Seahawks Open To Trade Offers For Franchise DE Frank Clark?

Multiple league sources have told Matt Verderame of Fansided that they believe the Seahawks are open to trade offers for franchise DE Frank Clark.

Verderame adds that any trade offer for Clark would have to include a second-round pick as a starting point for the Seahawks to consider making the move.

The Seahawks have a number of notable players in line for long-term extensions and Verderame mentions that the belief is that GM John Schneider is focused on getting the Russell Wilson contract done.

Ian Rapoport of NFL Media reported last month that Clark has no plans to sign his franchise tender or show up for the start of training camp unless his reps and Seattle are able to get an agreement in place on a long-term deal.

Seattle has maintained that they want to keep Clark long-term and plan to continue working on a long-term extension this offseason. However, it doesn’t sound like they’re close to an agreement at this point in time. 

Jay Glazer previously reported that the Bills were among the teams that have expressed interest in acquiring Clark. Although, reports later refuted the Bills having interest in him. 

The franchise tags for Clark will be $17,128,000 fully guaranteed for the 2019 season.

Clark, 25, is a former second-round pick of the Seahawks back in 2015. He’s currently in the final year of his four-year, $3.732 million contract and set to make a base salary of $705,000 for the 2018 season.

In 2018, Clark appeared in all 16 games for the Seahawks and recorded 41 tackles, 13 sacks, an interception, three forced fumbles, two recoveries and two pass defenses. Pro Football Focus has him rated as the No. 18 overall edge defender out of 103 qualifying players.