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==Professional career== |
==Professional career== |
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===Before signing=== |
===Before signing=== |
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He started football camp in January 2018 and attended USC Pro Day in March 2018, |
He started football camp in January 2018 and attended USC Pro Day in March 2018, but wasn't drafted in the [[2018 NFL Draft]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.azcentral.com/story/sports/college/gcu/2020/01/07/darion-clark-finds-nfl-path-after-gcu-hoops/2836712001|title= |
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Darion Clark finds NFL path after finishing basketball at Grand Canyon|date=January 7, 2020}}</ref> He was invited to the [[New York Jets]] rookie minicamp in April of that year, but did not signed afterwords. He also attended the [[the Spring League]] [[The_Spring_League#2019_spring_season|2019 season]] and later the [[Pacific_Pro_Football#Pacific_Pro_Scrimmage|Pacific Pro Scrimmage]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://theathletic.com/1713968/2020/03/31/why-former-basketball-player-darion-clark-believes-he-can-help-the-bears/?source=shared-article|title= |
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Darion Clark finds NFL path after finishing basketball at Grand Canyon|date=January 7, 2020}}</ref> |
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Why former basketball player Darion Clark believes he can help the Bears|date=March 31, 2020}}</ref> |
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===Signing=== |
===Signing=== |
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Revision as of 14:19, 8 May 2020
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| Position: | Tight end |
| Personal information | |
| Born: | April 9, 1994 Conyers, Georgia |
| Height: | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) |
| Weight: | 235 lb (107 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school: | Oak Hill Academy (Mouth of Wilson, Virginia) |
| College: | USC |
| Undrafted: | 2018 |
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Darion Clark (born April 9, 1994) is an American football tight end for the Chicago Bears of the National Football League (NFL). He played college basketball at USC.
Early years
Clark attended Oak Hill Academy in Mouth of Wilson, Virginia. He played basketball in high school with Oak Hill Academy's basketball prep program.[1]
College career
In college, he played basketball with the Charlotte 49ers as a freshman in the 2012–13 season. Then, he transferred to USC and played two seasons, 2014–15 and 2015–16, and transferred again as a senior to GCU and played for them in the 2016–17 season.[2] When he was in USC, he used to hang out a lot with the USC football team and said he began to miss it, he said "I began thinking about football all the time, and then I began having dreams, where I was playing football very vividly". Before he went to GCU, he seriously considered joining the USC football team, but had shoulder surgery so he was going to play his last season at GCU.[3]
Professional career
Before signing
He started football camp in January 2018 and attended USC Pro Day in March 2018, but wasn't drafted in the 2018 NFL Draft.[4] He was invited to the New York Jets rookie minicamp in April of that year, but did not signed afterwords. He also attended the the Spring League 2019 season and later the Pacific Pro Scrimmage.[5]
Signing
He signed an undrafted free agent reserve contract with the Chicago Bears on the 6th of January.[6]
References
- ^ "Darion Clark profile". May 2, 2020.
- ^ "Darion Clark seasons and stats". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 1 May 2020.
- ^ "Darion Clark finds NFL path after finishing basketball at Grand Canyon". January 7, 2020.
- ^ "Darion Clark finds NFL path after finishing basketball at Grand Canyon". January 7, 2020.
- ^ "Why former basketball player Darion Clark believes he can help the Bears". March 31, 2020.
- ^ "Darion Clark signs with the Bears". April 26, 2020.