Dallas Clark - Tight End

6-3, 252 Iowa 7 years in the NFL D1-03 DOB: 06/12/1979

2009:  Has started nine games at TE…leads all NFL TEs with 64 receptions and 768 yards…has paired with QB-Peyton Manning on 34 TD passes, most among active QB-TE tandems…was 4-39 receiving vs. Jacksonville 9/13…was 7-183, 1 TD receiving at Miami 9/21…183 yards was career-high, franchise record and 4th-most receiving yards by TE since 1970 NFL Merger (214, Shannon Sharpe, 2002; 204, Rich Caster, 1972; 191, Ozzie Newsome, 1984)…80t reception on first play of game tied career-long…was sixth career 100+ game…was 7-62, 1 TD receiving at Arizona 9/27…was 8-80 receiving vs. Seattle 10/4…was 9-77 receiving at Tennessee 10/11…was 3-44, 1 TD receiving at St. Louis 10/25…was 8-99 receiving vs. San Francisco 11/1…was 14-119 receiving vs. Houston 11/8…14 receptions tied WR-Marvin Harrison’s club record for single-game receptions…was third-highest reception total by TE in NFL history (15, Kellen Winslow, 1984; 15, Jason Witten, 2007)…was seventh career 100+-yard receiving game…passed Jim Mutschellar (3,684) for second in franchise career receiving yards by TE…was named AFC Offensive Player-of-the-Week for performance…was 4-65 receiving vs. New England 11/15…tied franchise record for career receptions by TE (320, John Mackey).

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS (THROUGH 2008 SEASON): Owns Colts TE seasonal records in receptions (77, 2008), yards (848, 2008) and TDs (11, 2007), surpassing John Mackey’s marks (55 receptions, 1967; 829 yards, 1966; 9 TDs, 1966)…Clark also became first Colts TE with 10+ receptions in single game with 12 vs. Detroit 12/14/08…is 256-3,082, 31 TDs for career and ranks in top five among Colts TEs in career receptions, yards, touchdown receptions and 100+-yard games (5)…had TD reception in five consecutive games (G2-6) in 2007, tying the second-longest streak in club history (record-7, WR-Raymond Berry, 1959-60).

2008:  Started 15 games at TE…was inactive at Minnesota 9/14…was 77-848, 6 TDs receiving…reception and yardage totals set new single-season franchise records for TE…had reception in 15 games and 14 multiple-reception games…was 5-81 at Houston 10/5 and 8-81 at Green Bay 10/19…at time, reception total was career-high…was 7-94, 2 TDs at Tennessee 10/27…was fifth career multiple-TD game…was 4-63 vs. New England 11/2 and was 3-24, 1 TD at Pittsburgh 11/9…was 6-30 at San Diego 11/23 and 4-29, 1 TD vs. Cincinnati 12/7…was 12-142, 1 TD vs. Detroit 12/14…receptions and yardage totals set single-game career highs…became first Colts TE with 10+-reception game…was fourth career 100+ game and broke own franchise record for seasonal receptions by TE (58, 2007)…was 8-105, 1 TD at Jacksonville 12/18 for fifth career 100+ game…was 6-59 vs. Tennessee 12/28…set seasonal franchise record for receiving yards by TE (John Mackey, 829, 1966)…was 30-335, 3 TDs in December…reception total ranked second in NFL during month…career totals (256-3,082, 31 TDs) rank among top Colts TEs…has receptions in 78 of 82 career outings, including multiple receptions in 62 outings…has 42-game reception streak. POST-SEASON: Started at TE in Wild Card Playoffs at San Diego 1/3 and was 7-33 receiving.

2007:  Started 15 games at TE and set then franchise seasonal position records…was 58-616, 11 TDs receiving, setting career-bests in receptions, yards and touchdowns…set club TE records in receptions and TDs, breaking John Mackey’s marks (55, 1967; nine, 1966)…career totals (179-2,234, 25 TDs) rank in top five among Colts TEs…has receptions in 63 of 67 career outings, including multiple receptions in 48 outings…has 27-game reception streak…was 2-29 rushing...was 7-69, 1 TD at Tennessee 9/16, tying career and seasonal-high reception total…was 4-58, 1 TD at Houston 9/23 and 6-76, 2 TDs vs. Denver 9/30…76 receiving yards marked season-high and was second career multiple-TD game…was 7-49, 1 TD vs. Tampa Bay 10/7 and 4-66, 1 TD at Jacksonville 10/22…marked fifth consecutive game with TD reception, tying 2nd-longest streak in club history (7, WR-Raymond Berry, 1959-60) and tying longest by Colts TE…was inactive at San Diego 11/11 with injury…was 5-49, 1 TD at Atlanta 11/22…was 7-60, 2 TDs vs. Jacksonville 12/2…was 6-60, 2 TDs and 1-15 rushing vs. Houston 12/23…was third seasonal multiple-TD game and fourth of career.  POST-SEASON:  Started at TE vs. San Diego 1/13 in Divisional Playoffs and was 6-95, 1 TD.

2006:  Started 12 games and missed games 12-15 with knee injury…was 30-367, 4 TDs receiving…had nine multiple-reception games…was 3-39, 1 TD at NYG 9/10…was 1-30, 1 TD vs. Jacksonville 9/24…was 2-41, 1 TD vs. Washington 10/22…was 6-68 at Denver 10/29 to mark seasonal-bests in receptions and yards…had 4t for lone reception at Dallas 11/19…suffered knee injury vs. Philadelphia 11/26 and missed next four games…was 4-56 in return vs. Miami 12/31.  POST-SEASON:  Started four games and was 21-317 receiving…led team in reception yardage and was second in receptions...yardage total was best single-season playoff total by TE since 1970 NFL Merger, while only one TE in NFL history had more receptions in single post-season (22, Dan Ross, Cincinnati, 1981)...was 9-103 vs. Kansas City 1/6 in Wild Card Playoffs…nine receptions marked 3rd-highest reception total (12, Raymond Berry at NYG 12/28/58; 10, Reggie Wayne vs. Denver 1/9/05) in club playoff history…was 2-41 in Divisional Playoffs at Baltimore 1/13…was 6-137, including 52-yard catch, vs. New England in AFC Championship Game 1/21…was 11th 100+ game in franchise playoff history, his third, best among Colts TEs in post-season outings…was 4-36 in Super Bowl XLI vs. Chicago 2/4.

