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| Position: | Safety | ||||||||||
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| Born: | October 12, 1979 Marrero, Louisiana, U.S. | ||||||||||
| Height: | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||||||||||
| Weight: | 205 lb (93 kg) | ||||||||||
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| High school: | Archbishop Shaw (Marrero, Louisiana) | ||||||||||
| College: | LSU (1997–2001) | ||||||||||
| Undrafted: | 2002 | ||||||||||
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Ryan Terry Clark[1][2] (born October 12, 1979) is an American former professional football player who was a safety in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the LSU Tigers, and was signed by the New York Giants as an undrafted free agent in 2002. Clark also played for the Pittsburgh Steelers and for the Washington Redskins. He won a Super Bowl ring with the Steelers in Super Bowl XLIII, and made a Pro Bowl in 2011.[3][4]
Clark has a sickle cell trait condition which made it dangerous for him to play at high altitudes, such as in Denver, Colorado.[5]
- ^ "Pro Football Reference Profile". pro-football-reference.com.
- ^ "LSU Tigers Profile". lsusports.net. Archived from the original on November 22, 2018. Retrieved September 28, 2013.
- ^ "Ryan Clark added to Pro Bowl". Fox Sports. Retrieved June 25, 2020.
- ^ Jamison Hensley (January 25, 2012). "Steelers' Clark goes to first Pro Bowl". ESPN. Retrieved June 25, 2020.
- ^ "ESPN's Ryan Clark praised for 'empathy and humanity' in coverage of Damar Hamlin collapse". www.sportingnews.com. January 3, 2023. Retrieved January 4, 2023.