The Kansas City Chiefs lost a couple of key pass rushers in Dee Ford and Justin Houston last offseason, but they did their best to replace their production by swinging a deal with the Seattle Seahawks for defensive end Frank Clark.
Clark has had an impressive debut season for the Chiefs, first logging 37 tackles, eight sacks, an interception, three forced fumbles and a fumble recovery in 14 regular-season games and then putting forth a couple of dominant performances in the playoffs, totaling four sacks between the Divisional Round and the AFC Championship Game.
Now, Kansas City will be playing in its first Super Bowl since the 1969-70 campaign, and head coach Andy Reid knows that Clark's presence is a big reason why:
“He goes 100 miles an hour at practice, 100 miles an hour in games and that's contagious,” Reid said of Clark, according to Adam Teicher of ESPN.com.
Clark, who played his collegiate football at the University of Michigan, was originally selected by the Seahawks in the second round (63rd pick overall) of the 2015 NFL Draft.
He got off to a relatively slow start during his rookie season, tallying 16 tackles and three sacks, but the following year, Clark broke out, registering 47 tackles, 10 sacks and a pair of forced fumbles.
After another solid season in 2017 in which Clark recorded 32 tackles and nine sacks, the 26-year-old had his best year to date in 2018, racking up 41 tackles, 13 sacks, a pick, three forced fumbles and a couple of fumble recoveries.
Because Seattle could not afford to pay him long term, it traded him to Kansas City last April.
The Chiefs will take on the San Francisco 49ers in the Super Bowl.
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