Frank Clark (American football)
Professional career
Professional career
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### Seattle Seahawks (first stint)

[thumb\|200px\|right\|Clark playing for the Seahawks in his rookie season.](/wiki/File:Frank_Clark_%28American_football%29.jpg "Frank Clark (American football).jpg")
Clark was selected in the second round of the [2015 NFL draft](/wiki/2015_NFL_draft "2015 NFL draft") with the 63rd overall selection by the [Seattle Seahawks](/wiki/Seattle_Seahawks "Seattle Seahawks"). With his selection he joined the [Legion of Boom](/wiki/Legion_of_Boom_%28Seattle_Seahawks%29 "Legion of Boom (Seattle Seahawks)") defense coming off back\-to\-back [Super Bowl](/wiki/Super_Bowl "Super Bowl") appearances. He spent the 2015 season as a backup to [Michael Bennett](/wiki/Michael_Bennett_%28defensive_lineman%2C_born_1985%29 "Michael Bennett (defensive lineman, born 1985)") and [Cliff Avril](/wiki/Cliff_Avril "Cliff Avril") at defensive end. Clark had 2 tackles in week 3 against the [Chicago Bears](/wiki/Chicago_Bears "Chicago Bears") on September 27\. On November 29, Clark had a sack against the [Pittsburgh Steelers](/wiki/Pittsburgh_Steelers "Pittsburgh Steelers"). On December 6 against the [Minnesota Vikings](/wiki/Minnesota_Vikings "Minnesota Vikings"), Clark had 2 sacks. In the [Divisional Round](/wiki/2015%E2%80%9316_NFL_playoffs%23NFC:Carolina_Panthers_31%2C_Seattle_Seahawks_24 "Carolina Panthers 31, Seattle Seahawks 24") of the [2015–16 NFL playoffs](/wiki/2015%E2%80%9316_NFL_playoffs "2015–16 NFL playoffs") against the [Carolina Panthers](/wiki/Carolina_Panthers "Carolina Panthers"), Clark had one sack in the 31–24 loss.

Clark finished the 2016 regular season with 10 sacks and two forced fumbles.

During the offseason on May 9, 2017, Clark was criticized for a [tweet](/wiki/Twitter "Twitter") he directed at [Bleacher Report](/wiki/Bleacher_Report "Bleacher Report") journalist Natalie Weiner. Weiner had previously written about Clark's domestic violence arrest. Clark told Weiner that "People like you don't have long careers in your field. I have a job for you cleaning my fish tanks when that lil job is ova." In the 2017 season, he finished with nine sacks, 32 total tackles, two passes defensed, and two forced fumbles. 
In Week 6 of the 2018 season, Clark recorded 2\.5 sacks on quarterback [Derek Carr](/wiki/Derek_Carr "Derek Carr") to along with four tackles in a 27–3 win over the [Oakland Raiders](/wiki/Oakland_Raiders "Oakland Raiders"), earning him [NFC](/wiki/National_Football_Conference "National Football Conference") Defensive Player of the Week. He finished the season with 41 combined tackles, 13 sacks, two pass deflection, one interception, and three forced fumbles through 16 starts.

On March 4, 2019, the Seahawks placed the franchise tag on Clark.

### Kansas City Chiefs

[thumb\|left\|200px\|Clark signing an autograph at Chiefs' [training camp](/wiki/Training_camp_%28NFL%29 "Training camp (NFL)") in 2019](/wiki/File:Frank_Clark_%285678105%29_%28cropped%29.jpg "Frank Clark (5678105) (cropped).jpg")
On April 23, 2019, Clark was traded to the [Kansas City Chiefs](/wiki/Kansas_City_Chiefs "Kansas City Chiefs") along with the Seahawks' 3rd round selection in the [2019 NFL draft](/wiki/2019_NFL_draft "2019 NFL draft"), in exchange for the Chiefs' 1st and 3rd round selections in the 2019 NFL draft and a conditional second\-round selection (less favorable of Chiefs/49ers second\-round picks) in the [2020 NFL draft](/wiki/2020_NFL_draft "2020 NFL draft"). After the trade, he signed a five\-year contract worth $105\.5 million with $63\.5 million guaranteed.
Clark made his debut with the Chiefs in Week 1 against the [Jacksonville Jaguars](/wiki/Jacksonville_Jaguars "Jacksonville Jaguars"). In the game, Clark made one tackle and intercepted quarterback [Gardner Minshew](/wiki/Gardner_Minshew "Gardner Minshew") in the 40–26 win.
In Week 3 against the [Baltimore Ravens](/wiki/Baltimore_Ravens "Baltimore Ravens"), Clark recorded his first sack of the season on [Lamar Jackson](/wiki/Lamar_Jackson "Lamar Jackson") in the 33–28 win.
In Week 6 against the [Houston Texans](/wiki/Houston_Texans "Houston Texans"), Clark forced a fumble on [Carlos Hyde](/wiki/Carlos_Hyde "Carlos Hyde") and recovered the ball in the 31–24 loss.
In Week 7 against the [Denver Broncos](/wiki/Denver_Broncos "Denver Broncos"), Clark recorded 2 sacks on [Joe Flacco](/wiki/Joe_Flacco "Joe Flacco") in the 30–6 win. Overall, Clark finished the 2019 season with 37 total tackles, eight sacks, four passes defensed, three forced fumbles, and one interception 

