Ryan Clark has never been afraid to check quarterbacks, and Matthew Stafford has long been one of his favorite examples. The history goes back to Clark’s playing days and has carried into the studio. He’s teased Stafford before, even while talking to Dan Orlovsky , Stafford’s old Lions teammate turned ESPN colleague, reminding him that the guy Orlovsky defends so passionately is both tough as nails and constantly banged up.

That’s the dynamic: Orlovsky leans into the legend, while Clark pulls the curtain back. And Stafford’s injury log gives Clark plenty of ammo. A separated shoulder in 2009, another shoulder scare in 2011, the fractured back that shut him down in 2019, every chapter has toughness but also fragility baked in. So when Stafford’s latest back flare-up surfaced, Cl

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