Slinky Claxton

Slinky Claxton

Slinky his Senior Year at WMU
No. 77 – Austin Copperheads
Position:	Defensive End
Personal information
Born:	(2013-17-02)May 2, 2013 (aged 47) Flint, MI,
Height:	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Weight:	296 lb (134 kg)
Career information
College:	Western Michigan University
ISFL Undrafted:	2037
Career history
Roster status:	Active

Slinky Claxton (born May 2, 2014) is an American football defensive end for the Austin Copperheads of the National Simulation Football League (NSFL).

Early years

Slinky was born in Flint, MI the son of Patricia and Terry. Claxton received a flute from his great aunt, and took lessons for eight years. Slinky would become an amazing floutist at a very young age. Touring the country with numerous jazz bands, Slinky was being teased for his enthusiasm for flute playing (and his name, Slinky). Slinky began an intense work out routine in order to destroy anyone who stood in the way of his flute playing. He got so strong, in fact, that his friends encouraged him to try out for the High School Football team. Slinky was a force to be reckoned with on the field. Having now mastered the flute, acting, and smashing on the football field; Slinky decided it was time to go to College to pursure his dreams.

College career

Slinky was awarded an Art Excellence scholarship and a full athletic scholarship for football at Western Michigan University in Kalamazoo, Michigan. He continued his entusiasm for Flute playing and played in a Jethro Tull cover band, "Cross-Eyed Mary". Slinky would catch the eye of a school director while performing on stage. Soon his acting career would begin to take off. Appearances in commercials, films, and music videos soon followed. His breakout role came in Friday After Next starring rapper-turned-actor Ice Cube. Having never taken acting classes, instead he asked himself what the audience wanted, and he believes this ultimately brought him success. Growing fond of acting, he was being tormented by his peers. Finally, in order to feed his inner anger, Slinky would snap and go back to his football past. His Senior year, he would try out for the team at WMU and walk on the team. His lone Season with WMU he would finish first team All-American and lead the Broncos to a MAC Championship.

College career statistics

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Career statistics			Tackles			Sacks	Interceptions	Other
Season	Team	Games	Reg	TFL	Total	Sack	Int	IntTD	DefTD	FFum	FRec	PD	Safety
2036	WMU	13	62	8	62	11	1	0	0	2	0	0	0

Professional career

DSFL career

S21

Slinky Claxton would begin his DSFL Career after being selected with the 43rd Overall pick by the Portland Pythons. Slinky would be considered one of the top Defensive Ends in a very deep draft class making him a desirable player. Highlighted by his Speed and Strength, Claxton would play in every game for Portland on a fairly stacked Defensive Line that had some second-year players. Despite being buried a bit in the depth chart, Claxton would lead all Rookie Defensive Ends in tackles, recording 43. However, he would only record 7 tackles for a loss and 0 sacks. This somewhat disappointing given Claxton’s pedigree. Claxton also would start out the season racking up numerous bone headed penalties. Fortunately, it seemed he would grow better disciplined and clean his play up in the second half of the season. Portland would have a solid season finishing 8-6 and improving on their previous 2-12 record. This in large part due to a very strong Rookie class that they brought in on Defense. In the playoffs, Portland would fall in a tough loss against the Kansas City Coyotes, 31-7. Following the loss, many questions remain up in the air for how next year’s squad would be looking in Portland.

At the conclusion of the DSFL Season, Claxton would declare for the NSFL draft. Many are viewing him as Top 5 Defensive End talent. Once again being in a very large draft class, many writers see Claxton going somewhere between 25th and 50th overall. Claxton seemed to start becoming a dominate run stopper in the DSFL and his future looking bright.

