Kenny Clark found himself in a significantly different defensive system for the first time in 2024. Until that point, he’d played in variations of a 3-4 scheme, but Jeff Hafley’s arrival heralded a switch to a 4-3.
Though differences between those two schools are primarily cosmetic at this point in NFL history, it was fair to wonder the extent to which the switch could affect Clark. Across the board declines in just about every statistical category seemed to give an answer, until earlier this offseason, when Clark revealed a Week 1 toe injury had affected him virtually all season long.