Lakendrick Tridel Clancy (born September 17, 1978) is an American football

American football

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 defensive tackle who is currently a free agent. He was drafted by the Pittsburgh Steelers

Pittsburgh Steelers

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 in 2000 and has also played for the New York Giants

New York Giants

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, Arizona Cardinals

Arizona Cardinals

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 and New Orleans Saints

New Orleans Saints

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. He played college football at the University of Mississippi

Ole Miss Rebels football

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.

Early and college career

Born in Tuscaloosa, Alabama

Tuscaloosa, Alabama

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, Clancy attended Holt High School before playing college football at East Central Community College

East Central Community College

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 in Decatur, Mississippi

Decatur, Mississippi

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, and then at Ole Miss

Ole Miss Rebels football

The football history of the University of Mississippi , includes the formation of the first football team in the state and is 26th on the list of college football's all-time winning programs...

. As a senior in 1999, he was a third-team All-America

All-America

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n selection by The Sporting News

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and The Football News and a team captain. He majored in criminal justice.

Professional career

Clancy was drafted by the Steelers in the third round in 2000 and played for them for four years. He then signed with the Giants, where he played for one year, followed by a year with the Cardinals. He then signed with the Saints in 2007. In 2009

2009 New Orleans Saints season

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, he began the season as a projected starter, but injured his knee in the opening game, played in only 2 games, and ended up on the injured reserve

Injured reserve

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 list while the Saints won Super Bowl XLIV

Super Bowl XLIV

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. He was an unrestricted free agent

Free agent

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after the 2009 season, but the Saints re-signed him on August 30, 2010. He was released 5 days later.