The Denver Broncos officially signed pass rusher Frank Clark earlier this week, adding more depth to the team’s outside linebacker rotation following Baron Browning’s knee surgery.
Broncos coach Sean Payton described the 30-year-old edge defender as a “pressure player,” a valued position in today’s NFL.
“[He is] a pressure player and someone that I remember doing a lot of work on when he was coming out in the draft,” Payton said after Tuesday’s practice. “We followed him, obviously, in Seattle first and then in Kansas City. It’s one of the areas that we paid close attention to.
“We’ll find a role within what we are doing and where he can help us. I think it’s always a challenge to find those guys who you can say are pressure players, but he is one of them. Certainly, he’s excelled in the postseason, both in Seattle and in Kansas City. That’s the vision.”
In addition to his 58.5 regular-season sacks in 120 career games, Clark has also recorded 13.5 sacks in 17 career postseason games. That kind of production will be a welcomed addition to Denver’s defense.
First things first, though, Clark has something to finish up with the Chiefs, his former team, before reporting for training camp with the Broncos.
“He will be starting at the start of training camp,” Payton said. “We knew that going in. He has a [Chiefs Super Bowl] ring ceremony coming up. That will be a little awkward. But anyway, it’s good to have him joining us.”
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