McClendon Curtis
McClendon Jerrell Curtis is an American professional football offensive guard for the Las Vegas Raiders of the National Football League. He played college football for the Chattanooga Mocs.
Early years
Curtis grew up in Chattanooga, Tennessee and attended Chattanooga [Central High School], where he played football and basketball. He was rated a two-star recruit and committed to play college football at University of Tennessee at Chattanooga over UT Martin and offers from Football Bowl Subdivision programs Appalachian State, Georgia Southern, MTSU, Ohio, Temple, and Western Kentucky.College career
Curtis redshirted his true freshman season at Chattanooga. He became the Mocs' starting right guard going into his redshirt sophomore year and start all 12 of the team's games. Curtis was named first team All-Southern Conference as a redshirt junior. He repeated as a first team All-SoCon selection as a redshirt senior after starting all of the Mocs' games at guard. Curtis decided to utilize the extra year of eligibility granted to college athletes who played in the 2020 season due to the coronavirus pandemic and return to Chattanooga for a sixth season. He moved to offensive tackle during spring practices tackle. Curtis won the Jacobs Blocking Award as the best blocker in the SoCon in his final season. After the conclusion of his college career, he played in the 2023 Senior Bowl.Professional career
Las Vegas Raiders
Curtis was signed by the Las Vegas Raiders as an undrafted free agent on May 12, 2023. He was waived on August 29, and re-signed to the practice squad.Seattle Seahawks
On September 13, 2023, Curtis was signed by the Seattle Seahawks off the Raiders practice squad.Curtis was waived by the Seahawks on August 27, 2024, and re-signed to the practice squad. He was promoted to the active roster on September 21. He was waived on October 10, and re-signed to the practice squad.