Pre-draft measurables

Ht	Wt	40‑yd dash	20‑ss	3‑cone	Vert jump	Broad	BP	Wonderlic
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	296 lb (134 kg)	4.39 s	4.40 s	7.62 s	28.5 in (0.72 m)	10 ft 0 in (3.05 m)	43 reps	12

S22

In the S22 NSFL Draft, Slinky Claxton would fall to the 64th pick being selected by the Arizona Outlaws. This is a move that shocked many as Claxton was expected to go at least top 50, however, many of the top Defensive Ends of this class fell in the draft. Following the draft, the Outlaws would elect keeping Claxton down in the DSFL for another season. In his second DSFL Season, Claxton would quickly become one of the leaders of the defense, being named co-captain. His off the field presence would never quite live up to the hype as on the field he regressed in total tackles, significantly. Much of the same could be said for the Pythons squad as they would finish the season with a 5-9 record, missing the playoffs. On top of the harsh season outcome for the Pythons, Claxton would face uncertainty going into the next season. Arizona would appear to not have a solid spot for him on their defense and it was looking like Claxton would be destined for yet another year in the DSFL on the Pythons. However, the value of a solid Defensive Line had proven to be strong and soon teams would come reaching out for Claxtons efforts. Prior to the S23 NSFL Draft, Claxton would be traded to the Austin Copperheads in exchange for a few draft picks. There was never a chance for Claxton to compete with the Outlaws, however, he wished the whole team well as he would set his sights on making an impact in the NSFL. The Copperheads would seemingly have a spot on their Defensive Line for Claxton, thus likely ending his DSFL Career. Time will tell to see how Claxton would fit in with Austin as they would look to bolster their defense with this trade.

ISFL career

S23

In Slinky Claxton’s first season in the NSFL, he would have decent success in playing on a stout defensive line. Teammates, Troen Egghands and Kyle Idlewyld were proven to be good mentors for Slinky in helping make his transition from DSFL to NSFL a solid one. Early in the season, Slinky would struggle to come up with big sacks but was making progress with his tackling prowess. Finally, towards the end of the season, Claxton would start coming into his own. He would record 3 sacks over the final two games of the season. This year, Austin would go on to squeak into the playoffs as the unlikely wildcard seed. In the wildcard game, Slinky Claxton would exceed all expectations. Claxton would record a whopping 10 tackles and 2 sacks as the Copperheads would advance in the playoffs against New Orleans. This was an upset not many saw coming but one of the most memorable games of Claxton’s young career. Following the win against the Second Line, the Copperheads would go on to defeat the Orange County Otters, who at the time were Ultimus favorites. In the Ultimus, the Copperheads would be stunned by an overpowering Yellowknife Wraith team. The Wraith’s were favored by most to win this game, however, it did not make it any easier on the Copperheads. Claxton would record 0 tackles for the ASFC Conference Championship as well as the Ultimus. It was a bitter way to end a promising run late in the year. However, this encouraging late season run was one that Claxton and many of his fans would hope could propel him in his upcoming Sophomore Season.

S24

In Slinky Claxton’s Sophomore season, he along with the rest of the Austin Copperheads, would look to build on their previous seasons success. After going all the way to the Ultimus in S23, they had lofty expectations that would ultimately not be achieved. Many believed that Austin would be in the running for one of the top two teams in the league again but the opposite would actually happen. For Claxton, the season would start off with relative success but his numbers would seem to plateau as the season would progress. Where last season, he left off ending the year on a big time tear, he would have a decent season with a bit more consistency. However, as for the copperheads, they would not be able to find their rhythm. The Copperheads would finish their season with a 7-9 record, finishing last in the ASFC. As much of a disappointment as it was, the team is still hopeful going into Season 25. A promising sign for the team was when they would finish the season strong. Following a losing streak of 4, they would finish the season 3-1 in the last 4 games. Claxton also is looking to further bolster his numbers as the first two seasons in the ISFL he has accumulated 7 total sacks. Also with the help of many new free agent additions, the Copperheads are looking to bounce back. Time will tell to see how they will do following such a disappointing season. However, there is plenty of hope around the team going into Season 25.

Professional career statistics

Career statistics			Defense
Season	Team	Games	Tck	TFL	FF/FR	Sck	Int	PD	Sfty	TD	Blk P/XP/FG
2036 (S21)	Pythons	14	43	7	0/0	0	0	0	0	0	0/0/0
2037 (S22)	Pythons	14	31	11	0/1	3	0	0	0	0	0/0/0
2038 (S23)	Copperheads	16	47	5	0/0	7	0	0	0	0	0/0/0
2039 (S24)	Copperheads	16	46	6	1/0	7	0	0	0	0	0/0/0

Achievements and records

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