Michael Clark (wide receiver)
_during_pre-season_game_against_Denver_Broncos_on_August_26%252C_2017_in_Denver%252C_Colorado.jpg) Clark in 2017 | |||||||||
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| Position | Wide receiver | ||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||
| Born | October 26, 1995 Salem, Massachusetts, U.S. | ||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | ||||||||
| Listed weight | 217 lb (98 kg) | ||||||||
| Career information | |||||||||
| High school | Lakewood (St. Petersburg, Florida) | ||||||||
| College | Marshall (2015–2016) | ||||||||
| NFL draft | 2017: undrafted | ||||||||
| Career history | |||||||||
| Career NFL statistics | |||||||||
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Michael Clark (born October 26, 1995) is an American former professional football player who was a wide receiver in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Marshall Thundering Herd, and was signed by the Green Bay Packers as an undrafted free agent in 2017.
College career
Clark originally played basketball at St. Francis (PA) during the 2014–15 season.[1] He then transferred and played college football for the Marshall Thundering Herd.[2][3][4][5][6]
College statistics
Football
| Year | Team | Games | Receiving | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | GS | Rec | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | ||
| 2015 | Marshall | Redshirted  | ||||||
| 2016 | Marshall | 12 | 12 | 37 | 632 | 17.1 | 83 | 5 |
| Total | 12 | 12 | 37 | 632 | 17.1 | 83 | 5 | |
| Source: HerdZone.com Archived May 10, 2017, at the Wayback Machine | ||||||||
Basketball
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014–15 | Saint Francis | 12 | 0 | 3.6 | .250 | .000 | .333 | .5 | .0 | .2 | .1 | .5 |
Professional career
| Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20-yard shuttle | Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump | Bench press | Wonderlic |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 ft 5+5⁄8 in (1.97 m) | 217 lb (98 kg) | 32+7⁄8 in (0.84 m) | 9+3⁄8 in (0.24 m) | 4.53 s | 1.55 s | 2.60 s | 4.31 s | 7.54 s | 33 in (0.84 m) | 10 ft 6 in (3.20 m) | 17 reps | 15[8] |
| All values are from Pro Day[9] | ||||||||||||
After going undrafted in the 2017 NFL draft, Clark signed with the Green Bay Packers as an undrafted free agent on May 5, 2017.[10] He was waived by the Packers on September 2, 2017 and was signed to the practice squad the next day.[11][12] He was promoted to the active roster on December 1, 2017.[13]
Clark was re-signed by the Packers on March 14, 2018.[14]
On July 25, 2018, the Packers placed Clark on the reserve/did not report list after failing to report to training camp.[15] It was then revealed that Clark had announced his retirement from the NFL.[16]
NFL career statistics
| Year | Team | Games | Receiving | Fumbles | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | GS | Rec | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | FUM | Lost | ||
| 2017 | GB | 2 | 0 | 4 | 41 | 10.3 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 2 | 0 | 4 | 41 | 10.3 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Source: NFL.com | ||||||||||
References
- ↑ "Ex-college hoopster Michael Clark gets shot at WR with Pack". Fox Sports. Retrieved December 27, 2017.
- ↑ "Chuck Landon: Who says sports and politics don't mix?". The Herald-Dispatch. Retrieved April 4, 2017.
- ↑ TRAYLOR, GRANT. "Herd WR Clark headed to NFL Draft". The Herald-Dispatch. Retrieved April 4, 2017.
- ↑ "Marshall's Michael Clark leaves for NFL draft, Darian Owens eligible for spring". Charleston Gazette-Mail. Retrieved April 4, 2017.
- ↑ "Doug Smock: A wide open Marshall football spring begins". Charleston Gazette-Mail. Retrieved April 4, 2017.
- ↑ "Marshall football notebook: QB Chase Litton looks for redemption". Charleston Gazette-Mail. Retrieved April 4, 2017.
- ↑ "Michael Clark College Stats". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com.
- ↑ McGinn, Bob (May 5, 2017). "Profiles: Packers' undrafted free agents". PackersNews.com. Archived from the original on April 21, 2018. Retrieved April 21, 2018.
- ↑ "Michael Clark - Marshall, WR : 2017 NFL Draft Scout Player Profile". DraftScout.com. Retrieved April 18, 2018.
- ↑ "Packers sign five draft picks, 15 rookie free agents". Packers.com. May 5, 2017. Archived from the original on May 5, 2018.
- ↑ "Packers announce roster moves to reduce roster to 53". Packers.com. September 2, 2017. Archived from the original on May 7, 2018.
- ↑ "Packers sign LB Brooks, claim LB Odom, place OL Barclay on IR". Packers.com. September 3, 2017.
- ↑ "Packers sign WR Michael Clark to the active roster". Packers.com. December 1, 2017. Archived from the original on December 2, 2017. Retrieved December 2, 2017.
- ↑ Hodkiewicz, Wes (March 12, 2018). "Negotiating window opens today for pending NFL free agents". Packers.com. Archived from the original on May 19, 2018. Retrieved May 26, 2018.
- ↑ "Packers sign WRs Adonis Jennings and Kyle Lewis". Packers.com. July 25, 2018.
- ↑ "Packers WR Michael Clark retiring from football". Packers Wire. USA Today. July 25, 2018.
External links
- St. Francis Red Flash bio
- Marshall Thundering Herd bio Archived May 10, 2017, at the Wayback Machine
- 1995 births
- Living people
- American football wide receivers
- American men's basketball players
- Green Bay Packers players
- Lakewood High School (Florida) alumni
- Marshall Thundering Herd football players
- Saint Francis Red Wolves men's basketball players
- Basketball players from Essex County, Massachusetts
- Players of American football from Salem, Massachusetts
- 21st-century American sportsmen