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Earlier this week, the Seattle Seahawks traded star defensive lineman Frank Clark to the Kansas City Chiefs.
At the time of the deal, it was thought that the Seahawks were just looking to unload Clark because he was embroiled in a contract dispute with the team, but, apparently, Seattle had every intention of keeping the pass rusher until the Chiefs made their offer:
Article Continues Below“They were extremely aggressive throughout the process,” said Seahawks general manager John Schneider, according to Curtis Crabtree of 950 AM KJR. “We had budgeted to keep Frank. We were hoping to do the long-term deal with him. The deal in Dallas [DeMarcus Lawrence] didn’t help things. Kansas City was very aggressive and it just got to the point where we had to help the team and do what’s right for the organization.”
Seattle acquired a 2019 first-round draft pick and a 2020 second-rounder in the trade, certainly an impressive haul. But will it be enough to ultimately replace Clark's production? Who knows.
What's interesting is that Schneider says the Seahawks were in the process of working out a long-term deal with Clark. Seattle had placed a franchise tag on Clark at the beginning of the season, and, with Clark not wanting to play out the 2019 campaign on a one-year contract, he threatened to hold out of training camp. It was also rumored that the 25-year-old would not re-sign with Seattle once he hit free agency next offseason.
Regardless of what the situation was, Clark is a member of the Chiefs now.
