Dallas Dean Clark (born June 12, 1979) is an American football tight end who is currently a free agent. He played college football for the University of Iowa, and received All-American honors. He was drafted 24th overall in the 2003 NFL Draft, and played his entire nine-year professional career for the Colts. He has been called a "hybrid" tight end due to his ability to play both the wide receiver and tight end positions. Contents 1 Early years 2 College career 3 Professional career 4 Family 5 Other 6 References 7 External links [edit] Early years Clark was born in Sioux Falls, South Dakota.[1] He graduated from Twin River Valley High School in Bode, Iowa, where he was a multi-sport star. He earned four letters in football, basketball, and track and five letters in baseball. As a freshman, he earned honorable mention all-conference honors in football and was second team all-conference as a sophomore. As a junior, Clark was named his team's m! ost valuable player and a first-team all-conference and honorable mention all-state selection after recording 140 tackles . He was team captain and MVP again as a senior, recording 160 tackles, and earned first-team all-conference and second-team all-state honors. Clark comes from an athletic family. He grew up a fan of the New York Mets, and still is. His brother Darrick played linebacker at Iowa State University from 1996 to 1997, and his other brother Dan played baseball and football at Simpson College.[2] [edit] College career Clark attended the University of Iowa, where he played for the Iowa Hawkeyes football team from 1999 to 2002. He did not see action during the 1999 season, but he finally saw the field in 2000. He played on special teams and made six tackles during the season as a linebacker. Prior to the 2001 season, the Iowa coaching staff decided to move Clark to the tight end position. Clark started 10 games at tight end for Iowa in 2001, catching ! 38 passes for 539 yards and four touchdowns on the season. He ! also played special teams, recovering an on-side kick to clinch a win against Penn State and recording five tackles on the year. Clark was named honorable mention All-Big Ten Conference. After being granted a scholarship for 2002, Clark started all 13 games as he helped lead Iowa to its first undefeated conference season in 80 years. Clark was the Big Ten Offensive Player of the Week against Purdue, when he caught three passes for 116 yards and two touchdowns. His first touchdown came in the third quarter, when he broke a Purdue tackle and raced 95 yards for a touchdown. It was the longest pass play in Kinnick Stadium history and the second longest in school history. Clark's second touchdown came with 1:07 left in the game. With the Hawkeyes trailing, 28-24, Clark caught a seven yard pass on fourth and goal from quarterback Brad Banks to give Iowa a 31-28 win.[3] Clark was a first-team All-Big Ten selection, a consensus first-team All-American, and the 2002 recipient of the! John Mackey Award which is presented to the most outstanding tight end in college football. He won the Kenny Yana Award at the end of the 2002 season as well, as he helped lead Iowa to the Big Ten title and an 11-2 record. Although he had one more year of eligibility remaining, Clark decided to enter the 2003 NFL Draft. He left Iowa with 1,281 career receiving yards in just two years at the tight end position. [edit] Professional career Clark was chosen in the first round of the 2003 NFL draft by the Indianapolis Colts with the 24th pick. He started 10 games as a rookie and had 340 receiving yards before suffering a broken leg against the New England Patriots. He started 15 games in 2004 and had 423 yards receiving with 5 receptions for touchdowns. Clark started 15 games in 2005 and caught 37 passes for 488 yards and 4 touchdowns. He started in 11 games in the 2006 season before suffering a knee injury in the November 26 home game against the Philadelphia Eagles. He return! ed for the playoffs and played very well leading up to the Colts' first! Super Bowl berth in Indianapolis. In the Colts' three playoff games, he caught a total of 17 passes for 281 yards as a member of the 2006 Super Bowl Champion Indianapolis Colts. In the 29-17 victory over the Chicago Bears, he caught four passes for 36 yards and rushed the ball once for a 1 yard gain. In 15 starts in 2007 season, Clark had 58 receptions for 616 yards, and a single season team record for a tight end 11 touchdowns. On February 19, 2008, the Colts placed the franchise tag Clark. The next day, the Colts signed him to a six-year contract extension, with his salary averaging $4.5 million per year ($41 million in total), making him the highest paid tight end in the NFL. On December 28, 2008, Clark broke the Colts' franchise record, held by Hall of Famer John Mackey, for yards in a season by a tight end (848.) On September 21, 2009, Clark had career high 183 receiving yards and a touchdown in just seven receptions at the Monday Night Football match up against Miami! Dolphins, this is also the fourth highest receiving yards ever for a Tight End in NFL history. On November 8, 2009 against the Houston Texans Clark caught 14 balls; a career high for him.