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ESPN's Ryan Clark Hosts Konclave on the Bay
Ryan Clark, NFL Analyst and Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) Commentator, center, serves as Master of Ceremony with the Grand Chapter Officers of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc.
R yan Clark (Nu Iota 2001), served as Master of Ceremony for the Konclave on the Bay kickoff with the leadership of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc. Clark, who joined ESPN ® as an NFL ® analyst in February 2015 on the day he retired from professional football, is also a co- host of DC & RC, a program focusing on mixed martial arts (MMA) topics. Premiering July 8, 2021, Clark teams with ESPN’s Daniel Cormier, a legend in the Octagon and now an MMA commentator. The weekly show is seen on the ESPN app, @ESPN on YouTube and Twitter, as an audio podcast, and on ESPN2 ®. Clark brings to the show the die-hard passion of a super-fan and a genuine understand- ing of MMA. For NFL topics, the 13-year NFL safety and Super Bowl champion regularly appears on NFL Live, Get Up and SportsCenter. Also, Clark hosts the weekly digital series FaceFirst and is the Founder of DB Precision – an academy dedicated to elite level training with professional athletes.
NFL seasons (2002-14) and included a Super Bowl XLIII title and two AFC Championships. He played a major- ity of his career with the Pittsburgh Steelers (2006-13), two years with the New York Giants (2002-03) and two stints with the Washington Redskins (2004-05 and 2014). Clark played in 177 NFL games with 16 interceptions over the course of his career. He was a Pro Bowl selection in 2011 and recorded 100 tackles in each of the last four seasons (2011- 14). While still an active NFL player, Clark made regular ESPN guest analyst ap- pearances in 2013 and 2014 and he was part of ESPN’s on-site coverage of Super Bowl XLIX in Arizona. A native of Marrero, Louisiana, Clark graduated from Louisiana State Uni- versity with a degree in mass com- munications. At LSU, Clark started 36 consecutive games for the Tigers and was an All-SEC second team selection in 2000.
sickle cell disease, has been involved with sickle cell awareness, research, treatment and programming. In 2012, he formed Ryan Clark’s Cure League to raise awareness about the sickle cell trait with hopes of eventually finding a cure. Clark and his wife, Yonka, have three children: Jaden, Jordan and Loghan. The family also has a dog named Harley J.
He can be followed on Twitter at @ Realrclark25.
Here's to Brother Clark!
Clark, who suffered a splenic infarc- tion during his playing career due to
Clark’s playing career spanned 13
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