Hart attended South Sumter, where he practiced football and baseball. In football, he was the team's starter at quarterback and safety.
Because of his SAT low score, he didn't receive football college scholarships offers except for an interest to play college football at UCF, he turned it downed instead deciding to play baseball at Central Florida.[4] He did not play college football.[5] He was selected by the Anaheim Angels in the 32nd round of the 2000 Major League Baseball Draft.[6]
In 2003, Hart was able to make the roster and started 9 games at safety due to an injury to starter Brian Dawkins. On September 14, 2004, the Eagles waived him.
San Diego Chargers
On September 15, 2004, Hart was claimed off waivers by the San Diego Chargers. Hart played in 14 games for the Chargers in 2004 and was tied with Hanik Milligan for the team lead with in special teams tackles with 15.
In 2005, Hart started 5 of 16 games and recorded 45 tackles and an interception. He also scored two touchdowns on an interception return and an interception by Donnie Edwards who lateralled to him for the score. In 2006, he started one of 16 games, recording 48 tackles and three interceptions.
In 2007, Hart became the Chargers full-time starter at strong safety, starting all 16 games. He finished the season recording a career-high five interceptions and 85 tackles.
On April 7, 2008, the Chargers signed Hart to a five-year extension through 2012.[7] During the 2008 season, he remained the Chargers starter at strong safety, starting in all 14 games he played. He finished the season with 63 tackles and 0 interceptions.
Hart was cut from the Chargers on October 14, 2009.[8]
St. Louis Rams
Hart was signed by the St. Louis Rams on December 8, 2009. He wasn't re-signed after the season.
Personal life
On April 28, 2010, it was reported he was arrested for the battery of his wife after she discovered a female chatting with him on Facebook. He denied the charges.[9]
In 2017, Hart took the position of Defensive Coordinator at Ocala Christian Academy in Ocala, Florida.
His younger brother, Keanu Neal, played college football at Florida Gators football as a safety and was a 2016 NFL draft prospect selected #17 overall by the Atlanta Falcons.[10]
^"Chris Hays, The Prospector: Gators' commit Keanu Neal epitomizes the term All-American". tribunedigital-orlandosentinel. Retrieved December 29, 2020.
^Baseball Draft: 2000 Angels Picks in the June Draft - Baseball-Reference.com
^Hart getting $3 million per year Archived 2008-04-13 at archive.today
^. Archived from the original on 2009-10-17. Retrieved 2009-10-14.
^Matt Baker (2013-01-29). "Florida recruit Keanu Neal learned from older brother's unusual career". Tampa Bay Times. Retrieved 29 April 2016.
External links
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January 25, 2023
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This article uses bare URLs which are uninformative and vulnerable to link rot Please consider converting them to full citations to ensure the article remains verifiable and maintains a consistent citation style Several templates and tools are available to assist in formatting such as Reflinks documentation reFill documentation and Citation bot documentation August 2022 Learn how and when to remove this template message Clinton Glenn Hart born July 20 1977 is a former American football safety in the National Football League for the Philadelphia Eagles San Diego Chargers and St Louis Rams He also was a member of the Tallahassee Thunder Tampa Bay Storm Rhein Fire Amsterdam Admirals and Omaha Nighthawks of the United Football League 2 He played college baseball at Central Florida 3 Clinton HartNo 33 42Position SafetyPersonal informationBorn 1977 07 20 July 20 1977 age 45 Dade City FloridaHeight 6 ft 0 in 1 83 m Weight 208 lb 94 kg Career informationHigh school South Sumter Bushnell Florida College UCF 1 Undrafted 2000Career historyTallahassee Thunder 2000 Tampa Bay Storm 2001 Philadelphia Eagles 2002 2003 Rhein Fire 2002 Amsterdam Admirals 2002 San Diego Chargers 2004 2009 St Louis Rams 2009 Omaha Nighthawks 2010 2011 Career NFL statisticsGames played 99Total tackles 333Sacks 2 0Forced fumbles 2Fumble recoveries 7Interceptions 10Defensive touchdowns 2Player stats at NFL com PFR Contents 1 Early years 2 Professional career 2 1 Tampa Bay Storm 2 2 Philadelphia Eagles 2 3 San Diego Chargers 2 4 St Louis Rams 3 Personal life 4 References 5 External linksEarly years EditHart attended South Sumter where he practiced football and baseball In football he was the team s starter at quarterback and safety Because of his SAT low score he didn t receive football college scholarships offers except for an interest to play college football at UCF he turned it downed instead deciding to play baseball at Central Florida 4 He did not play college football 5 He was selected by the Anaheim Angels in the 32nd round of the 2000 Major League Baseball Draft 6 Professional career EditTampa Bay Storm Edit After spending the 2000 season with the Tallahassee Thunder of the af2 Hart played defensive back and wide receiver for the Tampa Bay Storm of Arena Football League in 2001 He finished his only season in the AFL recording three interceptions and 69 tackles on defense and 24 receptions for 242 yards and touchdown on offense Philadelphia Eagles Edit After success in the AFL the Philadelphia Eagles signed Hart to a contract in 2002 and allocated him to NFL Europe where he played for the Rhein Fire and Amsterdam Admirals He spent the final six weeks of the season on the Eagles practice squad In 2003 Hart was able to make the roster and started 9 games at safety due to an injury to starter Brian Dawkins On September 14 2004 the Eagles waived him San Diego Chargers Edit On September 15 2004 Hart was claimed off waivers by the San Diego Chargers Hart played in 14 games for the Chargers in 2004 and was tied with Hanik Milligan for the team lead with in special teams tackles with 15 In 2005 Hart started 5 of 16 games and recorded 45 tackles and an interception He also scored two touchdowns on an interception return and an interception by Donnie Edwards who lateralled to him for the score In 2006 he started one of 16 games recording 48 tackles and three interceptions In 2007 Hart became the Chargers full time starter at strong safety starting all 16 games He finished the season recording a career high five interceptions and 85 tackles On April 7 2008 the Chargers signed Hart to a five year extension through 2012 7 During the 2008 season he remained the Chargers starter at strong safety starting in all 14 games he played He finished the season with 63 tackles and 0 interceptions Hart was cut from the Chargers on October 14 2009 8 St Louis Rams Edit Hart was signed by the St Louis Rams on December 8 2009 He wasn t re signed after the season Personal life EditOn April 28 2010 it was reported he was arrested for the battery of his wife after she discovered a female chatting with him on Facebook He denied the charges 9 In 2017 Hart took the position of Defensive Coordinator at Ocala Christian Academy in Ocala Florida His younger brother Keanu Neal played college football at Florida Gators football as a safety and was a 2016 NFL draft prospect selected 17 overall by the Atlanta Falcons 10 References Edit Clinton Hart Profile Football Outsiders A game changer on and off the football field Archived from the original on 2013 11 02 Retrieved 2013 10 31 Florida recruit Keanu Neal learned from older brother s unusual career Tampa Bay Times Showing that he has Hart Orlando Sentinel Chris Hays The Prospector Gators commit Keanu Neal epitomizes the term All American tribunedigital orlandosentinel Retrieved December 29 2020 Baseball Draft 2000 Angels Picks in the June Draft Baseball Reference com Hart getting 3 million per year Archived 2008 04 13 at archive today Hart cut by Chargers Blog Archived from the original on 2009 10 17 Retrieved 2009 10 14 http www ocala com article 20100428 articles 100429691 Matt Baker 2013 01 29 Florida recruit Keanu Neal learned from older brother s unusual career Tampa Bay Times Retrieved 29 April 2016 External links EditJust Sports Stats Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Clinton Hart amp oldid 1108772446, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
