Clifton Geathers  Clifton Geathers (born December 11, 1987) is a former American football defensive end in the National Football League for the Miami Dolphins, Seattle Seahawks, Dallas Cowboys, Indianapolis Colts, Philadelphia Eagles, Washington Redskins and Pittsburgh Steelers. He was drafted by the Cleveland Browns in the sixth round of the 2010 NFL Draft. He played college football at the University of South Carolina. Geathers attended Carvers Bay High School. He enrolled at Hargrave Military Academy as a senior. Although he originally intended to join the University of Georgia, he decomitted and accepted instead a football scholarship from the University of South Carolina. As a freshman, he was a backup defensive tackle, tallying 2 tackles in one game against South Carolina State University. He did not play in the season finale against Clemson University. As a sophomore, he appeared in 13 games (one start) and recorded 29 tackles (17 solo). His first career start came against the University of Alabama at Birmingham, where he had 5 tackles (one for loss) and one quarterback hurry. As a junior, he appeared in 12 games, posting 41 tackles (8.5 for loss), 3.5 sacks, 2 forced fumbles and one fumble recovery. He declared for the NFL draft before his senior season. He finished his college career with 36 games, 72 tackles (12 tackles for loss), 6 sacks, 2 forced fumbles and one fumble recovery. Geathers was selected by the Cleveland Browns in the sixth round (186th overall) of the 2010 NFL draft. He was released on September 4. On September 5, 2010, Geathers was awarded to the Miami Dolphins on waiver claims. On November 26, he was waived to make room for Chris Baker. On November 27, 2010, Geathers was claimed off waivers by the Seattle Seahawks. He was released on December 7. On December 8, 2010, he was claimed off waivers by the Dallas Cowboys. He appeared in one game and was declared inactive for three others. In 2011, he played in five games as a backup defensive tackle, making 2 tackles and 3 quarterback pressures. He was released on August 31, 2012. On October 3, 2012, Geathers was signed to the Indianapolis Colts practice squad. He would replace former Baylor nose tackle Nicolas Jean-Baptiste. He would spend 4 days total on Indianapolis' practice squad before being elevated to the active roster due to an injury to Colts' defensive end, Fili Moala. He recorded a sack against the Houston Texans on December 30.