FRISCO — Damone Clark learned more than football at age 6. The Cowboys linebacker took up the sport at the peewee level for the South Baton Rouge Jaguars in...
During his rehab, the former LSU standout routinely made the short walk from his hotel room to the Cowboys’ facility. He worked off-hours on off-days. When discussing that part of his routine, Clark expressed gratitude for the team’s support staff, who worked unconventional hours to accommodate him.“His notetaking is immaculate,” linebacker Malik Jefferson said. “He has highlighters. He highlights stuff. He separates stuff. He is very detailed with everything.
Clark was not cleared to resume practice during training camp. Still, on the team flight to camp in Southern California, a Cowboys staffer spotted Clark. There he was, not sleeping or watching a movie like most players.Moments like that leave an impression. Clark has created many of them. “He’s made comments, even in OTAs and this summer,” said fourth-year linebacker Luke Gifford. “He’ll bring up a question about a game when we played Philly last year or something that happened. I’m like, ‘You watched all of that?’ He’ll make comments here and there that you’ll pick up on early that just show the kind of guy he is and how hard he works.Clark participated in his first NFL practiceOn Oct. 30, he played his first NFL game.
That plan changed in the second quarter when linebacker Anthony Barr suffered a hamstring injury. The issue sidelined Barr that game and the next three. Clark finished a 49-29 win over the BearsFollowing a bye week, Clark returned to a special-teams role at the Green Bay Packers. In the two games that followed, both wins, he started against the Minnesota Vikings and New York Giants while logging a combined 10 tackles and one forced fumble in 89 defensive snaps over a five-day span.
He recalls at age 8 beginning to notice his mother’s sacrifices. She juggled two or three jobs at once, cleaning hotels and other buildings to make ends meet. She would miss some of his games because of it, and he understood why. He learned this from his football coach.Clark said that his parents raised him to be a man of faith. Every time during games, before he takes the field for a defensive series or special-teams play, he makes the sign of the cross and acknowledges God.
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