He could find a new burst with Cullen. He made everyone better.

I think everyone misjudges how much Frank is loved by his teammates, coaches and BV.

He will be on the roster for the 23-24 season. Question is just how much his cap hit will be.

I'm still fairly sure he won't be back. As far as I can tell, we need the cap space.

And while I had discovered that he was well liked and respected by most of his teammates, I didn't actually know that CJ thought he was integral to his success and the defense's success on the field. Makes you wonder a little exactly what Frank's doing out there besides just the raw stats. Obviously CJ thinks Frank's play is essential to the defense outside of the numbers.

Cap space is easy. All it takes is a restructure that Frank has already shown he is willing to do.

CJ knows a lot of his success is due to Clark. Clark has created many of CJ's sacks.

Thanks. I wasn't aware that Frank was willing to take a substantial pay cut, thought it was just speculation.

He restructured last year to help BV clear a large sum from the salary cap.

Just saw he did the same in 2020 to help get the team under the cap.

I'm sure that Clark will do something similar to what he did last season. A pay cut with incentives to boost it up. This was last year's.

$8.275M guaranteed (signing bonus + 2022 salary)
2022 Per Game Active Bonus: $75,000 ($1.275M, 12 LTBE)
2023 Per Game Active Bonus: $29,411 ($500,000, 15 LTBE)
Playing Time Incentives (non-cumulative)
60% + playoff berth: $1M (earned 2022)
60% + 8 sacks: $2.5M
65% + 10 sacks: $4M
AFC Championship Win: $500,000
(50% snaps +. 60% regular season snaps)
Super Bowl Win: $1M
(50% snaps + 65% regular season snaps)

Mathieu's teammates loved him as well.

And had he been willing to come back at/near what Reid was making, we'd have brought him back. He wasn't so we didn't.

If Clark doesn't get real reasonable real quick, he's gone.

This front office has been willing to move on from guys who's pay doesn't match their production and for 3 years, Clark's hasn't. He wasn't worth his $9 million last season and he won't be getting that this season.

I'm betting $6 million in 'new' money plus the dead cap is a walkaway point for Veach and co. If he wants more than that, he gets gone.

Ah. I knew he did a couple years ago. Didn't know he did it again.

Exactly. His cap number to production ratio is not enough to justify him returning with what he is currently making.

Trololololololol

So, according to Veach, they are working to re-sign Frank, and even if they can't get it done and have to release him, Veach is prepared to competitively bid for Frank's services.

I guess Frank will be a Chief in 2023!

I'd be fine with him at $5-$6 mil and as a part time guy.

Will the Frank Clark statue on the lawn at 1 Arrowhead Drive be him setting the edge or in coverage?

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">I reminded my dogs the night before the big game that this would be the last time we ALL shared a room together. Coach Reid is like a pops and Chris and Khalen we locked in. Remember no matter what, be a stand up guy about everything and don’t let this shit trick you out success. <a href="https://t.co/gVZthLJ40W">pic.twitter.com/gVZthLJ40W</a></p>&mdash; Frank Clark (@TheRealFrankC_) <a href="https://twitter.com/TheRealFrankC_/status/1635084656294113280?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 13, 2023</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>