Ha'Sean Treshon "Ha Ha" Clinton-Dix (born December 21, 1992) is an American football free safety for the Green Bay Packers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Alabama. Clinton-Dix was drafted by the Packers in the first round of the 2014 NFL Draft. He is currently #100 on NFL's Top 100 List for the 2018-2019 season.
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Early years
A native of Eatonville, Florida, Clinton-Dix was nicknamed "Ha Ha" as an infant by his grandmother in response to "Ha'Sean" often being pronounced (like "Shaun") instead of the intended (like "seen"). He prefers to go by "Ha Ha" and has stated that both he and his coaches love the moniker.
Clinton-Dix spent his freshman and sophomore years at Edgewater High School, where he played running back and was a teammate of Mike Brewster. Before his junior year, Clinton-Dix transferred to Dr. Phillips High School, where he played alongside Dee Hart. In addition to football, he lettered in basketball and track, participating in the 4 × 100 m and 4 × 400 m relay at Edgewater. In football, he was an All-American defensive back and kick returner at Dr. Phillips. Named a five-star recruit by Rivals.com, Clinton-Dix was ranked the No. 1 safety in his class and sixth-rated player overall. During his senior football season, Clinton-Dix, teamed with All-American running back Hart, led Dr. Phillips to a 14-1 season. The Panthers lost to future NFL running back, Devonta Freeman, and Miami Central in the Florida 6A State Championship Game, ending the season ranked #21 nationally by Rivals.com.
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Trademark
Whenever he scores a touchdown he bellows his signature laugh, which garnered him the nickname "Haha."
College career
Clinton-Dix was one of seven true freshmen that had playing time in 2011 for the Alabama Crimson Tide football team. Alabama won the 2011 national championship as it shut out LSU 21-0. In 2012, he led the team with five interceptions, and made seven tackles against Notre Dame in the 2012 championship game, one tackle less than C. J. Mosley. Alabama again won the BCS National Championship by blowing out Notre Dame by a score of 42-14.
On October 3, 2013, Alabama announced that Clinton-Dix had been suspended indefinitely for unspecified team rules violations. He was reinstated after a two-game suspension. He was a consensus selection for the 2013 All-America Team.
On December 2, 2013, Clinton-Dix underwent arthroscopic surgery to repair a torn meniscus in his knee. He finished his junior year with 51 tackles and 2 interceptions. As a junior in 2013, Clinton-Dix was a first-team All-Southeastern Conference (SEC) selection. He was named among the top 5 safeties by NFL Media analyst Charles Davis.
After the season, he decided to forgo his senior year and enter the 2014 NFL Draft.
Clinton-Dix returned to school in 2017 to complete his degree, interning at the Brown County, Wisconsin Courthouse and the Green Bay Police Department. He graduated in 2018 with a bachelor's degree in criminal justice.
Statistics
Professional career
Prior to the 2014 NFL Draft, he was rated as one of the top safeties by NFL Media draft analyst Mike Mayock.
The Green Bay Packers selected Clinton-Dix in the first round (21st overall) of the 2014 NFL Draft. He was the second safety selected in 2013 behind Louisville's Calvin Pryor (18th overall).
On May 29, 2014, the Green Bay Packers signed Clinton-Dix to a four-year, $8.33 million contract that includes $7.55 million guaranteed and a signing bonus of $4.38 million.
2014 season
He recorded his first sack against the Seattle Seahawks in Week 1 on quarterback Russell Wilson. In Week 3 against the Detroit Lions, Clinton-Dix got his first NFL career interception. Clinton-Dix finished his rookie season second on the team in total tackles with 94. In the NFC championship against the Seattle Seahawks, Clinton-Dix intercepted Wilson twice, but the Packers lost 22-28.
2015 season
In 2015, Clinton-Dix led the team in tackles with 100. In Week 6 against the San Diego Chargers, he recorded his first forced fumble off Chargers running back Melvin Gordon. In Week 9 against the Carolina Panthers, Clinton-Dix got in a sideline fight involving Julius Peppers and B. J. Raji as the Packers lost 29-37. On November 15, 2015, Clinton-Dix made a diving interception of Lions quarterback Matthew Stafford and led the team with 11 tackles but the Packers lost 16-18, which marked their first loss to the Lions at home since 1991. In the Cardinals playoff game, he intercepted Cardinals quarterback Carson Palmer but the Packers lost in overtime 20-26.
2016 season
Clinton-Dix earned NFC Defensive Player of the Week for Week 15 having five tackles and two interceptions on Matt Barkley in a 30-27 win over the Bears. He was named to his first Pro Bowl as an original selection behind Harrison Smith. He was also named to the Second-Team NFL AP All-Pro team for the first time in his career. He was ranked 77th by his fellow players on the NFL Top 100 Players of 2017.
2017 season
On May 1, 2017, the Packers picked up the fifth-year option on Clinton-Dix's contract.
NFL statistics
Regular season
Postseason
References
External links
- Official website
- Career statistics and player information from NFL.com · ESPN · CBS Sports · Yahoo! Sports · Pro-Football-Reference
- Green Bay Packers bio
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