Jeremy Clark (defensive back)
 Clark with the Seattle Dragons in 2020 | |||||||||
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| Born: | June 29, 1994 Madisonville, Kentucky, U.S. | ||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||||||||
| Weight: | 220 lb (100 kg) | ||||||||
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| High school: | Madisonville North Hopkins (Madisonville, Kentucky) | ||||||||
| College: | Michigan | ||||||||
| Position: | Cornerback | ||||||||
| NFL draft: | 2017 / round: 6 / pick: 197 | ||||||||
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| Stats at Pro Football Reference | |||||||||
Jeremy Clark (born June 29, 1994) is an American professional football cornerback. He played college football at Michigan, and was selected by the New York Jets in the sixth round in the 2017 NFL draft.
Early life
[edit]Clark was lettered twice in track and field while in high school. He also was selected to the Kentucky Bluegrass all-star and all-state first-team.
Professional career
[edit]Clark was selected by the New York Jets in the sixth round, 197th overall pick in the 2017 NFL draft.[1][2] He was placed on the reserve/non-football injury (NFI) list due to an ACL injury he suffered back in college.[3][4] He was activated off NFI to the active roster on December 8, 2017.[5]
On September 1, 2018, Clark was waived by the Jets and was signed to the practice squad the next day.[6][7] He was promoted to the active roster on December 1, 2018.[8]
On August 4, 2019, Clark was waived/injured by the Jets.[9] After clearing waivers, he was placed on injured reserve on August 5. He was waived from injured reserve on September 2.
Clark signed with the Seattle Dragons of the XFL in December 2019. He had his contract terminated when the league suspended operations on April 10, 2020.[10]
Clark signed with the Saskatchewan Roughriders of the Canadian Football League on December 21, 2020.[11]
On February 13, 2024, he became a free agent.
References
[edit]- ^ "New York Jets select Michigan DB Jeremy Clark in sixth round of 2017 NFL Draft". landof10.com. Retrieved April 29, 2017.[permanent dead link]
- ^ Lange, Randy (April 29, 2017). "Rd. 6: RB McGuire, CBs Clark & Jones". NewYorkJets.com. Retrieved May 13, 2017.
- ^ Slater, Darryl (July 28, 2017). "Jets place rookie CB Jeremy Clark on non-football injury list". NJ.com. Retrieved September 1, 2017.
- ^ Lange, Randy (September 1, 2017). "Jets Release 10, Place 4 on Reserve Lists". NewYorkJets.com. Archived from the original on September 2, 2017. Retrieved September 2, 2017.
- ^ Greenberg, Ethan (December 8, 2017). "Jets Activate Rookie CB Jeremy Clark". NewYorkJets.com. Archived from the original on December 10, 2017.
- ^ Lange, Randy (September 1, 2018). "Final Cutdown: Jets Reach 53-Player Active Roster". NewYorkJets.com. Retrieved January 9, 2024.
- ^ Greenberg, Ethan (September 2, 2018). "Jets Sign Four Players to Their Practice Squad". NewYorkJets.com. Retrieved January 9, 2024.
- ^ Allen, Eric (December 1, 2018). "Jets Place S Marcus Maye on Injured Reserve". NewYorkJets.com. Retrieved January 9, 2024.
- ^ Greenberg, Ethan (August 4, 2019). "Jets Claim S Godwin Igwebuike, Waive CB Jeremy Clark". NewYorkJets.com. Retrieved January 9, 2024.
- ^ Condotta, Bob (April 10, 2020). "XFL suspends operations, terminates all employees, but Jim Zorn says he has hopes league will continue". SeattleTimes.com. Retrieved July 17, 2020.
- ^ "Riders add five, including two Canadians". CFL.ca. December 21, 2020. Retrieved December 21, 2020.
External links
[edit]- 1994 births
- Living people
- American football cornerbacks
- American football safeties
- Michigan Wolverines football players
- New York Jets players
- People from Madisonville, Kentucky
- Players of American football from Kentucky
- Seattle Dragons players
- Saskatchewan Roughriders players
- Canadian football defensive backs
- Players of Canadian football from Kentucky