miami-central-dr-phillips-florida-6a-title_N.htm
  5. ↑ "Ha Ha Clinton-Dix of Alabama Crimson Tide suspended indefinitely for violation of team rules - ESPN". Espn.go.com. 2013-10-03. Retrieved 2014-05-10.
  6. ↑ "Alabama's Ha Ha Clinton-Dix reinstated | CollegeFootballTalk". Collegefootballtalk.nbcsports.com. Retrieved 2014-05-10.
  7. ↑ http://www.al.com/alabamafootball/index.ssf/2013/12/haha_clinton-dix_consensus_all.html
  8. ↑ http://bamahammer.com/2013/12/03/haha-clinton-dix-undergoes-surgery/
  9. ↑ "2013 All-SEC Football Team Announced". SEC Digital Network. December 10, 2013.
  10. ↑ http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap2000000281636/article/alabama-junior-haha-clintondix-among-safeties-leading-new-era
  11. ↑ 'Three-and-done': Alabama's HaHa Clinton-Dix heads to NFL Draft as top-ranked safety
  12. ↑ "NFL Events: Combine Player Profiles - Ha Ha Clinton-Dix". NFL.com. Retrieved August 5, 2016.
  13. ↑ "*Ha Ha Clinton-Dix - Alabama, FS : 2014 NFL Draft Scout Player Profile". NFLDraftScout.com. Retrieved August 5, 2016.
  14. ↑ Mayock, Mike (February 25, 2014). "Mike Mayock's position rankings for 2014 NFL Draft". NFL.com. Retrieved August 5, 2016.
  15. ↑ Wilson, Ryan. "2014 NFL Draft: Packers earn A for picking Ha Ha Clinton-Dix at No. 21". CBS Sports. Retrieved May 8, 2014.
  16. ↑ Patra, Kevin (May 29, 2014). "Ha Ha Clinton-Dix signs deal with Green Bay Packers". NFL.com. Retrieved 2014-07-23.
  17. ↑ "Clinton-Dix wears 21 which was worn by Charles Woodson". BleacherReport: Bob Fox. 2014. Retrieved May 31, 2014.
  18. ↑ http://www.packers.com/media-center/videos/Ha-Ha-Clinton-Dix-sacks-Russell-Wilson/bf4734d2- 55ee-4063-817b-2b49a9023547
  19. ↑ http://www.packersnews.com/story/sports/nfl/packers/insidersblog/2014/09/22/clinton-dix-kept-football-after-first-career-interception/16074999/
  20. ↑ http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap3000000460807/article/ha-ha-clintondixs-two-picks-nearly-put-packers-in-super-bowl
  21. ↑ http://espn.go.com/nfl/story/_/id/14084307/julius-peppers-ha-ha-clinton-dix-bj-raji-green-bay-packers-involved-sideline-altercation
  22. ↑ http://m.jsonline.com/sports/packers/ha-ha-clinton-dix-plays-well-one-week-after-sideline-tirade-b99618904z1-351634251.html
  23. ↑ http://insidethepylon.com/film-study/film-study-nfl/defense-film-study-nfl/2016/01/21/palmer-picked-by-clinton-dix/
  24. ↑ "Ha Ha Clinton-Dix: Game Logs at NFL.com". NFL.com. Retrieved August 5, 2016.

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