 Claybrooks before aBC Lions game in 2019 | |
| No. 93, 92, 95 | |
|---|---|
| Position | Head coach |
| Personal information | |
| Born | (1977-09-15)September 15, 1977 (age 48) Martinsville, Virginia, U.S. |
| Height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |
| Weight | 300 lb (136 kg) |
| Career information | |
| College | East Carolina |
| Career history | |
Playing | |
| 2001 | Green Bay Packers* |
| 2001 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers* |
| 2001 | Cleveland Browns |
| 2002 | Rhein Fire |
| 2002 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers |
| 2003 | San Francisco 49ers |
| 2004 | Atlanta Falcons* |
| 2004 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers* |
| 2004 | Dallas Cowboys |
| 2005 | Arizona Cardinals* |
| 2007–2008 | Montreal Alouettes |
| 2009–2011 | Calgary Stampeders |
* Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |
Coaching | |
| 2012–2015 | Calgary Stampeders (Defensive line coach) |
| 2016–2018 | Calgary Stampeders (Defensive coordinator) |
| 2019 | BC Lions (Head coach) |
| Awards and highlights | |
Stats atPro Football Reference  | |
| Stats at CFL.ca (archive) | |
Natravis DeVone Claybrooks (born September 15, 1977) is the former head coach of theBC Lions of theCanadian Football League (CFL). He was anAmerican footballdefensive tackle in theNational Football League (NFL) for seven different teams (Packers,Buccaneers,Browns,49ers,Falcons,Cowboys, andCardinals). He also was a member of theMontreal Alouettes andCalgary Stampeders in the CFL. He has also been thedefensive coordinator for theCalgary Stampeders. On December 11, 2018, he was announced as head coach of theBC Lions, replacing the retiredWally Buono. Claybrooks playedcollege football atEast Carolina.
Claybrooks playedhigh school football atBassett High School as arunning back. He accepted a football scholarship fromEast Carolina University.
He was converted into adefensive tackle, finishing his career with 41 games (18 starts), 100 tackles (13 for loss), 11 sacks, 5 passes defensed, 3 fumble recoveries and one interception.
Claybrooks was signed as anundrafted free agent by theGreen Bay Packers after the2001 NFL draft on May 18.[1] He was waived on September 2. He was signed by theTampa Bay Buccaneers to thepractice squad but was released on October 17. On October 31, he was signed by theCleveland Browns to thepractice squad and was promoted to the active roster on November 7.
In 2002, he was allocated by theCleveland Browns to theRhein Fire of theNFL Europe League.[2] On July 26, he was waived injured by the Browns.
On November 6, 2002, he was signed by theTampa Bay Buccaneers to theirpractice squad and on November 15 he was promoted to the active roster.[3] He was cut three days later and re-signed to thepractice squad. He was promoted to the active roster on November 26, 2002. He was a part of theSuper Bowl XXXVII winning team. He was released on August 31, 2003.[4] On October 1, 2003, he was signed as afree agent by theSan Francisco 49ers. On December 8, 2003, he was signed by theAtlanta Falcons as afree agent. He was waived on March 9, 2004.[5] On April 27, 2004, he was signed by theTampa Bay Buccaneers. After having a good camp, he suffered a high ankle sprain in the preseason game against theMiami Dolphins. He was waived injured on August 31. On October 5, 2004, theDallas Cowboys signed him to thepractice squad. On November 3, he was promoted to the active roster, appearing in 8 games as the backup toLa'Roi Glover andLeonardo Carson atdefensive tackle.[6] He wasn't re-signed after the season. On July 30, 2005, he signed with theArizona Cardinals.[7] He suffered a knee injury during training camp and was waived injured on August 19.[8]
On January 14, 2007, he signed with theMontreal Alouettes of theCanadian Football League.[9] The next year, he made 39 tackles (2 for loss) and 4 quarterback sacks. On August 22, 2009, he signed as afree agent with theCalgary Stampeders, registering 17 tackles (one for loss), 2 passes defensed and one forced fumble.[10] In 2010, he was named to the CFL Western All-Stars team, after playing a key role in his team's run defense, while posting 27 tackles (3 for loss), 4 quarterback sacks and 2 passes defensed.[11] He announced his retirement on January 18, 2012.[12]
From 2012 to 2015 he was thedefensive line coach for theCalgary Stampeders. In 2015, he was promoted todefensive coordinator by theCalgary Stampeders.[13]
On December 11, 2018, Claybrooks was announced as the newhead coach for theBC Lions.[14] Claybrooks' tenure with the Lions was a rocky one. Despite the team's signings ofMike Reilly andLemar Durant, The Lions failed to live up to expectations. The team struggled on both sides of the ball and posted a record of 1–10 after 11 games. He failed to record a victory against the other West Division teams. Outside of a 25–23 victory over the playoff-boundMontreal Alouettes, the majority of the team's wins were two wins against both theToronto Argonauts and theOttawa Redblacks, who both finished below the Lions in the overall standings. After struggling to gain traction throughout the year and posting a 5–13 record in his rookie season, Claybrooks was relieved of his duties on November 6, 2019.[15]
| Team | Year | Regular season | Postseason | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Won | Lost | Ties | Win % | Finish | Won | Lost | Result | |||
| BC | 2019 | 5 | 13 | 0 | .278 | 5th in West Division | – | – | Missed Playoffs | |
| Total | 5 | 13 | 0 | .278 | 0 West Division Championships | 0 | 0 | 0 Grey Cups | ||
Claybrooks is a restaurant owner. His cousinShawn Moore was a second-teamAll-American and playedquarterback in theNFL.