Daron Clark

Daron Clark
Head Coach

Daron Clark Jr. participated in football, basketball, and track and field during his high school years in Georgia's 4A division, earning all-conference honors and advancing to the state finals. From 2004 to 2008, he attended Stillman College (NCAA Division II), where he received 1st Team All-Conference honors for four consecutive years and established records in receiving touchdowns, yards per catch and school longest touchdown record for 95 yards. Clark attended the University of Alabama's Pro Day and ran a 4.32 40-yard dash. Throughout his professional playing career, he participated in seven championships, winning four, and later secured one championship title as a professional coach, Clark worked out with the Cleveland Browns in 2009 and played for the New York Sentinels in the UFL. He signed with the Montreal Alouettes in 2010 and spent a decade playing Arena/Indoor Football. Clark's current roles include AIF Head Coach and General Manager for the Cedar Rapids River Kings starting in 2024, NAL Offensive Coordinator for the Carolina Cobras in 2025, and TAL Offensive Coordinator in 2025, before becoming the AF1 Minnesota Monsters Head Coach and Offensive Coordinator in 2026.

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