Extensions are getting completed around the NFL and the Green Bay Packers have secured one of their marquee players for four more years. According to ESPN's Adam Schefter, the Packers have inked Kenny Clark to a four-year extension on Saturday.
Source: Green Bay Packers NT Kenny Clark just signed a 4-year extension for $70 million, a deal that includes a hefty $25M signing bonus and makes him the highest paid NT in league history and the 12th highest paid defensive player in the NFL.
ā Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) August 15, 2020
As a result of his new contract, Clark is now the highest-paid nose tackle in league history. In addition to that, he is now the 12th highest-paid defensive player in the NFL. The other interesting details in the extension is that Clark will make $37 million in the first two years of the deal, per Schefter.
More info on the Kenny Clark deal:
šClark will make $37M in the first two years of the deal.
šThereās no deferral on the bonus.
šAnd heās now tied to Green Bay for the next five seasons. https://t.co/JLTU0YEfPP
ā Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) August 15, 2020
Also, within the language of the contract, the Packers can't defer his signing bonus. Altogether, the extension keeps him with the Packers through the next five seasons.
Before signing the lucrative extension, Clark was set to enter the final year of his rookie contract in 2020. The former first-round pick is slated to earn $7.69 million under his rookie deal this season. But after this season concludes, Clark will see a significant rise in his earnings moving forward.
Since joining the Packers in 2016, Clark has been one of the most underrated interior defenders in the NFL. In his past three seasons in Green Bay, the UCLA product has accumulated 16.5 sacks, 22 quarterback hits, and four forced fumbles. Not to mention, Clark's 62 pressures in 2019 were second-most in the NFL behind Aaron Donald, per PFF's Jarad Evans.
Kenny Clark had 62 total pressures in 2019, 2nd most among all interior defenders (behind only Aaron Donald)
ā Jarad Evans (@Jarad_Evans) August 15, 2020
Much has been made this offseason about the lack of attention the Packers have given their offense around Aaron Rodgers. At the least, while the team still could use some firepower at wide receiver, Green Bay is making sure Clark remains with the organization for quite some time.
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