Clutts attended Clovis High School, where he was a two-way player at quarterback and defensive end.

He received The Fresno Bee's football player of the year and all-conference defensive end honors.

Clutts accepted a football scholarship from Fresno State University, with the intention of playing the linebacker position.

[3] After going undrafted in the 2008 NFL draft, Clutts signed with the Edmonton Eskimos of the Canadian Football League on May 8.

In 2010, he signed with the Sacramento Mountain Lions of the UFL for a year, where he officially made the switch to fullback from defensive end.

On December 21, 2010, he was signed to the Cleveland Browns practice squad, where he spent the last 2 weeks of the season.

[9] On September 7, he was signed by the Bears from the Cleveland Brown's practice squad to a three-year deal.

[11] When long snapper Patrick Mannelly went down with an injury against the San Diego Chargers, Clutts filled in his role until the arrival of Chris Massey.

[14] On August 31, 2012, Clutts was traded to the Houston Texans in exchange for CB Sherrick McManis.

[25][26] In 2015, after Clutts contract expired, the team signed free agent fullbacks Jed Collins and Ray Agnew for salary cap reasons.

[28] With the departure in free agency of Murray, Clutts was used during the preseason for depth purposes as a running back.