Seahawks' Frank Clark named NFC defensive player of the week

RENTON, Wash. — Following his 2.5 sack, two forced-fumble performance in the Seahawks’ 27-3 win over the Raiders in London Frank Clark has been named the NFC’s Defensive Player of the Week.

In total, the Seahawks’ defense sacked Raiders’ quarterback Derek Carr six times and allowed only 185 yards of total offense.

Clark is tied for fifth in the NFL with 5.5 sacks through six games this season. To go along with his 5.5 sacks, Clark has three forced fumbles and an interception.

"He's such an exciting player in terms of his effort and his motor that we've always talked about," Seattle head coach Pete Carroll said Tuesday via Seahawks.com. "Even when times are tough, he brings it. He's been practicing at a really high level for us. He was sick a week ago, but when he's out there, I've just noted numbers of times just his effort and it's carrying over in the way that he plays. Frank's doing a great job. He was really explosive in this game, he was giving them all kinds of trouble, it was great to see." Click here to read more.

A second-round pick out of Michigan in 2015, Clark will be an unrestricted free agent this offseason.

The Seahawks are on a bye this week,and will next head to Detroit to face the Lions.

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