[4] On January 3, 2010 against the Buffalo Bills, Clark caught his 100th reception of the season, the second tight end to do so in NFL history. He ended the 2009 season with 100 catches for 1,106 yards and 10 touchdowns. On October 17, 2010, Clark sustained a wrist injury playing the Washington Redskins and was put on injured reserve on Friday, October 22, 2010, after receiving a season-ending wrist surgery. He completed the season with 37 catches for 347 yards and three touchdowns.[5] Injuries would again hinder Clark's production in the 2011 regular season, limiting him to 34 receptions for 357 yards and two touchdowns in only 11 games. This was also the first season Clark played without quarterback Peyton Manning who missed the entirety of the 2011 season rehabbing from off season neck ! surgery. Clark was released following the 2011 season on March 9, 2012.! [edit] Family Clark and his wife, Karen, reside with their son, Dane, in Livermore, Iowa. They also hold residence in Zionsville, Indiana. [6] [edit] Other Clark has guest starred in the CBS hit show Criminal Minds as San Diego Police officer Austin Kent in the episode 6x21 "The Stranger." [edit] References ^ Indianapolis Colts, Team, Roster, Dallas Clark. Retrieved February 25, 2012. ^ Chadiha, Jeffri (November 12, 2009). "Tragedy spurs Clark to excel". ESPN.com. http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/columns/story?columnist=chadiha_jeff&page=hotread9/DallasClark. Retrieved November 12, 2009. ^ Clark's Iowa Hawkeye Bio ^ http://www.nfl.com/gamecenter/2009092100/2009/REG2/colts@dolphins ^ http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/F/FBN_COLTS_CLARK?SITE=IADES&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT ^ Indianapolis Colts Bio [edit] External links Indianapolis Colts bio v t e 2002 College Football All-America Team consensus selections Offense QB Carson Palmer | RB Larry Johnson | RB! Willis McGahee | WR Charles Rogers | WR Reggie Williams | WR Rashaun Woods | TE Dallas Clark OL Shawn Andrews | OL Eric Steinbach | OL Derrick Dockery | OL Jordan Gross | C Brett Romberg Defense DL Terrell Suggs | DL David Pollack | DL Rien Long | DL Tommie Harris LB E. J. Henderson | LB Teddy Lehman | LB Matt Wilhelm DB Mike Doss | DB Terence Newman | DB Shane Walton | DB Troy Polamalu Special teams P Mark Mariscal | PK Mike Nugent | KR/AP Derek Abney v t e 2003 NFL Draft First Round Selections Carson Palmer · Charles Rogers · Andre Johnson · Dewayne Robertson · Terence Newman · Johnathan Sullivan · Byron Leftwich · Jordan Gross · Kevin Williams · Terrell Suggs · Marcus Trufant · Jimmy Kennedy · Ty Warren · Michael Haynes · Jerome McDougle · Troy Polamalu · Bryant Johnson · Calvin Pace · Kyle Boller · George Foster · Jeff Faine · Rex Grossman ! · Willis McGahee · Dallas Clark · William Joseph · K! wame Harris · Larry Johnson · Andre Woolfolk · Nick Barnett · Sammy Davis · Nnamdi Asomugha · Tyler Brayton Draft years 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 v t e Indianapolis Colts 2003 NFL Draft selections Dallas Clark • Mike Doss • Donald Strickland • Steve Sciullo • Robert Mathis • Keyon Whiteside • Cato June • Makoa Freitas v t e Baltimore / Indianapolis Colts first-round draft picks Vessels • Davidson • Shaw • Ameche • Moore • Parker • Lyles • Burkett • Mix • Matte • Harris • Vogel • Woodson • Curtis • Ball • Smith • Detwiler • Williams • Hinton • Bulaich • McCauley • Dunlap • Drougas • Jones • Ehrmann • Dutton • Carr • Huff • Novak • Burke • McCall • Krauss • Dickey • Hatchett • McMillan • Thompson • Cooks • Schlichter • Elway • Coleman • Solt • Bick! ett • Hand • Bennett • Rison • George • Emtman • Coryatt • Dawkins • Faulk • Alberts • Ellis Johnson • Harrison • Glenn • Manning • James • Morris • Wayne • Freeney • Clark • Jackson • Addai • Gonzalez • Brown • Hughes • Castonzo AFC East BUF MIA NE NYJ North BAL CIN CLE PIT South HOU IND JAC TEN West DEN KC OAK SD NFC East DAL NYG PHI WAS North CHI DET GB MIN South ATL CAR NO TB West ARI STL SF SEA v t e Indianapolis Colts Super Bowl XLI Champions 4 Adam Vinatieri | 10 Terrence Wilkins | 11 Ricky Proehl | 12 Jim Sorgi | 17 Hunter Smith | 18 Peyton Manning (MVP) | 20 Mike Doss | 21 Bob Sand
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