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Told He Could Be Their ‘Polamalu,’ Ryan Clark Turned Down Better Offer From Dolphins To Stay With Steelers

Ryan Clark didn’t begin his career with the Pittsburgh Steelers. But his time in the NFL will forever be linked with the team. Going to two Super Bowls, winning one. Becoming a safety valve of the Steelers’ defense and an incredible ying to Troy Polamalu’s yang.

That duo nearly broke up midway through Clark’s career. As he revealed on Friday’s episode of his The Pivot podcast with San Francisco 49ers wide receiver Brandon Aiyuk, Clark said he nearly signed with the Miami Dolphins in free agency.

“There is the thought that if I go to a different place, I get to be a man,” Clark said on the show.