In the Divisional Round of the playoffs against the Texans, Clark sacked [Deshaun Watson](/wiki/Deshaun_Watson "Deshaun Watson") three times during the 51–31 win.
In the [AFC Championship Game](/wiki/AFC_Championship_Game "AFC Championship Game") against the [Tennessee Titans](/wiki/Tennessee_Titans "Tennessee Titans"), Clark made a game ending sack on [Ryan Tannehill](/wiki/Ryan_Tannehill "Ryan Tannehill") on a fourth down late in the fourth quarter to seal a 35–24 Chiefs' win. In [Super Bowl LIV](/wiki/Super_Bowl_LIV "Super Bowl LIV") against the [San Francisco 49ers](/wiki/San_Francisco_49ers "San Francisco 49ers"), Clark recorded a sack on [Jimmy Garoppolo](/wiki/Jimmy_Garoppolo "Jimmy Garoppolo") on a fourth down late in the fourth quarter during the 31–20 win.

Clark finished the 2020 season with 29 total tackles, six sacks, and two passes defensed in 15 games. In the AFC Championship against the [Buffalo Bills](/wiki/Buffalo_Bills "Buffalo Bills"), Clark recorded two sacks on [Josh Allen](/wiki/Josh_Allen "Josh Allen") during the 38–24 win. 
In [Super Bowl LV](/wiki/Super_Bowl_LV "Super Bowl LV") against the [Tampa Bay Buccaneers](/wiki/Tampa_Bay_Buccaneers "Tampa Bay Buccaneers"), Clark recorded one sack on [Tom Brady](/wiki/Tom_Brady "Tom Brady") during the 9–31 loss.

In 2021, Clark started 14 games and finished the season with 22 total tackles and 4\.5 sacks. Clark was also selected to his third [Pro Bowl](/wiki/Pro_Bowl "Pro Bowl").

In week 7 of the 2022 season, Clark recorded his first career safety, sacking [Jimmy Garoppolo](/wiki/Jimmy_Garoppolo "Jimmy Garoppolo") in the end zone. Two days later on October 25, 2022, he was suspended for two games for his arrest in June 2021\. In the AFC divisional Round, Clark recorded a sack in the Chiefs 27\-20 victory over the Jaguars. In the AFC Championship Game, Clark recorded 2\.5 sacks in the Chiefs 23\-20 victory over the [Cincinnati Bengals](/wiki/Cincinnati_Bengals "Cincinnati Bengals") to avenge the loss from the previous year and reach [Super Bowl LVII](/wiki/Super_Bowl_LVII "Super Bowl LVII"). In the Super Bowl, Clark recorded 1 tackle in the Chiefs 38\-35 win over the [Philadelphia Eagles](/wiki/Philadelphia_Eagles "Philadelphia Eagles"). It was the Chiefs' second Super Bowl win in four years.

On March 7, 2023, the Chiefs released Clark.

### Denver Broncos

Clark signed with the Broncos on June 13, 2023\. He was released on October 14, 2023\. He was released after being on the Broncos roster for 5 games, three of which he was inactive for. His short tenure with the Broncos ended with recording just two tackles.

### Seattle Seahawks (second stint)

On October 26, 2023, the Seahawks signed Clark to a one\-year deal. On December 30, the Seahawks waived Clark.


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