Dallas Clark News: Pro Sports Daily

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November 19

Indianapolis Star

"Dallas Clark is in position to one-up the man who helped revolutionize the tight end position, appropriately enough in the city where John Mackey became a Hall of Famer and remains a legend. With one reception Sunday afternoon in Baltimore, the Indianapolis Colts' veteran breaks Mackey's franchise record for career receptions by a tight end. Don't think for a second, though, that Clark envisions himself surpassing Mackey. No way, not ever. "No, no, that'll never, never, never end up like that,'' Clark said Wednesday. "He's the man. "Any time that I've ever been (mentioned) in the same sentence with him, that's just a great honor. For what he did for Baltimore . . . what he did for the ..."

Clark is a marked man

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November 15

Indianapolis Star

"Dallas Clark is coming off one of the best games by a tight end in NFL history. The Colts veteran had a career-high 14 receptions in last Sunday's victory over Houston, one shy of tying the league record. Clark offered some advice as he looked ahead, beginning with tonight's prime-time clash with the New England Patriots in Lucas Oil Stadium. Don't get too used it, he said. "You can throw out that stat,'' Clark said. "(Houston) was a different game. We wanted to attack. We wanted to get them running, get them tired and try to take advantage of that. To do that, it's best when you throw the ball a lot. Quarterback Peyton Manning threw early, late and often. He had 25 attempts in the first ..."

NFL names Clark AFC Offensive Player of Week

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November 11

Indianapolis Star

"The tight end that typically gets overlooked for awards finally got one today as the Indianapolis Colts' Dallas Clark was named NFL AFC Offensive Player of the Week. Clark, a seventh-year pro who has flourished in this offense but has yet to make his first Pro Bowl, tied a franchise record with a career-high 14 catches in Sunday's 20-17 home victory over Houston. "It's cool. It's never happened before," Clark said. "But a lot of things went into it. It certainly wasn't just an individual thing." Clark's catches tied former receiver Marvin Harrison for most in a Colts game. It's also the third-best single-game total by a tight end in NFL history, behind Kellen Winslow (1984) and Jason ..."

Colts tight end Dallas Clark on record pace

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October 22

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

"Colts tight end Dallas Clark is on a tear. Clark ranks seventh overall and first among tight ends in yardage, 441, and sixth overall and first among tight ends in receptions, with 35. He's on pace to break NFL season records for tight ends in receiving yards, 1,290, set by Kellen Winslow in 1980, and receptions, 102, by Tony Gonzalez in 2004. The most obvious conclusion to draw is that after more than six seasons, Clark's role has changed in the Colts offense. Clark humbly disagrees, saying the scheme doesn't include more plays designed for the tight end this year. "Statistically, it looks like it has, but really I don't feel it has," Clark told reporters in St. Louis on a teleconference. ..."

Looking goofy in uniform was Clark's biggest rookie mistake

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October 9

Indianapolis Star

"Dallas Clark was an accomplished tight end when the Indianapolis Colts selected him in the first round of the 2003 draft. He was a two-year starter at Iowa, a player who knew how to carry himself on the football field. Dressing for the occasion, though, turned out to be a different matter entirely. It was a wide-eyed Clark who approached assistant equipment manager Sean Sullivan -- aka "Frog" -- prior to his first full-pads practice as a rookie. "I asked Frog, 'Where are our hip pads?' " Clark said, smiling. "In college, you wear hip pads, butt pads, every pad you can think of." The Colts' pants weren't designed to accommodate Clark's request for added protection. "Not even a slot where ..."

Clark has remarkable night

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September 22

Indianapolis Star

"The few plays that the Indianapolis Colts had the football on an unusual Monday night, it usually ended up in the trusty hands of tight end Dallas Clark. And that was just enough, despite only 14 minutes and 53 seconds of possession time, to squeak out a 27-23 Colts victory over Miami at Land Shark Stadium. On the game's opening play, Clark started the "Monday Night Football" party with an 80-yard touchdown reception. In the fourth quarter, he set up quick Colts touchdown drives with key catches, the first for 49 yards and the latter for 17 yards. By game's end, Clark had a team-record 183 yards on seven catches, which ranked as the fourth-highest yards total in a game for a tight end in ..."

Saturday, Clark may play against Jacksonville

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September 17

Indianapolis Star

"The Indianapolis Colts might get two significant players back from injury for this Sunday's showdown with AFC South rival Jacksonville, but they'll be missing another, and likely two. Safety Bob Sanders could miss up to six weeks with a high sprain to his right ankle and offensive tackle Tony Ugoh likely will also miss the Jaguars game with a groin injury. Each player was injured in last Sunday's win at Minnesota. Countering the losses of Sanders and Ugoh is the possibility of center Jeff Saturday and tight end Dallas Clark returning the lineup. Saturday has missed the first two games with an injury to his right knee while Clark was held out of the Vikings game with an injury to his right ..."

Colts Saturday, Clark to miss Vikings game

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September 14

Indianapolis Star

"The Indianapolis Colts will be without starters Jeff Saturday and Dallas Clark when they meet the Minnesota Vikings in the Metrodome this afternoon. Saturday will miss his second straight start after tearing a ligament in his right knee in an Aug. 24 preseason game against Buffalo. The three-time Pro Bowl center began to practice Wednesday and was hopeful he could return to the starting lineup, but that didn't happen. Rookie Jamey Richard once again will start in place of Saturday. Clark will miss the game after injuring his right knee in last Sunday's season opener against Chicago. He went through pre-game warm-ups this morning, but was one of the Colts' eight inactive players. Also ..."

Clark's injury appears minor

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September 9

Indianapolis Star

"So, where does the Indianapolis Colts offense go after its discombobulated performance Sunday night? Nowhere but up, fans will hope, and not just to Minnesota. But don't expect it to be easy. A unit that almost certainly will be missing two starting linemen again -- guard Ryan Lilja, on the physically unable to perform list, and center Jeff Saturday -- now has another injury to worry about: Dallas Clark's right knee. Team president Bill Polian said on his Monday evening radio show that team physicians were "fairly optimistic about Dallas and I have heard nothing . . . that tells me otherwise. "I think we're in pretty good shape there.'' Clark suffered the injury in the second quarter of ..."

Colts await MRI report on Clark

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September 8

Indianapolis Star

"The Indianapolis Colts are awaiting word on the severity of a knee injury to tight end Dallas Clark, and intent on improving upon their subpar effort in Sunday's season-opening loss to the Chicago Bears. Coach Tony Dungy said Clark was scheduled to undergo a magnetic resonance imaging test on his right knee earlier today. The coach had not seen the results when he met with the media at 12:30 p.m. Clark injured his right knee in the second quarter of the 29-13 loss. He returned to the game briefly but did not play in the second half. "I'm hoping he'll be OK,'' Dungy said. "He was running, trying to get himself back in the game last night. "But if it is going to be a couple of weeks, we'll ..."