KC Chiefs: What are the realistic options for Frank Clark’s contract?
By Evan Mead
Breaking Down Frank Clark’s Statistical Play
Frank Clark was acquired via trade during the 2019 offseason from the Seattle Seahawks organization. Before getting traded, Clark played in four seasons with the Seahawks in which he recorded 35 sacks, 92 total tackles, 35 tackles for loss, 72 quarterback hits, and 8 forced fumbles.
Since being traded to the Chiefs, Clark has not been as productive. In 43 games for the Chiefs, he has recorded 18.5 sacks, 63 total tackles, 24 tackles for loss, five forced fumbles, and 46 quarterback hits.
The worst part of all is his contract that expects greater production. Those numbers illustrate that he is productive to some degree, however, there is more to it than that. Clark this season is going to count for 12.55 percent of the Kansas City Chiefs cap space, and with a $26,300,000 cap hit, there isn’t much you can do.
Over the course of the past couple of seasons, the Chiefs fans and coaches have had high hopes for the edge rusher but he’s never quite risen to the occasion. He has shown flashes of dominance, and he’s come up big in the playoffs, but flashes aren’t good enough for that price tag. When a player is making $26M to get to the quarterback, you expect him to do with the consistency of the league’s best, but Clark is clearly not in the same league as T.J. Watt, Myles Garrett and others.
It also doesn’t help that Clark has been in legal trouble as well.