BC-FBN-CALKINS-COLUMN:SE — sports (700 words)
About 20 minutes after the Seahawks beat the 49ers in Seattle last December, defensive end Frank Clark had some words for his former teammate. A few days earlier, Niners cornerback Richard Sherman had dubbed Seattle a “middle of the road” team, which didn’t sit well with Clark.
So following the victory, Clark declared that the Sherman era was over in Seattle, and that this was his defense now. Judging by his pending salary, he might not have been wrong.
Clark later clarified on Twitter that he meant to say “our” defense, not “my” defense, but the dollars suggest he may be the Seahawks’ most valued player on that.