Steelers sign veteran safety Clark
Associated Press
LATROBE – The Pittsburgh Steelers added some depth to their defensive back room Friday by signing veteran safety Chuck Clark.
Clark, who is in his ninth season in the NFL, spent his first six seasons with the Baltimore Ravens and the last two with the New York Jets.
“He’s a guy that’s experienced in the NFL,” Steelers coach Mike Tomlin said at his press conference Friday. “He’s a guy we’re familiar with from competing against him. We’re excited about getting him in the fold and giving him an opportunity.”
With the trade of Minkah Fitzpatrick to the Miami Dolphins last month for Jalen Ramsey and Jonnu Smith, the Steelers’ depth at safety took a hit.
The only safeties with experience on the roster before Friday were Juan Thornhill, DeShon Elliott and Miles Killebrew, who’s primarily a special teams player.
Sebastian Castro, an undrafted free agent from Iowa, is also on the training camp roster.
Clark joins a growing list of former Ravens players on the Steelers, which includes Patrick Queen, Elliott, Malik Harrison and Jeremiah Moon.
“I’m highly familiar with his intangibles,” Tomlin said. “He has a good relationship with the game. He’s a hard-worker. He’s a really good communicator. His football character comes highly recommended.”
Clark has appeared in 108 career games, starting 75 of them, and has recorded 429 tackles, 260 of them solo stops, nine tackles for a loss, and five interceptions, including one returned for a touchdown. He also has 34 passes defensed, six forced fumbles and five fumble recoveries.
He was a sixth-round pick of the Ravens in 2017. Clark appeared in 12 games with the Jets in 2024, starting all of them. He had 69 tackles, 38 of them solo stops, and two passes defensed.
Clark played college football at Virginia Tech where he finished with 292 tackles, including 195 of them in his final two seasons.