Rookie LB Bud Clark Among 2 Major Injuries for Seahawks Against the Titans
Seattle’s second-round pick went down on the first defensive snap, and coach Mike Macdonald said the ankle injury will sideline him for months.
- On Sunday, Seattle Seahawks rookie safety Bud Clark broke his right ankle during the 19-16 preseason loss to the Tennessee Titans. Head coach Mike Macdonald confirmed Clark will miss "multiple months" with the injury.
- Drafted 64th overall out of Texas Christian University, the 24-year-old Clark was competing for a key secondary role. He received extended playing time Sunday as Macdonald rested all of Seattle's established starters on both sides of the ball.
- Following a 9-yard run by Titans running back Tony Pollard, the injury occurred on the game's first defensive play. Trainers applied an air cast before carting Clark to the locker room.
- Linebacker Connor O'Toole said the injury "almost takes the life out of a game," adding "your heart breaks for your brother." Players from both teams gathered around the rookie as he departed the field.
- This loss compounds a difficult week for Seattle, which also saw offensive lineman Mason Richman and wide receiver Jake Bobo suffer injuries. Macdonald said, "We've had three heartbreakers this week, which is tough.
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Seahawks lose rookie S Bud Clark to broken ankle
Seahawks rookie safety Bud Clark will be out "multiple months" with a broken right ankle sustained in Sunday night's preseason loss at Tennessee. Seattle coach Mike Macdonald confirmed the extent of injury after the 19-16 defeat in Nashville. Clark,...
NASHVILLE, Tennessee, USA (AP) — Seattle coach Mike Macdonald said Sunday night that rookie linebacker Bud Clark will miss months for a fracture in the right ankle, while offensive lineer Mason Richman suffered...
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Rookie LB Bud Clark among 2 major injuries for Seahawks against the Titans
Seattle coach Mike Macdonald said Sunday night that rookie linebacker Bud Clark will miss months with a broken right ankle with offensive lineman Mason Richman suffering his own “long-term injury” in the Seahawks’ preseason loss to Tennessee.
Seahawks rookie carted off field after suffering leg injury on first snap
Seattle Seahawks rookie safety Bud Clark appeared to suffer a serious injury to open Sunday’s preseason game against the Tennessee Titans. Clark was in a lot of pain after hurting his leg on Seattle’s first defensive snap of the contest at Nissan Stadium in Nashville, Tenn. Seahawks trainers brought out an air cast to stabilize Clark’s leg, which had many suspecting the injury to be serious. Virtually the entire Seahawks sideline was on the fiel…
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