5 reasons why acquiring Frank Clark makes sense for the Chiefs

SEATTLE, WA - OCTOBER 7: Seattle Seahawks defensive end Frank Clark (55) gets the crowd pumped up in the second quarter during a game between the Los Angeles Rams and the Seattle Seahawks on October 7, 2018 at CenturyLink Field in Seattle, WA. (Photo by Christopher Mast/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images) /

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EAST RUTHERFORD, NJ – OCTOBER 22: Seattle Seahawks defensive end Frank Clark (55) during the National Football League game between the New York Giants and the Seattle Seahawks on October 22, 2017, at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, NJ. (Photo by Rich Graessle/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images) /

4. They wouldn’t have gotten a player nearly as impactful of at No. 29

A quick history check shows us that many players who are picked near the end of the first round typically don’t live up to expectations. Historically, it’s fair to say that about 50 percent of first-round choices never make a Pro Bowl, let alone an All-Pro team. Clark clearly has the ability to be an annual Pro Bowler as he enters his prime years.

Even in a rich class of edge rushers and front seven talents, a trade up the board would have almost certainly required for Kansas City to pick up a defensive end who could maybe play at the level in which Clark has thus far.

With all that in mind, the Chiefs likely would have needed to surrender at least a second-round pick just to get into a position to take a chance on another solid prospect in the draft. Clearly, Veach and Reid saw Clark as the much better, safer option. Having produced 32 sacks in the past three seasons, odds are that they are right.

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