Editing Nate Clements (section)

====2011====
On July 30, 2011, the [[Cincinnati Bengals]] signed Clements to a two-year, $10.5 million contract with $6 million guaranteed and a $2 million signing bonus.<ref name="spotrac"/>
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[[File:Nate Clements, Bengals training camp 2012.jpg|thumb|Clements in training camp, 2012]]

Head coach [[Marvin Lewis]] named Clements and [[Leon Hall]] the starting cornerbacks to start the 2011 regular season.<ref>{{cite web | title=Ourlads.com: Cincinnati Bengals Depth Chart: 09/04/2011 |url=http://www.ourlads.com/nfldepthcharts/archive/123/CIN |access-date=June 6, 2018 | website=Ourlads.com}}</ref> In Week 9, he collected a season-high seven solo tackles during a 24–10 win at the [[2011 Tennessee Titans|Tennessee Titans]]. On December 18, 2011, Clements tied his season-high of seven solo tackles and made a sack in the Bengals' 20–13 victory at the [[2011 St. Louis Rams|St. Louis Rams]].<ref name="stats11">{{cite web |title=NFL Player stats: Nate Clements (2011) |url=http://www.nfl.com/player/nateclements/2504744/gamelogs?season=2011 |access-date=June 6, 2018 |website=NFL.com}}</ref> He finished the [[2012 NFL season|2012 season]] with 55 combined tackles (49 solo), 12 passes defensed, two interceptions, two forced fumbles, and a sack in 15 games and 15 starts.<ref name="career"/>

The [[2011 Cincinnati Bengals|Cincinnati Bengals]] finished third in the [[AFC North]] with a 9–7 record, but clinched a wildcard berth as the sixth seed in the NFC. On January 7, 2011, Clements started in his first career playoff game and recorded three solo tackles and a pass deflection in the Bengals' 31–10 loss at the [[2011 Houston Texans|Houston Texans]] in the AFC Wildcard Game.<ref name="stats11"/>