Danny Clark (American football)

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Danny Clark

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Position:	Linebacker
Personal information
Born:	(1977-05-09) May 9, 1977 (age 47) Blue Island, Illinois, U.S.
Height:	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight:	233 lb (106 kg)
Career information
High school:	Country Club Hills (IL) Hillcrest
College:	Illinois
NFL draft:	2000  / round: 7 / pick: 245
Career history
Jacksonville Jaguars (2000–2003) Oakland Raiders (2004–2005) New Orleans Saints (2006) Houston Texans (2007) New York Giants (2008–2009) Houston Texans (2010)* New Orleans Saints (2010)
* Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career NFL statistics Total tackles: 689 Sacks: 7.0 Forced fumbles: 9 Fumble recoveries: 2 Interceptions: 2 Stats at Pro Football Reference Danny Clark IV (born May 9, 1977) is a former American football linebacker. He was selected by the Jacksonville Jaguars in the seventh round of the 2000 NFL draft. He played college football at Illinois. Clark has previously played for the Oakland Raiders, Houston Texans, New York Giants, and New Orleans Saints. Early life Clark was born in Blue Island, Illinois. He played quarterback and linebacker at Hillcrest High School in Country Club Hills, Illinois where he was All-conference as a quarterback and linebacker. He was an All-area pick and also chosen All-State as a defensive back. On offense, Clark rushed for 505 yards on 77 attempts and seven touchdowns and passed for 913 yards and five touchdowns as a senior and he also lettered in basketball and baseball. College career Clark attended the University of Illinois, where he played for the Fighting Illini football team. He started 44 of 45 games played in 4 seasons was named honorable mention All-Big Ten three times as a linebacker, and finished his college career with the sixth most (384) tackles at Illinois, finishing just ahead of Pro Football Hall of Fame linebacker Dick Butkus. As a senior in 1999, was named honorable mention All-Big Ten after started all 12 games and recorded a career-high 122 tackles, 3 sacks and an interception. He had a team-high 115 tackles as a junior and also had 2 interceptions, 7 passes defensed, a forced fumble and a fumble recovery. Clark graduated Illinois with a bachelor's degree in communications. Professional career Jacksonville Jaguars Clark was selected by the Jacksonville Jaguars in the seventh round of the 2000 NFL draft, with the 245th overall selection. [1] He signed a four-year contract with the Jaguars. In four seasons with the Jaguars, Clark played in 61 games, starting 27, and saw action both at linebacker and on special teams. In 2001, played in 13 games with 3 starts and finished with 48 tackles, 1 pass defensed and 1 forced fumble along with 17 special teams tackles. In the 2002 NFL season, he started all 16 games for them and finished as the Jaguars’ 2nd-leading tackler with a career-high 152 tackles, 2 sacks, 1 interception, a pass defensed and a forced fumble. In 2003, his final season in Jacksonville, Clark played in all 16 games with 8 starts and finished with 73 tackles and 11 special teams tackles. Oakland Raiders In 2004, Clark signed a two-year contract by the Oakland Raiders on March 11, 2004, and became a full-time starter at linebacker with the Raiders. Clark started all 16 games in 2004, and led the Raiders in tackles with 129 tackles (98 solo), 2 sacks and 5 passes defensed. In 2005, Clark started 15 of 16 games for Oakland and led the Raiders in tackles for the 2nd consecutive season with 113 stops (82 solo), a sack and 7 passes defensed. First stint with Saints Clark signed a one-year contract with the New Orleans Saints on September 5, 2006, and played one season with the team. He appeared in all 16 games, starting none, and recorded 29 tackles—13 tackles (10 solo) and 13 tackles on special teams as Saints appeared in the NFC Championship game. Houston Texans Clark signed a one-year contract with the Houston Texans on March 7, 2007, and he went on to appear in 13 games including eight starts, and recorded 51 tackles and an interception and a forced fumble. New York Giants On March 13, 2008, Clark was signed by the New York Giants to a two-year contract. In 2008, he played in all 16 regular season games with 15 starts and started the NFC Divisional Playoff game vs. Philadelphia and finished 3rd on the team 74 tackles (36 solo), 6 tackles for losses, 1 pass defensed, 1 forced fumble and 2 special teams tackles. Second stint with Saints Clark signed with the New Orleans Saints on September 6, 2010. He started 10 games and had 59 tackles during the season. He retired from the Saints on August 10, 2011. NFL career statistics Legend Bold Career high Regular season Year Team Games Tackles Interceptions Fumbles GP GS Cmb Solo Ast Sck TFL Int Yds TD Lng PD FF FR Yds TD 2000 JAX 16 0 22 21 1 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 44 0 2001 JAX 13 3 30 25 5 0.0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2002 JAX 16 16 92 70 22 2.0 6 1 7 0 7 2 0 0 0 0 2003 JAX 16 8 41 30 11 0.0 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2004 OAK 16 16 130 99 31 2.0 10 0 0 0 0 5 1 0 0 0 2005 OAK 16 15 113 82 31 1.0 6 0 0 0 0 7 0 0 0 0 2006 NOR 16 0 29 23 6 0.0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2007 HOU 13 8 51 40 11 0.0 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 2008 NYG 16 15 69 43 26 0.0 6 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 2009 NYG 16 11 53 34 19 2.0 6 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 2010 NOR 14 10 59 47 12 0.0 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 168 102 689 514 175 7.0 49 2 8 0 7 20 9 2 44 0 Playoffs Year Team Games Tackles Interceptions Fumbles GP GS Cmb Solo Ast Sck TFL Int Yds TD Lng PD FF FR Yds TD 2006 NOR 2 0 4 4 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2008 NYG 1 0 5 3 2 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 9 7 2 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 Personal life Danny Clark IV received Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior in September 2011. He married Tammy Clark on November 11, 2011. Danny Clark IV's father is Danny Clark III. References "2000 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 19, 2023. External links New York Giants bio Official website Archived 2008-08-06 at the Wayback Machine This page is based on this Wikipedia article Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply. Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.