Will Clarke (American football)

William Clarke, Jr. (born May 4, 1991) is an American football defensive end who is a free agent. He was drafted by the Cincinnati Bengals in the third round of the 2014 NFL Draft. He played college football at West Virginia.

Will Clarke
Free agent
Position:Defensive end
Personal information
Born: (1991-05-04) May 4, 1991
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Height:6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Weight:275 lb (125 kg)
Career information
High school:Pittsburgh (PA) Allderdice
College:West Virginia
NFL Draft:2014 / Round: 3 / Pick: 88
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics as of Week 2, 2018
Total tackles:37
Sacks:7.0
Forced fumbles:0
Fumble recoveries:2
Player stats at NFL.com

High school career

Clarke attended Taylor Allderdice High School in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania,[1][2] where he was a two-time Tribune Review All-City League as tight end and linebacker.

He was considered a two-star recruit by Rivals.com.[3]

College career

Clarke attended West Virginia University from 2009 to 2013. In 2009, he redshirted as a true freshman. In 2010, he played in only four games. In 2011, he played in all 13 games, starting 11, recording 34 tackles, including five for loss and two sacks. In 2012, he started 12 games, recording 26 tackles, including 6.5 for loss and 1.5 sacks. In 2013, he set career highs in tackles (49), tackles for loss (17), and sacks (6), while earning second-team All-Big-12 honors.[4]

Professional career

Cincinnati Bengals

He was drafted by the Cincinnati Bengals in the third round (88th overall) of the 2014 NFL Draft.[5]

On September 2, 2017, Clarke was released by the Bengals.[6]

Tampa Bay Buccaneers

On September 5, 2017, Clarke signed with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.[7]

On March 15, 2018, Clarke re-signed with the Buccaneers.[8] He was released by the team on September 3, 2018.[9] He was re-signed on September 12, 2018.[10] On October 10, 2018, Clarke was released by the Buccaneers.[11]

St. Louis BattleHawks

Clarke signed with the St. Louis BattleHawks of the XFL in December 2019. He had his contract terminated when the league suspended operations on April 10, 2020.[12]

Detroit Lions

Clarke had a tryout with the Detroit Lions on August 19, 2020,[13] and signed with the team four days later.[14] He was released on September 5, 2020.[15]

New Orleans Saints

On October 22, 2020, Clarke was signed to the New Orleans Saints practice squad.[16] He was released on November 17, 2020.[17]

References
  1. White, Mike (October 26, 2017). "Woodland Hills is one of only 10 schools in the country with five NFL players". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Retrieved October 26, 2017.
  2. "Profile: Will Clarke". NFL.com. Retrieved October 26, 2017.
  3. Will Clarke - Yahoo Sports
  4. SIMS, SPAIN, CLARKE, O'TOOLE ON AP ALL-BIG 12 TEAM
  5. "2014 NFL Draft: With The No. 88 Pick The Cincinnati Bengals Select West Virginia DE Will Clarke". CincyJungle.com. May 9, 2014. Retrieved September 9, 2018.
  6. Toback, Rebecca (September 2, 2017). "NFL roster cuts 2017: Cincinnati Bengals 53-man roster". CincyJungle.com.
  7. Smith, Scott (September 5, 2017). "Buccaneers Add Will Clarke to D-Line". Buccaneers.com.
  8. Gantt, Darin (March 16, 2018). "Bucs re-sign top pass-rushing end Will Clarke". ProFootballTalk.NBCSports.com.
  9. Smith, Scott (September 3, 2018). "Bucs Nab DE Carl Nassib in Waiver Claim". Buccaneers.com.
  10. Smith, Scott (September 12, 2018). "Bucs Lose Vernon Hargreaves to Injured Reserve". Buccaneers.com.
  11. Smith, Scott (October 10, 2018). "DE Demone Harris Promoted to Active Roster". Buccaneers.com.
  12. 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.
  13. @AlbertBreer (August 19, 2020). "Today's workouts/visits" (Tweet). Retrieved August 21, 2020 – via Twitter.
  14. "Lions sign free agent DE Will Clarke". www.detroitlions.com. Retrieved August 23, 2020.
  15. "Lions announce roster moves". DetroitLions.com. September 5, 2020.
  16. "Saints sign veteran defensive end Will Clarke to their practice squad". NOLA.com. October 22, 2020.
  17. Johnson, Luke (November 17, 2020). "Saints sign defensive tackle Ryan Glasgow to practice squad". NOLA.com. Retrieved December 24, 2020.
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