RENTON — Seahawks defensive end Frank Clark did not practice Friday, one day after he dropped starting right tackle Germain Ifedi with a flying sucker punch to the face during a pass-rush drill.
Seattle defensive coordinator Kris Richard said Clark was serving a team punishment.
“It’s part of it. That’s part of it. It’s a disciplinary action,” Richard said. “You earn the right to be out here on the field with us. You earn the right to come out here and compete. And decisions that are going to be detrimental to us, then we certainly have to handle it internally.”
Clark, the third-year defensive end who had 10 sacks last season, walked onto the field about 10 minutes after the start of practice Friday. He was not in shoulder pads and was wearing a new knee brace on his left leg, which he didn’t have in previous days. Some fans a few yards away called to him and admired his shoes.
Clark soon went back inside team headquarters for the rest of practice. He missed the workout on a smoky, steamy, 90-degree day.
Ifedi walked out a few minutes before Clark, looking far less approachable but without any apparent cuts or injuries to his face. He left Thursday’s practice with a trainer while apparently bleeding from the face or mouth.
Seahawks coach Pete Carroll said after Thursday’s practice he didn’t know how injured Ifedi was, then added, “He’s all right.”
Richard repeated what his boss said Thursday, that there is no place for what Clark did in any practice, for any reason. Richard said for him, the line for what is unacceptable in actions during practices and games is “anything that’s not football related.”
“It’s not a football play,” Richard said of Clark punching Ifedi. “And it’s completely unnecessary.”
EXTRA POINTS: Jeremy Lane, a standout early in camp as the starting right cornerback in base defense and nickel in five-defensive- back sets, watched practice. He is trying to rebound from a poor 2016. … Wide receiver Kenny Lawler also missed practice. Thursday, the 2016 draft choice and practice-squad player turned his ankle while making a catch. … Jimmy Graham caught two touchdown passes in the red zone, one over terribly mismatched reserved defensive back Jordan Simone. The Seahawks want — need — to get the 6-foot- 7 Graham the ball more inside the 20 this year.
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