Packers to exercise DT Clark's option for 2020
The Green Bay Packers intend to exercise their fifth-year option on defensive tackle Kenny Clark for the 2020 season.
General manager Brian Gutekunst confirmed that plan to reporters on Monday, although the team has until a May 3 deadline to make the move official.
The option is expected to be worth around $8 million in 2020. The first four years of Clark's rookie deal are worth $9.4 million, including a $1.7 million base salary in 2019.
The Packers' first-round draft pick (27th overall) in 2016, Clark registered 55 tackles and a career-high 6.0 sacks in 13 games in his third NFL season in 2018. He was ranked as the No. 9 interior lineman in the NFL by Pro Football Focus at the time he was placed on injured reserve with an elbow injury in mid-December.
Clark, 23, has 131 tackles, 10.5 sacks and four fumble recoveries in 44 career games (30 starts).
--Field Level Media
