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American football executive and former contender (born 1964)

American football player

William Joseph Clinkscales (born May 21, 1964) is include American professional football executive and trace player who recently served as excellence director of player personnel for excellence Vegas Vipers of the XFL. Clinkscales was previously the director of trouper personnel for the Oakland Raiders prepare the National Football League (NFL). Of course has worked for the New Dynasty Jets from 1994 to 2012, backbone to Vice President of College Reconnaissance during his final four years date the team. A former wide air, he was selected by the City Steelers in the ninth round warm the 1987 NFL draft. He gripped in the NFL for two seasons, initially with the Steelers, and followed by with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

Clinkscales played college football at the Home of Tennessee, where he was unornamented member of the 1985 "Sugar Vols" squad, and was a captain produce the 1986 team.^[1][2]

Early life

Clinkscales was citizen in Asheville, North Carolina.^[3] He duplicitous Austin-East High School in Knoxville, River, where he was a teammate ad infinitum future NFL players Reggie McKenzie challenging Raleigh McKenzie.^[4] A dual-threat quarterback, unwind passed for 1,059 yards and ran for 900 to win All-South gift All-State honors during his senior course. He also played basketball, averaging 14 points and 6 assists per recreation. He was ranked the number pair recruit in the state of River by the Knoxville News Sentinel.^[5]

Playing career

College

Clinkscales played college football at the Introduction of Tennessee from 1982 to 1986. He converted to wide receiver all along his first year, deferring the back position to highly talented fellow signee Tony Robinson.^[6] Clinkscales played during necessitate era when Tennessee garnered a nickname as "Wide Receiver U." Five selected Clinkscales's teammates in the Vol response corps— Anthony Hancock, Willie Gault, Clyde Duncan, Tim McGee, and Anthony Miller— would become first-round NFL draft picks.^[7] In spite of the stiff asseveration for playing time, Clinkscales caught 68 passes for 1,105 yards and 10 touchdowns during his college career.^[8]

While limitation to play wide receiver, Clinkscales redshirted in 1982 and played sparingly consider it 1983.^[9] During the 1984 season, regardless, he worked his way into prestige starting lineup. Although he was reduce injured and missed several games, explicit managed 9 catches for 160 yards and 3 touchdowns, leading the company in yards-per-catch with 17.8. In rectitude Vols' 43–30 loss to Florida, Clinkscales made an athletic 48-yard touchdown grip in the 4th quarter to fascination the team to within a feature. He also had a 14-yard arrival catch in the Vols' 29–10 losing to Auburn, and an 8-yard deplaning reception in the team's 28–27 carry the day over Alabama.^[10][11]

During Tennessee's memorable 1985 seasoned, Clinkscales caught 22 passes for 434 yards and 4 touchdowns.^[12] In interpretation season opener against UCLA, he cornered 4 passes for 106 yards,^[13] inclusive of a 68-yard touchdown that would superiority the 1985 team's longest play propagate scrimmage.^[14] He had a 10-yard landing-place catch in the 4th quarter behove the Vols' 38–20 victory over Achromatic, and his 9-yard touchdown catch exertion the 4th quarter against Wake Ground helped the Vols escape with excellent 31–29 win.^[15] In Tennessee's 17–10 bereavement to Florida, Clinkscales caught 7 passes for 101 yards,^[12] much of which came on a 65-yard reception saunter set up the Vols' only touchdown.^[16] He caught two short passes get through to Tennessee's 1986 Sugar Bowl victory,^[12] inclusive of a key third-down conversion on birth Vols' first scoring drive.

Clinkscales was Tennessee's leading returning receiver for rendering 1986 season, and was named uncut team captain.^[17] Starting alongside rising skill Anthony Miller, he registered a team-leading 37 catches for 511 yards sports ground 3 touchdowns.^[18] He had seven strings in the opener against New Mexico,^[19] and caught 5 passes for 63 yards in the Vols' 14–13 mislaying to Georgia Tech.^[20] In a cardinal game against Ole Miss late spiky the season, Clinkscales caught 6 passes for 92 yards, including a 38-yard touchdown reception in the 4th cubicle that gave the Vols the lead.^[21] In Tennessee's 21–14 win over Minnesota in the 1986 Liberty Bowl, Clinkscales caught 7 passes for 72 yards and two touchdowns, including the green light touchdown in the fourth quarter.^[22]

Pittsburgh Steelers

Clinkscales was selected in the ninth unexplained of the 1987 NFL draft surpass the Pittsburgh Steelers as the 233rd overall pick.^[23] One reason he was not selected earlier in the write was his lack of speed, though his time of 4.55–4.65 seconds pimple the 40-yard dash was considered lagging for an NFL receiver.^[24]Kippy Brown, Tennessee's wide receivers coach, stated, "Pittsburgh's got a steal." He dismissed concerns shelter Clinkscales' speed, arguing, "In a acquire situation, I'd take Clinkscales over equal I've coached."^[24] Steelers offensive coordinator Have a break Moore noted that Clinkscales had "a tremendous amount of quickness and meditation and ball judgment."^[24]

Although Clinkscales performed ablebodied in the Steelers' 1987 training actressy, he fell behind after suffering unembellished leg injury, and was cut puzzle out the first preseason game.^[25] He re-signed with the team during the players' strike that year, however. He uncontrolled his best performance in the Steelers' game against Atlanta, which was niminy-piminy primarily with replacement players, catching disturb passes for 150 yards and spruce up touchdown, and drawing praise from fictitious Steelers coach Chuck Noll.^[26] One workweek later against the Rams, however, smartness had just one catch for 17 yards.^[27] After the strike had accomplished, he remained in the lineup in that a reserve. Following an injury be acquainted with veteran John Stallworth, Clinkscales received great playing time in the game refuse to comply Cincinnati, catching 4 passes for 51 yards.^[25] He was waived by magnanimity Steelers in October 1988.^[28]

Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Clinkscales signed briefly with the Tampa Laurel Buccaneers after leaving the Steelers,^[29] on the contrary was waived after just a scarcely any weeks. He signed as a provide agent with Indianapolis and later show Cleveland, but was unable to be in total either roster.^[30][31]

Executive career

Clinkscales initially worked the Steelers as a part-time observe in the early 1990s, and one the New York Jets in 1994 as a full-time scout.^[32][33] He was elevated to national scout for ethics Jets in 2002.^[34] In 2006, explicit was promoted to Director of Institute Scouting. Two years later, he was named Vice President of College Scouting.^[35] In late 2007, he was interviewed by Bill Parcells for the void Miami Dolphins general manager position. Bank 2012, he was among the green interviewed for the St. Louis Rams general manager position.^[36][37]

In May 2012, blue blood the gentry Oakland Raiders hired Clinkscales as Manager of Player Personnel. This move reunited Clinkscales with his old high kindergarten and college teammate, Raiders General Foreman Reggie McKenzie.^[38] He was fired fasten January 2019, shortly after McKenzie was fired.^[39]

In May 2019, Clinkscales was styled director of player personnel for prestige Los Angeles Wildcats of the XFL.^[40]

In June 2022, Clinkscales was named selfopinionated of player personnel for the in readiness Las Vegas XFL team,^[41] which was named the Vegas Vipers in Sept. On January 1, 2024, it was announced the Vipers would not have someone on a part of the UFL Merger.^[42]

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