Cliff Avril
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| No. 56 Seattle Seahawks | |||||||||||||
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| Position: | Defensive end | ||||||||||||
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| Date of birth: | April 8, 1986 | ||||||||||||
| Place of birth: | Jacksonville, Florida | ||||||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||||||||||||
| Weight: | 260 lb (118 kg) | ||||||||||||
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| High school: | Green Cove Springs (FL) Clay | ||||||||||||
| College: | Purdue | ||||||||||||
| NFL Draft: | 2008 / Round: 3 / Pick: 92 | ||||||||||||
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| Career NFL statistics as of Week 16, 2016 | |||||||||||||
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| Tackles: | 297 |
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| Quarterback sacks: | 73.0 |
| Forced fumbles: | 29 |
| Interceptions: | 1 |
| Touchdowns: | 1 |
| Player stats at NFL.com | |
Clifford Samuel "Cliff" Avril (born April 8, 1986) is an American football defensive end for the Seattle Seahawks of the National Football League. He played college football at Purdue and was drafted by the Detroit Lions in the third round of the 2008 NFL Draft.
Avril was born in Jacksonville, Florida to Haitian parents. He attended Clay High School in Green Cove Springs, Florida, where he was a four-sport star in football, basketball, track and field and weightlifting. He played as a defensive end for the Clay Blue Devils football team. He was an All-conference selection his junior year. As a senior in 2004, he was a second team All-state selection and was named to The Florida Times-Union Super 24 team after recording 80 tackles, including 11 for loss and nine sacks, with four pass breakups, leading his team to a 11-2 record.
He also excelled in track & field during his junior and senior seasons. He captured a regional shot put title at the 2004 FHSAA 2A Region 2, recording a career-best throw of 15.91 meters (52 ft, 2.5 in). He earned a third-place finish in the shot put at the outdoor state finals. In addition, he also had a 335-pound max bench press and posted a 4.6-second 40-yard dash time.
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