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Ryan Clark (American football)

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Ryan Clark (American football)

Ryan Terry Clark (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. Clark has a sickle cell trait condition which made it dangerous for him to play at high altitudes, such as in Denver, Colorado.

Infobox

Position
Safety
Born
(1979-10-12) October 12, 1979 (age 46)Marrero, Louisiana, U.S.
Height
5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Weight
205 lb (93 kg)
High school
Archbishop Shaw (Marrero, Louisiana)
College
LSU (1997–2001)
NFL draft
2002: undrafted
Tackles
938
Sacks
4.0
Interceptions
16
Forced fumbles
4

Tables

· NFL career statistics
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· NFL career statistics › Regular season
GP
GP
Year
GP
Team
GS
Games
Cmb
Games
Solo
Tackles
Ast
Tackles
Sck
Tackles
TFL
Tackles
Int
Tackles
Yds
Interceptions
TD
Interceptions
Lng
Interceptions
PD
Interceptions
FF
Interceptions
FR
Fumbles
Yds
Fumbles
TD
2002
2002
Year
2002
Team
NYG
Games
6
Games
0
Tackles
2
Tackles
1
Tackles
1
Tackles
0.0
Tackles
0
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
0
Fumbles
0
Fumbles
0
Fumbles
0
Fumbles
0
2003
2003
Year
2003
Team
NYG
Games
16
Games
4
Tackles
28
Tackles
25
Tackles
3
Tackles
1.0
Tackles
3
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
2
Fumbles
0
Fumbles
0
Fumbles
0
Fumbles
0
2004
2004
Year
2004
Team
WAS
Games
15
Games
11
Tackles
81
Tackles
65
Tackles
16
Tackles
0.0
Tackles
2
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
1
Fumbles
0
Fumbles
0
Fumbles
0
Fumbles
0
2005
2005
Year
2005
Team
WAS
Games
13
Games
13
Tackles
59
Tackles
44
Tackles
15
Tackles
0.5
Tackles
0
Interceptions
3
Interceptions
10
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
6
Interceptions
5
Fumbles
1
Fumbles
0
Fumbles
0
Fumbles
0
2006
2006
Year
2006
Team
PIT
Games
13
Games
12
Tackles
72
Tackles
48
Tackles
24
Tackles
0.0
Tackles
1
Interceptions
1
Interceptions
-1
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
-1
Interceptions
4
Fumbles
0
Fumbles
3
Fumbles
5
Fumbles
0
2007
2007
Year
2007
Team
PIT
Games
6
Games
6
Tackles
22
Tackles
17
Tackles
5
Tackles
1.0
Tackles
0
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
3
Fumbles
1
Fumbles
0
Fumbles
0
Fumbles
0
2008
2008
Year
2008
Team
PIT
Games
14
Games
14
Tackles
88
Tackles
52
Tackles
36
Tackles
0.0
Tackles
0
Interceptions
1
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
6
Fumbles
0
Fumbles
0
Fumbles
0
Fumbles
0
2009
2009
Year
2009
Team
PIT
Games
15
Games
15
Tackles
89
Tackles
68
Tackles
21
Tackles
0.0
Tackles
0
Interceptions
3
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
8
Fumbles
0
Fumbles
0
Fumbles
0
Fumbles
0
2010
2010
Year
2010
Team
PIT
Games
16
Games
15
Tackles
90
Tackles
57
Tackles
33
Tackles
0.0
Tackles
0
Interceptions
2
Interceptions
34
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
23
Interceptions
7
Fumbles
0
Fumbles
1
Fumbles
5
Fumbles
0
2011
2011
Year
2011
Team
PIT
Games
16
Games
16
Tackles
100
Tackles
71
Tackles
29
Tackles
1.0
Tackles
5
Interceptions
1
Interceptions
10
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
10
Interceptions
5
Fumbles
0
Fumbles
0
Fumbles
