The Green Bay Packers have signed defensive lineman Kenny Clark to a contract extension. General Manager Brian Gutekunst announced the transaction Sunday.
Clark, originally selected by the Packers in the first round of the 2016 NFL Draft (No. 27 overall) out of UCLA, has recorded 34 sacks so far in his career to rank No. 9 on Green Bay’s all-time list (since 1982). His 34 sacks ranked No. 2 on the team from 2017-23 (LB Preston Smith, 41½) and his seven forced fumbles led the Packers over that span. Clark’s five career postseason sacks rank No. 4 in team history (since 1982) and No. 6 in the NFL from 2019-23. He has led or tied for the lead on the defensive line in tackles in seven of his eight years with the Packers.
Clark said he was grateful to get the deal done.
Clark produced the third Pro Bowl season of his career in 2023, highlighted by a career-best 7½ sacks (No. 3 on the team), a team-high nine tackles for a loss, three passes defensed (tied career high, 2018), 16 QB hits (No. 3 on the team) and 50 NextGenStat QB pressures (No. 2 on the team). He joined Henry Jordan (1960-61, 1963, 1966) as the only Packers defensive tackles to make three-plus Pro Bowls.
Overall, Clark has played in 123 regular-season games with 109 starts and registered 460 tackles (255 solo), seven forced fumbles, six fumble recoveries and nine passes defensed. He has also started seven of the 10 postseason contests he has played in, recording 40 tackles (24 solo), six tackles for a loss, 10 QB hits and five sacks.
Friday’s roster moves:
The Green Bay Packers have signed wide receivers Rory Starkey and Jalen Wayne and waived/injured WR Alex McGough. The transactions were announced by General Manager Brian Gutekunst.
Starkey (6-0, 214), a rookie out of Samford, participated in the Packers’ rookie minicamp in May on a tryout basis. He appeared in 11 games for the Bulldogs in 2023 and caught 27 passes for 204 yards (7.6 avg.). Starkey played in 27 contests in three seasons at Penn (2019, 2021-22) and posted 119 receptions for 1,549 yards (13.0 avg.) and 14 TDs, earning second-team All-Ivy League recognition in 2022 after leading the Quakers with a career-high 56 catches. He will wear No. 16 for the Packers.
Wayne (6-2, 210), a first-year player out of South Alabama, entered the league with the Buffalo Bills as an undrafted free agent in May 2023. He also spent time with the Cleveland Browns during the 2023 preseason and the CFL’s Montreal Alouettes in 2024. Wayne appeared in 61 games in six seasons at South Alabama (2017-22), hauling in 152 passes for 1,980 yards (13.0 avg.) and 14 TDs. He will wear No. 2 for the Packers.
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