Jeremy Clark (born June 29, 1994) is an

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for the Saskatchewan Roughriders of the

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(CFL). He played college football at

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, and was drafted by the

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in the sixth round in the

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Early years

Clark was lettered twice in track and field while in high school. He also was selected to the Kentucky Bluegrass all-star and all-state first-team.

Professional career

Clark was drafted by the

in the sixth round, 197th overall pick in the

. He was placed on the Reserve/Non-Football Injury list due to an ACL injury he suffered back in college. He was activated off NFI to the active roster on December 8, 2017. On September 1, 2018, Clark was waived by the Jets and was signed to the practice squad the next day. He was promoted to the active roster on December 1, 2018. On August 4, 2019, Clark was waived/injured by the Jets. After clearing waivers, he was placed on

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on August 5. He was waived from injured reserve on September 2. Clark signed with the Seattle Dragons of the

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in December 2019. He had his contract terminated when the league suspended operations on April 10, 2020. Clark signed with the Saskatchewan Roughriders of the

on December 21, 2020.

References

External links

Michigan Wolverines bio
{{DEFAULTSORT:Clark, Jeremy 1994 births Living people American football cornerbacks American football safeties Michigan Wolverines football players New York Jets players People from Madisonville, Kentucky Players of American football from Kentucky Seattle Dragons players Saskatchewan Roughriders players