The Kansas City Chiefs parted ways with pass rusher Frank Clarke, and the team sent confirmation of the move on Tuesday. ESPN’s Adam Schefter broke the news Monday that the team and Clark were unable to find “common ground” on Clark’s contract restructuring. Clark shared his first reaction to the news on Twitter Monday night. “Grateful for the usual ups and downs,” he wrote on Twitter. On Tuesday, the Chiefs social media team shared a video celebrating the defender’s outstanding time in Kansas City. During his four-year career with the Chiefs, he had 23.5 sacks in the regular season and 10.5 sacks over the Chiefs’ four postseason tournaments. Both head coach Andy Reid and general manager Brett Veitch made statements following the move, with head coach Andy Reid saying in part, “Frank is a really special person and player.” “You were able to see his play on the field, but if you talk to him, you will realize how great a heart he has.” The team’s general manager echoed a similar sentiment. “It’s hard to put into words what Frank has meant to our organization over the past four seasons,” Veitch said. “When we traded him before the 2019 season, he came here with the goal of winning championships. We went to three Super Bowls in four seasons and won two of them.” You can see both statements in full in the tweet below. The team also released an infographic celebrating the defensive captain. The move is expected to free up $21 million in space for the Chiefs. It wasn’t the only big decision the team made.Kansas City also chose not to franchise the Orlando Brown Jr. brand.The move saved the team about $20 million.Clark said he wanted to find a way to stay with the Chiefs after their recent Super Bowl victory. The pass rusher was also clear as the 2022 season approached that he wanted to stay with the team as well. He eventually did, taking a massive pay cut to do so, and it looked like the same deal could never be made again. The pass striker’s salary and cap hit was exponentially greater. Notable for his performance on the field.Despite a troubled run with the team, Lombardi’s second Trophy endeared him permanently to many Chiefs fans.Kansas City will likely remember Clark for showing up when it mattered most.She’ll make the end The 29-year-old defensive midfielder is the team with the third-most sacks in NFL postseason history. Several other Super Bowl LVII champions may not be with the team in 2023.
The Kansas City Chiefs broke up with pass rusher Frank Clarke.
The team sent confirmation of the move on Tuesday.
ESPN’s Adam Schefter broke the news Monday that the team and Clark were unable to find “common ground” on Clark’s contract restructuring.
Clark shared his first reaction to the news on Twitter Monday night.
“Grateful for the usual ups and downs,” he wrote on Twitter.
On Tuesday, the Chiefs social media team shared a video celebrating the defender’s outstanding time in Kansas City.
During his four-year career with the Chiefs, he had 23.5 sacks in the regular season and 10.5 sacks over the Chiefs’ four postseason tournaments.
Both head coach Andy Reid and general manager Brett Veitch made statements following the move.
“Frank is a really special person and player,” coach Andy Reid said in part. “I was able to see his play on the field, but if you talk to him, you will realize how great a heart he has.”
The team’s general manager echoed the same sentiment.
“It’s hard to put into words what Frank has meant to our organization over the past four seasons,” Fitch said. “When we replaced him before the 2019 season, he came here with the goal of winning championships. We went to three Super Bowls in four seasons and won two of them.”
You can see each of their full statements in the tweet below.
The team also released an infographic celebrating the defensive leader.
The move is expected to free up $21 million in space for the Chiefs.
This wasn’t the only big decision the team made. Kansas City also chose not to franchise the Orlando Brown Jr. brand. The move also saved the team about $20 million.
Clark said he wants to find a way to stay with the Chiefs after their recent Super Bowl win.
The pass rusher has also been clear heading into the 2022 season that he wants to stay with the team as well. He eventually did, and took a massive pay cut.
It seems that the same deal cannot be struck a second time.
The passing forward’s salary and cap hitting was significantly greater than his performance on the field.
Despite a troubled run with the team, his second Lombardi Trophy endeared him permanently to many Chiefs fans. Kansas City will probably remember Clark for emerging when it mattered most.
The 29-year-old defensive end would make the team with the third most sacks in NFL postseason history.
Many of the other Super Bowl LVII champions may not be with the team in 2023.
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