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USAT: Chiefs Wire

Mar 18, 2022

- - - Kansas City Chiefs DE Frank Clark agreed to a reworked contract this past week and we now know the exact numbers for his new deal. - According to the folks at OverTheCap, the Chiefs lowered Clark’s 2022 base salary down to $3.725 million. That number is fully guaranteed. He’ll also receive $9.075 million in prorated roster bonus, $1,275 million in per game roster bonus and a $1.25 million workout bonus. - This move effectively lowers Clark’s cap hit from $26.3 million to $13.7 million for the 2022 NFL season. It would have cost the Chiefs $12.9 million to release Clark outright on his previous contract. Essentially, the team is paying $800K for the right to not cut Clark this year while also freeing up valuable cap space. - In 2023, Clark’s base salary balloons to $20.5 million on the reworked deal. He’ll carry a $28.675 million cap number. The Chiefs can release him with a dead cap hit of $9.075 million, but they’ll also save $19.6 million. - So Kansas City gets to put off releasing Clark for a year and when they do they’ll lose less money in dead cap space by about $3 million and free up as much as they would have freed up this season had they made him a post-June 1 cut. That’s a pretty good deal for the Chiefs, but it also is a win for Clark. It’ll allow him to try and put together the best 2022 possible and set his price once he’s eventually released by the team. - - List - - Updated look at Chiefs' pro day attendance - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Email - - - - - Sign up - - - - - - - - Like this article? - Sign up for the Chiefs Wire email newsletter to get our top stories in your inbox every morning - - - - An error has occured - - - Please re-enter your email address. - - - - - - Thanks for signing up! - - - You'll now receive the top Chiefs Wire stories each day directly in your inbox.

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