Steelers Safety Clark's Career Nearly Vanished

Crowned · Oct 12, 2008

Ryan Clark's life was upended on a football field, and not because of a big hit, a bad knee or a damaged hamstring.

The Pittsburgh Steelers safety never saw the problem that felled him nearly a year ago, ended his season and caused him to lose so much weight his teammates wondered if he could recover.

Clark's career nearly vanished in thin air.

Precisely, the high altitude in Denver, which aggravated a medical condition so serious that it resulted in Clark being rushed to a hospital following a game there last season, his spleen and gall bladder beginning to break down.

And he never felt it coming.

That Clark is playing again for the Steelers, at the safety spot opposite of Pro Bowl defender Troy Polamalu, is one of the NFL's comeback stories of the season.

"To me, I started the season with a victory even before we played a game," Clark said. "It's a victory I'm here this season."
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Mike · Oct 12, 2008

good for him to recover and keep playing football

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