Chiefs DE Frank Clark: Derrick Henry is ‘not hard to hit’

It’ll be interesting to see if he can back up his talk on Sunday.

Titans running back Derrick Henry is seen as one of the hardest players to tackle in the NFL, surprisingly fast at 6-foot-3 and 247 pounds.

But apparently some Chiefs players aren’t too concerned about difficulty in bringing him down.

Kansas City defensive end Frank Clark is definitely one of them.

“He’s not hard to hit,” he said. “He’s just a big guy. 240, 245, 250, honestly he should be running harder at his weight and at his size. I don’t see no difficulty in tackling him… He’s just easy to me up front because I don’t look at any running back like they can’t be tackled. He’s not one of the best guys at breaking tackles to me honestly.”

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Those are some strong words against the player that finished out the regular season with the NFL’s rushing title, and who has been the most important player offensively in a Titans offense that hasn’t thrown the ball around much lately.

Clark also seems to have forgotten the success Henry had against his team when the Titans beat the Chiefs, 35-32 earlier in the season.

The big back ran all over the Kansas City defense, recording 188 rushing yards and two touchdowns on 23 carries in a 35-32 Titans win.

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Clark had four tackles and a sack in that same contest.

The Titans and Chiefs are set to kick off at 2:05 p.m. CST on Sunday in Arrowhead Stadium, and all eyes will be on Clark to see if he can back up his talk.

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