Editing Nate Clements (section)

====2012====
Clements entered training camp slated as a starting cornerback, but saw competition from [[Terence Newman]], [[Jason Allen (American football)|Jason Allen]], [[Adam Jones (American football)|Adam "Pacman" Jones]], and [[Dre Kirkpatrick]]. Clements was one of six cornerbacks on the Bengals'  roster that were once heralded first round picks.<ref>{{cite web |title=Ourlads.com: Cincinnati Bengals Depth Chart: 09/01/2012 |url=http://www.ourlads.com/nfldepthcharts/archive/135/CIN |access-date=June 6, 2018 |website=Ourlads.com}}</ref> Head coach Marvin Lewis officially named Clements and Hall the starting cornerbacks to begin 2012.

On September 23, 2012, Clements recorded a season-high ten combined tackles (five solo) during the Bengals' 38–31 win at the [[2012 Washington Redskins|Washington Redskins]]. Clements was inactive for the Bengals' Week 4 victory at the [[2012 Jacksonville Jaguars|Jacksonville Jaguars]] due to an injury.<ref>{{cite web |title=NFL Player stats: Nate Clements (2012) |url=http://www.nfl.com/player/nateclements/2504744/gamelogs?season=2012 |access-date=June 6, 2018 |website=NFL.com}}</ref> Upon returning, Clements began to transition to strong safety after losing his starting cornerback job to Terence Newman during his absence.<ref>{{cite web |title=Nate Clements Talks About Transition From Cornerback To Safety |url=https://www.cincyjungle.com/platform/2012/10/10/3484296/nate-clements-talks-about-transition-from-cornerback-to-safety |access-date=June 6, 2018 |website=cincyjungle.com |date=October 10, 2012 }}{{Dead link|date=April 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> He started five of the next six games before losing the role back to [[Chris Crocker (American football)|Chris Crocker]]. He finished the season with 53 combined tackles (31 solo), five pass deflections, and an interception in 15 games and nine starts.<ref name="career"/>