Ravens veteran security Chuck Clark indicated Thursday that he requested a commerce earlier this offseason however is content material along with his scenario heading into Saturday’s preseason finale in opposition to the Washington Commanders.
After the Ravens signed free-agent security Marcus Williams to a five-year, $70 million deal and picked Notre Dame star Kyle Hamilton No. 14 general within the first spherical of the NFL draft, there was uncertainty about how the crew would make the most of Clark, a 2017 sixth-round draft choose who began at the least 12 video games every of the previous three seasons.
“I just felt the situation that I was in [and] how things were going, I did ask, ‘Can I get it out of here?’” Clark mentioned after observe in his first information convention for the reason that finish of final season. “I felt like that didn’t happen and I wasn’t just going to give away my spot. If I’m not going to be a starter, it’s going to have to be taken from me.”
Clark, who signed a three-year contract extension value $16 million in 2020, acknowledged that he was stunned that the Ravens chosen Hamilton in April and didn’t know what would occur shifting ahead.
“Whatever was going to come with that was going to come,” he mentioned. “But now that I’m here, I’m locked in. They’re going to get what I’ve got.”
Clark, 27, has 283 tackles, 5 interceptions, 4 compelled fumbles and 28 move deflections in 79 video games (46 begins). In 2021, he recorded 80 tackles, 12 move deflections and a pair of picks.
The former Virginia Tech star has been very sturdy all through his profession, as he hasn’t missed a defensive snap over the previous two seasons. He has additionally been a frontrunner within the locker room and a beneficial on-field communicator, carrying the inexperienced dot because the protection’s signal-caller.
Despite the added depth within the secondary, Clark doesn’t really feel his position has modified. He has been impressed with Williams, as they’ve picked one another’s brains, and he referred to as Hamilton a “big body who can cover a lot of ground.”
“[Hamilton] is young right now, but he’s going to be good come later this season,” Clark mentioned.
After the Ravens’ 16-13 additional time loss in opposition to the Pittsburgh Steelers on Jan. 9, which ended an 8-9 season that saved Baltimore out of the playoffs for the primary time since 2017, Clark instructed reporters “watch how we bounce back” earlier than strolling away from the rostrum.
“When I said that I honestly didn’t feel like talking,” Clark joked. “But I felt that was the best answer I could give. Anybody that gets sent home, no matter what sport it is, can’t wait to get their turn. We had a down year, but when it comes back around for our turn, we will be ready.”
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