0
Fumbles
0
2012
2012
Year
2012
Team
PIT
Games
15
Games
15
Tackles
102
Tackles
74
Tackles
28
Tackles
0.0
Tackles
4
Interceptions
2
Interceptions
26
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
26
Interceptions
7
Fumbles
2
Fumbles
1
Fumbles
2
Fumbles
0
2013
2013
Year
2013
Team
PIT
Games
16
Games
16
Tackles
104
Tackles
61
Tackles
43
Tackles
0.0
Tackles
1
Interceptions
2
Interceptions
50
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
37
Interceptions
4
Fumbles
0
Fumbles
1
Fumbles
0
Fumbles
0
2014
2014
Year
2014
Team
WAS
Games
16
Games
15
Tackles
101
Tackles
68
Tackles
33
Tackles
0.5
Tackles
3
Interceptions
2
Interceptions
8
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
8
Interceptions
3
Fumbles
0
Fumbles
2
Fumbles
0
Fumbles
0
Year
Team
Games
Tackles
Interceptions
Fumbles
GP
GS
Cmb
Solo
Ast
Sck
TFL
Int
Yds
TD
Lng
PD
FF
FR
Yds
TD
2002
NYG
6
0
2
1
1
0.0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2003
NYG
16
4
28
25
3
1.0
3
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
0
2004
WAS
15
11
81
65
16
0.0
2
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
2005
WAS
13
13
59
44
15
0.5
0
3
10
0
6
5
1
0
0
0
2006
PIT
13
12
72
48
24
0.0
1
1
-1
0
-1
4
0
3
5
0
2007
PIT
6
6
22
17
5
1.0
0
0
0
0
0
3
1
0
0
0
2008
PIT
14
14
88
52
36
0.0
0
1
0
0
0
6
0
0
0
0
2009
PIT
15
15
89
68
21
0.0
0
3
0
0
0
8
0
0
0
0
2010
PIT
16
15
90
57
33
0.0
0
2
34
0
23
7
0
1
5
0
2011
PIT
16
16
100
71
29
1.0
5
1
10
0
10
5
0
0
0
0
2012
PIT
15
15
102
74
28
0.0
4
2
26
0
26
7
2
1
2
0
2013
PIT
16
16
104
61
43
0.0
1
2
50
0
37
4
0
1
0
0
2014
WAS
16
15
101
68
33
0.5
3
2
8
0
8
3
0
2
0
0
177
152
938
651
287
4.0
19
16
137
0
37
55
4
8
12
0
· NFL career statistics › Playoffs
GP
GP
Year
GP
Team
GS
Games
Cmb
Games
Solo
Tackles
Ast
Tackles
Sck
Tackles
TFL
Tackles
Int
Tackles
Yds
Interceptions
TD
Interceptions
Lng
Interceptions
PD
Interceptions
FF
Interceptions
FR
Fumbles
Yds
Fumbles
TD
2005
2005
Year
2005
Team
WAS
Games
2
Games
2
Tackles
12
Tackles
11
Tackles
1
Tackles
0.0
Tackles
0
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
1
Fumbles
0
Fumbles
0
Fumbles
0
Fumbles
0
2008
2008
Year
2008
Team
PIT
Games
3
Games
3
Tackles
15
Tackles
12
Tackles
3
Tackles
0.0
Tackles
1
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
0
Fumbles
1
Fumbles
0
Fumbles
0
Fumbles
0
2010
2010
Year
2010
Team
PIT
Games
3
Games
3
Tackles
17
Tackles
12
Tackles
5
Tackles
0.0
Tackles
2
Interceptions
1
Interceptions
17
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
17
Interceptions
2
Fumbles
1
Fumbles
0
Fumbles
0
Fumbles
0
Year
Team
Games
Tackles
Interceptions
Fumbles
GP
GS
Cmb
Solo
Ast
Sck
TFL
Int
Yds
TD
Lng
PD
FF
FR
Yds
TD
2005
WAS
2
2
12
11
1
0.0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
2008
PIT
3
3
15
12
3
0.0
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
2010
PIT
3
3
17
12
5
0.0
2
1
17
0
17
2
1
0
0
0
8
8
44
35
9
0.0
3
1
17
0
17
3
2
0
0
0

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    https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/C/ClarRy20.htm
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    https://www.foxsports.com/nfl/story/ryan-clark-pro-bowl-pittsburgh-steelers-baltimore-ravens-ed-reed-012512
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