The Colts selected Clark in the first round (No. 24 overall) of the 2003 NFL Draft, pairing the Iowa product with wide receivers Marvin Harrison and Reggie Wayne. From 2007-2009, Clark was targeted at least 100 times in each season, and he recorded double-digit touchdowns in 2007 (11) and 2009 (10).
Clark in 2009 earned Pro Bowl and first-team AP All-Pro honors, catching 100 passes on 133 targets for 1,106 yards – all of which were career highs. Clark is one of eight tight ends in NFL history to have at least 100 receptions in a season.
Clark appeared in 13 playoff games (12 starts) and totaled 64 receptions for 847 yards (13.2 yards/reception) with four touchdowns.
Clark will be the 19th member of the Colts Ring of Honor, joining Owner Robert Irsay (1996), WR Bill Brooks (1998), head coach Ted Marchibroda (2000), G/T Chris Hinton (2001), QB Jim Harbaugh (2005), “Colts Nation” (2007), head coach Tony Dungy (2010), WR Marvin Harrison (2011), RB Edgerrin James (2012), RB Eric Dickerson (2013), RB Marshall Faulk (2013), C Jeff Saturday (2015), GM Bill Polian (2016), QB Peyton Manning (2017), WR Reggie Wayne (2018), DE Dwight Freeney (2019), DE Robert Mathis (2021) and T/G Tarik Glenn (2022).
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