Cowboys Safety Alijah Clark Brings Mental Health Message Home To Camden

The Camden native's youth was marked by loss. Now he's using his NFL platform to make sure other young athletes don't suffer in silence.

By: April Saul

Outlets: New Jersey Urban News

Published: July 21, 2026

Words: 1,254

Last Updated: 1 week, 6 days ago

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Long before he committed to the Dallas Cowboys, Camden’s Alijah Clark was committed to making mental health awareness a priority for young athletes – a cause shaped by his own life experiences.

Clark was 13 when he lost his best friend, Nate Plummer, to gun violence in 2016. By 2020, COVID-19 had taken the Camden native’s beloved grandmother, an aunt and uncle had also died, and he’d seen a host of “older cousins get killed …

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