Desmond Clark
Clark with the Bears
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| Position: | Tight end/ Fullback / Long snapper | ||||||||
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| Date of birth: | April 20, 1977 | ||||||||
| Place of birth: | Bartow, Florida | ||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||||||||
| Weight: | 249 lb (113 kg) | ||||||||
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| College: | Wake Forest | ||||||||
| NFL Draft: | 1999 / Round: 6 / Pick: 179 | ||||||||
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| Receptions: | 323 |
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| Receiving Yards: | 3,591 |
| Touchdowns: | 27 |
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Desmond Darice Clark (born April 20, 1977 in Bartow, Florida) is a former American football tight end who played in the National Football League. He was drafted by the Denver Broncos in the sixth round of the 1999 NFL Draft. He played college football at Wake Forest. Clark also played for the Miami Dolphins and Chicago Bears.
Clark attended Kathleen High School, where he played football as a quarterback, free safety, and return specialist. He was also the holder for former Chicago Bears place kicker Paul Edinger. He also played basketball and baseball during his high school years. His brother, Dominique Davis, played quarterback at East Carolina University.
Clark attended Wake Forest University, where he was a wide receiver and caught at least one pass against every ACC opponent he faced. He was a two-time second team All-ACC selection, a two-time team MVP, and finished his career as the ACC all-time leading receiver with 216 receptions for 2834 yards (13.12 yards per rec. avg.) and twenty touchdowns.
The Denver Broncos drafted Clark in the sixth round of the 1999 NFL Draft, where he was converted to tight end, behind Shannon Sharpe, Dwayne Carswell and Byron Chamberlain on the depth chart. He played with them for three seasons, until the team waived him the preseason. Clark, who was nursing an arm injury, was signed by the Miami Dolphins, and spent one season with them before joining the Chicago Bears in 2003. In 2005 Clark was selected as a Pro Bowl alternate. In 2006, Clark helped the Bears win the NFC Championship and a trip to Super Bowl XLI with regular season statistics of 626 receiving yards on 45 catches and six touchdowns.
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