2005:  Started 14 of 15 games at TE…was inactive 9/11 at Baltimore and did not start 9/18 vs. Jacksonville…was 37-488, 4 TDs receiving…receptions and yardage totals set career highs…had receptions in 14 consecutive games, missing 1/1 vs. Arizona…had multiple receptions in 12 games…was 4-47 at Tennessee 10/2 and 3-51, 1 TD (31t) at Houston 10/23…was 6-125, 1 TD (21t) at Cincinnati 11/20, including 56-yard reception…receptions and yardage total set single-game career-bests, while it marked third career 100+ game, surpassing Marcus Pollard and Tom Mitchell for fifth all-time among Colts TEs with multiple 100+ games…was 3-45, 1 TD (1t) vs. San Diego 12/18…has receptions in 36 of 40 career outings, including multiple receptions in 27 outings.  POST-SEASON:  Started 1/15 vs. Pittsburgh and was 4-84, 1 TD (50t) receiving.

2004: Started 13 of 15 games at TE…was inactive 12/5 vs. Tennessee with calf injury…did not start 9/19 at Tennessee and 12/12 at Houston…was 25-423, 5 TDs receiving…had receptions in 12 of 15 outings and in final eleven appearances…had seven multiple-reception games, including string of five straight in games six through 10…was 1-64 at New England 9/9…failed to record reception in next three games…was 1-4, 1 TD vs. Oakland 10/10…was 3-36, 1 TD (17t) vs. Jacksonville 10/24, 3-88 at Kansas City 10/31 and 3-38, 1 TD (4t) vs. Minnesota 11/8…recorded career-best performance with 3-102, 2 TDs (1t, 80t) vs. Houston 11/14…marked first multiple-TD game of career, while 80t was career long and 102 reception yards were career-best…80t reception was 4th-longest in franchise history by a TE (89t, John Mackey at LA Rams 10/30/66; 86t, Marcus Pollard at New Orleans 11/18/01; 83t, Mackey at Minnesota 9/18/66)…was 3-19 at Chicago 11/21, 2-26 vs. Houston 12/5 and 3-23 vs. San Diego 12/26 for other multiple-reception games. POST-SEASON: Started 1/9 vs. Denver and 1/16 at New England and was 8-138, 1 TD receiving…was 6-112, 1 TD (19t) vs. Denver…was 2-26 at New England.

2003: Started 10 of first 12 games at TE before broken leg 11/30 vs. New England ended season…was inactive 10/26 vs. Houston, 11/2 at Miami and in final four outings…was 29-340, 1 TD receiving…had receptions in every outing, with eight multiple-reception games…was 5-100 vs. NYJ 11/16 to join Jim Mutscheller, Mackey, Raymond Chester, Ken Dilger, Mitchell and Pollard as Colts TEs with 100+ outings, while joining Dilger and Mackey as only Colts rookies to accomplish feat…was 4-63 vs. Tennessee 9/14, 4-16 vs. Jacksonville 9/21 and 5-23 at Tampa Bay 10/6 for other top reception games…was 2-31 vs. Carolina 10/12, 2-43 at Jacksonville 11/9 and 2-18 vs. New England…was 1-11, 1 TD at New Orleans 9/28 for first career score. POST-SEASON: Was inactive 1/4 vs. Denver, 1/11 at Kansas City and 1/18 at New England.

2003: Football Digest NFL All-Rookie Team.  2008: Sports Illustrated NFL All-Pro Team.

Three-year player who started 23 games over final two seasons at TE…was reserve OLB as freshman…was 81-1,281, 8 TDs receiving for career…started 13 games as junior and was 43-742, 4 TDs receiving…was 5-67 vs. Utah State and 4-88 at Penn State…was 3-116, 2 TDs (7t, 95t) vs. Purdue…95t snare tied for longest reception in school history (WR-Quinn Early, 1987)…was 5-82 at Indiana, 5-68 at Michigan and 5-97, 1 TD (23t) vs. Wisconsin…was 3-45, 1 TD (28t) vs. Northwestern…was 4-97 in Orange Bowl against Southern Cal…was consensus All-America and All-Big Ten first-team choice…won Mackey Award given to nation’s top TE…started 10 of 12 games as sophomore and was 38-539, 4 TDs receiving…had five tackles on special teams…was 4-74, 2 TDs (18t, 32t) vs. Miami (Ohio)…was 7-116 vs. Penn State and recovered late onside kick to preserve win…was 4-55 vs. Indiana…had 5t reception vs. Michigan and 15t reception (4-96) vs. Minnesota…was 4-30 in Alamo Bowl against Texas Tech…was All-Big Ten honorable mention…saw action at LB and on special teams as freshman…had six tackles, three solo…did not see action in 1999 after being walk-on during spring.

Full name is Dallas Dean Clark…born in Sioux Falls, S.D....attended Twin River Valley High School…had 160 tackles as senior and 140 stops as junior…was second-team all-state LB as senior and honorable mention all-state as junior…was team captain as senior and was MVP in final two seasons…earned four letters in football, basketball and track and five letters in baseball…Clark and his wife, Karen, reside in Livermore, Iowa.