Le'Raven Clark (born April 22, 1993) is an American professional

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for the

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of the

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(NFL). He played

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for the Texas Tech Red Raiders, and was selected by the

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in the third round (82nd overall) of the

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Early life

Clark attended Rockdale High School in his hometown of Rockdale, Texas, where he was a

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in football, basketball, and track. In

, he earned All-State honors and was selected as an Under Armour All-American. In

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, Clark was one of the states top performers in the throwing events. At the 2009 Brenham Regional Qualifier, he took bronze in both the shot put (15.94 m) and the discus (52.03 m). At the 3A Regional, got 3rd in the shot put and qualified for state in the discus by placing 2nd. His personal-bests are 16.58 meters in the

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and 55.47 meters in the

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College career

Coming in as a 4-star recruit out of high school, Clark was

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his

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year in

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. Clark started for the Red Raiders for the first time during his redshirt freshman year at the right guard position. He started all 13 games. For his performance during the season, Clark was named a Freshman All-American by the

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and Scout.com. He earned All-Big 12 Conference honors from

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. Clark was also named an Academic All-Big 12 2nd team selection. During his

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year in

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, Clark was moved to

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to replace All-Big 12 and current

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player LaAdrian Waddle. Prior to the beginning of the season, Clark was named a pre-season All-Big 12 selection, and was placed on the watchlists for the

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and the

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. Following the conclusion of the season, Clark earned

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All-Big 12 1st team honors. Prior to the 2014 season, Clark was again named to the Outland Trophy and Lombardi Award watchlist. He also earned a 2nd Team All-American selection by ''

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''. He was named to the Associated Press All-Big 12 1st team following the season. Following the 2015 season, Clark earned his third 1st Team All-Big 12 Conference selection, and was selected as a 2nd Team All-American by

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Professional career

Indianapolis Colts

Clark was selected in the third round (82nd overall) of the

by the

. He signed with the Colts on May 25, 2016. He played in eight games with three starts as a rookie. In 2017, he played in 15 games, starting five at right guard. On March 20, 2020, Clark re-signed with the Colts. He started three games in place of injuries before suffering a torn Achilles in Week 13. He was placed on

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on December 9, 2020.

Philadelphia Eagles (first stint)

On May 19, 2021, Clark signed with the

. He was released on August 31, 2021, and re-signed to the

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the next day. He was promoted to the active roster on December 8 and signed a contract extension that runs through the 2022 season. He was placed on the

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list on December 22 and removed on December 29. On August 30, 2022, Clark was waived by the Eagles and signed to the practice squad the next day.

Tennessee Titans

On September 27, 2022, Clark was signed by the

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off the Eagles practice squad.

Pittsburgh Steelers

On March 24, 2023, Clark signed a one-year contract with the

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. He was released on August 28, 2023.

Philadelphia Eagles (second stint)

On August 31, 2023, Clark was signed to the Eagles practice squad. He signed a reserve/future contract on January 18, 2024. He was placed on injured reserve on May 3, 2024. He won a Super Bowl championship when the Eagles defeated the Kansas City Chiefs 40–22 in Super Bowl LIX.

References

External links

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Philadelphia Eagles bio

{{DEFAULTSORT:Clark, Le'Raven 1993 births Living people Players of American football from Bryan, Texas People from Rockdale, Texas American football offensive tackles Under Armour All-American football players Texas Tech Red Raiders football players All-American college football players Indianapolis Colts players Philadelphia Eagles players Tennessee Titans players 21st-century African-American sportsmen 21st-century American sportsmen Pittsburgh Steelers players