After Bruce Irvin departed for the Raiders this offseason, it was expected that talented sophomore Frank Clark would fill the void at Irvin’s SAM linebacker spot. However, recent comments from Clark himself appear to dispel this notion:
“I’m a pass rusher,” Clark told reporters on Thursday. “I love rushing that passer, I love being on the edge, having my hand in the dirt. “The possibility of playing linebacker didn’t come to me one time during the offseason. I always knew what I was coming in to do. I know there were a lot of rumors – the linebacker rumors and things like that.