Baltimore Ravens | People | Jameel McClain

PositionLinebacker

Experience2 years

Height6-1

Weight250

CollegeSyracuse

High SchoolGeorge Washington (PA)

HometownPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania

Birthdate7/25/1985

Joined RavensFree Agent, 2008

Joined NFL2008

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Games Played/ Started: (2008, 16/0); (2009, 7/0) Total: (23/0)
Playoffs: (2008, 3/0) Total: 3/0
Tough and smart player with a non-stop motor, who was the only rookie free agent to make the Ravens’ 53-man roster in 2008
Saw action in all 16 games and established a new franchise record with 2 safeties (sack of JaMarcus Russell and a blocked punt) in a season
He finished 3rd on the team with 17 special teams tackles
Also netted 8 solo tackles from scrimmage and 2.5 sacks (-26.5 yards) as part of the NFL’s 2nd-ranked defense.

Re-signed with the Ravens (1-year contract) on 4/29/09
Signed with the Ravens as a rookie free agent on 5/9/08

2009: Game 7 vs. Den. (11/1): Saw action from scrimmage (no tackles) and tied a career high with 4 special teams stops in the 30-7 victory.
Game 6 at Min. (10/18): Posted 2 tackles from scrimmage and a special teams stop against the Vikings.
Game 5 vs. Cin. (10/11): Netted a tackle from scrimmage and a solo special teams stop against the Bengals.
Game 4 at NE (10/4): Saw action from scrimmage as part of a defense that held the Patriots to 2.8 yards per rush and 40% on 3rd-down conversions...Also tied for the team lead (Matt Lawrence) with 3 special teams tackles against New England.
Game 3 vs. Cle. (9/27): Tied career highs with 4 special teams tackles (all solo) and 3 tackles from scrimmage, as part of a defense that held the Browns to 186 total yards, including 126 passing, and forced 4 turnovers in the 34-3 victory.
Game 2 at SD (9/20): Recorded a solo special teams tackle and a solo tackle from scrimmage, while helping hold the Chargers to 53 rushing yards and a 2.5 rushing average in the 31-26 win.
Game 1 vs. KC (9/13): Played on special teams (2 tackles) and from scrimmage (2 solo tackles) and helped hold the Chiefs to 188 total yards, including just 29 on the ground in the 38-24 win.
2008: Saw action in all 16 games after being the only rookie free agent to make the team in 2008
McClain established a new franchise record with 2 safeties (sack of JaMarcus Russell and a blocked punt) in a season
He finished 3rd on the team with 17 special teams tackles
Also netted 8 solo tackles from scrimmage and 2.5 sacks (-26.5 yards) as part of the NFL’s 2nd-ranked defense
Recorded a career-high 3 solo tackles from scrimmage in the 27-7 victory in game 16 vs. Jax. (12/28)
Recorded 2 special teams tackles and blocked a punt, scoring a safety (which set a Ravens’ franchise record with his 2nd safety of the season) in the 36-7 win in game 11 vs. Phi. (11/23)
Saw his 1st-career action from scrimmage in game 7 vs. Oak. (10/26) and had a monster game, posting 2 solo tackles, his 1st-career sack (-10 yards), which produced the Ravens’ 1st safety since 2006
McClain also led the Ravens with a career-high 4 special teams tackles in the 29-10 victory.

Totaled 170 tackles (82 solo), 21.5 TFL, 11.5 sacks, 3 FRs, 1 FF and 1 INT in his 4-year career at Syracuse
Was 1 of 9 players to start all 12 games as a senior and posted a career-high 77 tackles (39 solo), 1 sack, 1 FR and a blocked FGA
Recorded a career-high 9 tackles, including 2 TFL at Connecticut
Named to the All-Big East 2nd-team as a junior as he finished 2nd in the conference and 18th nationally with a career-high 9.5 sacks
Was a semifinalist for the Ted Hendricks Award, given to the nation’s best defensive lineman
McClain started every game as a junior, posting 69 tackles, including 39 solo, 14.5 TFL, 1 FF and 1 FR
His 14.5 TFL are good for 6th on the SU single-season list
Saw action in 10 games, primarily on special teams as a sophomore, netting 20 tackles and a sack
Played in 11 games as a freshman and had 11 tackles and a FR
Was a dual major in communications and rhetorical studies and sociology

Prepped at George Washington (Philadelphia, PA) HS, where he posted 230 tackles, 22 sacks, 8 FFs, and 13 FRs in his career
McClain posted 111 tackles, 3 sacks, 4 FFs, and had 5 FRs as a captain in his senior season
Earned All-Conference, All-Area, All-Northeast, All-State honors and was his team’s defensive MVP as a senior
Was a grade school boxer, training in the city’s gyms and competing in Golden Gloves tournaments around the area. He compiled a 6-1 record. His 1 loss was by decision.
Jameel’s 1st pair of boxing trunks were given to him by Smokin’ Joe Frazier
McClain took part in the United Way Extreme Makeover in Sep. 2008 where The United Way partnered with local organizations to renovate the Woodmoor Police Athletic League center; McClain teamed up with a company and was assigned to a specific room to renovate in the PAL center
In 2008, McClain became the spokesperson for the Salvation Army Baltimore Area Command, where he attended and spoke at the Nov. 2008 kickoff for the annual campaign
In Dec. 2008, he participated in the 4th Annual Holiday Helpers shopping event, serving as a personal shopper for 55 youth with gift certificates to Target donated by teammates Derrick Mason and Samari Rolle
Full name: Jameel Leshawn McClain.

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