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Michael Clayton

Retired

New York Giants · WR

Michael Clayton recorded 82 indexed regular-season NFL appearances across 8 rostered seasons with New York Giants, Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

▶Best highlights

36.0

rec yds/gm

1.2

rush yds/gm

1

playoff games

82

career games

Five defining games

Start here

A provisional five-game introduction to Michael Clayton's most significant indexed performances.

Regular Season
2004
TAMPA BAYBUCCANEERS
SAN DIEGOCHARGERS
DEC 12, 2004

Tampa Bay Buccaneers vs San Diego Chargers

Regular Season · Dec 12, 2004

9 rec · 145 rec yds · 1 rec TD

Regular Season
2004
CAROLINAPANTHERS
TAMPA BAYBUCCANEERS
DEC 26, 2004

Carolina Panthers vs Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Regular Season · Dec 26, 2004

4 rec · 66 rec yds · 2 rec TD

Regular Season
2004
TAMPA BAYBUCCANEERS
ST. LOUISRAMS
OCT 18, 2004

Tampa Bay Buccaneers vs St. Louis Rams

Regular Season · Oct 18, 2004

8 rec · 142 rec yds · 0 rec TD

Regular Season
2004
TAMPA BAYBUCCANEERS
ATLANTAFALCONS
NOV 14, 2004

Tampa Bay Buccaneers vs Atlanta Falcons

Regular Season · Nov 14, 2004

6 rec · 90 rec yds · 1 rec TD

Regular Season
2004
DENVERBRONCOS
TAMPA BAYBUCCANEERS
OCT 3, 2004

Denver Broncos vs Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Regular Season · Oct 3, 2004

4 rec · 91 rec yds · 1 rec TD

Single-game peaks

Career highs

Position-relevant single-game records from Michael Clayton's indexed NFL box scores.

Career highs: 145 receiving yards · 9 receptions

Regular Season
2004
TAMPA BAYBUCCANEERS
SAN DIEGOCHARGERS
DEC 12, 2004

Tampa Bay Buccaneers vs San Diego Chargers

Regular Season · Dec 12, 2004

9 rec · 145 rec yds · 1 rec TD

Career high: 2 receiving touchdowns

Regular Season
2004
CAROLINAPANTHERS
TAMPA BAYBUCCANEERS
DEC 26, 2004

Carolina Panthers vs Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Regular Season · Dec 26, 2004

4 rec · 66 rec yds · 2 rec TD

Career high: 12 targets

Regular Season
2009
TAMPA BAYBUCCANEERS
PHILADELPHIAEAGLES
OCT 11, 2009

Tampa Bay Buccaneers vs Philadelphia Eagles

Regular Season · Oct 11, 2009

3 rec · 25 rec yds · 0 rec TD

Career high: 1 reception of 40+ yards

Regular Season
2009
DALLASCOWBOYS
TAMPA BAYBUCCANEERS
SEP 13, 2009

Dallas Cowboys vs Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Regular Season · Sep 13, 2009

5 rec · 93 rec yds · 0 rec TD

Career chapters

Franchise eras

Follow the team eras that shaped Michael Clayton's career, in chronological order.

Earliest → latest

Franchise era

1996–2004

01
TBCLAYTON—Michael Clayton
TBBROOKS55Derrick Brooks
TBSAPP99Warren Sapp

Dungy builds it; Gruden finishes it

Tampa Bay Buccaneers · The championship defense

The Tampa 2 defense restored the franchise, and Jon Gruden's arrival supplied the offense and edge needed to dominate Super Bowl XXXVII.

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Franchise era

2005–2013

02
TBCLAYTON—Michael Clayton
TBBARBER20Ronde Barber
TBWILLIAMS24Cadillac Williams

Intermittent winners give way to another reset

Tampa Bay Buccaneers · After the first title

Tampa Bay won two more divisions but could not rebuild the champion's core as the roster cycled through young quarterbacks.

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Franchise era

2004–2012

03
NYGCLAYTON—Michael Clayton
NYGMANNING10Eli Manning
NYGSTRAHAN92Michael Strahan

Road playoff resilience topples New England twice

New York Giants · Eli's two impossible runs

Manning's late-game calm and a deep pass rush produced two unlikely championships, including the upset of an 18–0 Patriots team.

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Career accomplishments

Super Bowl champion · 20118 NFL seasons82 career games100 career rushing yards223 career receptions2,955 career receiving yards10 career receiving touchdowns12 career solo tacklesDrafted by: TBDraft pick: 15Jersey: 831 playoff appearancesFirst appearance: Sep 12, 2004Most recent: Nov 20, 2011

Official awards via ESPN · Pro Bowl and All-Pro counts via NFLverse with selection years cross-checked against Wikipedia · league leads verified from indexed regular-season stats

Team history