Ryan Clark is an accomplished NFL safety and analyst. He’s a Super Bowl and Sports Emmy winner. But if it wasn’t for Danny Smith, he might’ve been just another forgotten undrafted free agent. In a teaser video ahead of tonight’s Inside The NFL, Clark shared the story of how Smith took the gamble on him to suit up for his first NFL game.
“Without Danny Smith, I’m sitting here hosting this show…It’s 2004,” Clark told the show. “I was picked up the day before camp. I was down the first week. The second week, I’m up because I’m a starter on every special teams.