Aaron Rodgers has long been the face of the Green Bay Packers and has led the team to success during his tenure at the helm. While he has been one of the best players in the NFL, football is a team game and relies on many players performing up to their potential. On the defensive side of the ball, the Packers have relied on Kenny Clark to step up.
Clark has been a staple on the defensive line in Green Bay for the past three years as he has risen to stardom. He has provided an impact that blends dominance holding down the run while at the same time developing into a better pass rusher.
The production Clark has provided the Packers helped earn him a four-year $70 million contract extension earlier in the offseason. Overall, the deal made him the NFL’s highest-paid nose tackle and trails only Aaron Donald, DeForest Buckner, and Chris Jones among all interior defensive lineman.
Raised expectations come with historic contract extension. Clark will need to step up big this year if Green Bay is going to make a serious run at a return to the Super Bowl.
With the pressure on Clark to continue being a dominant force, here are three bold predictions for the 2020 season.