Seahawks Frank Clark is a beast on the field and on Twitter
By Lee Vowell
The Seahawks need to sign Frank Clark to a long-term extension. But Clark might be as entertaining on Twitter as he is on the field.
The Seahawks have a fairly long history of players that speak their mind. Recently, though, Seattle has had outspoken Richard Sherman, Michael Bennett and Doug Baldwin play for them. Frank Clark isn’t afraid to let us know what he is thinking as well. And that is a good thing.
Clark got 14 sacks in 2018. He should have been a Pro Bowler but he wasn’t. This offseason he is a free agent. Seattle very much needs him to return. And not just in 2019, but hopefully 2020 as well. 2021 and 2022 would be nice, too. The Seahawks need Clark’s brand of creating chaos with them for several years to help the team be good.
But 12s might find that Clark isn’t their favorite player simply by what he does on the field but what he says off of it. When it comes to Twitter follows, Clark is a must. Clark also talks all different kinds of subjects. Among them is the fact he isn’t afraid to stand up for his teammates.
Actually, Clark’s Twitter feed shows how much he deserves to stay in Seattle and how the Seahawks need to just go ahead and pay him the big bucks to stay long-term. Whereas Sherman bad-mouthed the team as he was leaving as a free agent and Earl Thomas flipped the team off as he was leaving the field injured in week four of 2018, Clark is a lot more positive towards his teammates. Take his comments about some players missing the Pro Bowl, for instance.
No disrespect to the other players who were voted I’m just here for my teammates who outplayed some of your league favorites.
— Frank Clark (@TheRealFrankC_) January 23, 2019
Chris Carson no pro bowl, y’all weak sauce.
— Frank Clark (@TheRealFrankC_) January 23, 2019
Lockett no pro bowl, yall off da shits.
— Frank Clark (@TheRealFrankC_) January 23, 2019
Duane no pro bowl y’all some goofies.
— Frank Clark (@TheRealFrankC_) January 23, 2019
But at the same time, Clark isn’t afraid to show he is a real person with real pain. Clark lost family members to a house fire in 2018. Instead of hiding the universe from his emotions, Clark barred them.
My father was killed in an arson fire along with 3 other members of my family on the East Side of Cleveland. Pray for me and my family during this time. pic.twitter.com/bjXxHCRe4n
— Frank Clark (@TheRealFrankC_) February 4, 2018
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Still, Clark knows, just like every 12 knows, he must get paid this offseason. The Seahawks need to do the right thing and sign him. Some players Seattle might choose to let leave as they have depth at positions where keeping their own is not overly important. Defensive end is not one of them. And as Clark tweets…
Pops was always about the money so that’s what we gone get.
— Frank Clark (@TheRealFrankC_) January 27, 2019