A rough stretch in Tennessee got even uglier for the Seahawks on Sunday night.
Seattle rookie safety Bud Clark was carted off during the preseason game against the Titans after suffering a serious-looking leg injury on the Seahawks’ first defensive snap. The second-round pick from Texas Christian, who had become a well-liked presence in camp because of his energy and enthusiasm, went down while trying to stop a run up the middle in a crowded pile of players.
Clark remained on the ground for several minutes while the Seahawks’ medical staff worked with him. Once they helped him up, he was unable to put weight on his right leg. A medical crew then put a black, bulking air cast on the leg before he was taken away.
The injury hit the Seahawks hard on a weekend already marked by a major loss. Two days earlier, wide receiver Jake Bobo was carted out of a joint practice with Tennessee after suffering a season-ending knee injury.
The reaction on the sideline said plenty. As Clark sat on the back of the cart looking distraught, nearly every one of Seattle’s other 90 players gathered at midfield to support him. Starting Pro Bowl safety Julian Love was among several Seahawks who covered their heads with towels, clearly shaken by the sight.
D’Anthony Bell stepped in for Clark at deep safety.
Clark had been pushing for a role as a deep-safety option behind or alongside Ty Okada in Seattle’s starting defense. He still needed to sharpen his assignments, but his athleticism and ability to play the ball in the air had started to stand out. Coach Mike Macdonald had already moved away from the early-camp experiment of using Clark as both a hybrid linebacker and deep safety, and more recently the rookie had been working only at deep safety.
Sunday night, that momentum came to a stop.
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