Desmond Clark Desmond Darice Clark ( born April 20 , 1977 in Bartow , Florida ) is an American football Tight End who is currently a free agent in the National Football League . He was originally 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 . Early life . 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 . College career . 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 . Professional career . 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 a lone season with them before joining the Chicago Bears in 2003 . In 2006 , Clark helped the Bears win the NFC Championship and a trip to Super Bowl XLI with regular season statistics of 626 yards on 45 catches with a 13 . 9 average and 6 touchdowns . On February 24 , 2008 , the Chicago Bears awarded Clark with a two - year extension . During the 2008 season , Clark caught 41 passes from Kyle Orton and recorded 367 receiving yards and one touchdown . With the emergence of fellow tight end Greg Olsen , Clark dropped to the number two tight end on the team ' s depth chart . Clark suffered a back injury during the team ' s 2009 season opener against the Green Bay Packers , and subsequently missed five starts . He ultimately accumulated 19 receptions , 145 receiving yards , and two touchdowns in this injury - shortened season . In 2010 , Mike Martz was hired to replace Ron Turner as the Bears offensive coordinator . Clark ' s role in the Bears offense began to diminish , as he spent most of his time on the team ' s inactive list . He recorded just one reception for twelve yards . The Bears won the NFC North , but lost the NFC Championship to the Green Bay Packers . After the game , Clark , who was on the final year of his contract , stated he was not sure if the team would offer him an extension . Clark re - signed with the Bears on August 2 , 2011 , but was later released on September 3 , 2011 . At the end of his tenure with the Bears , Clark ranked second all - time in tight end receptions for the team with 242 , trailing only Hall of Famer Mike Ditka . In a Chicago Tribune article published in 2013 , Clark revealed that he had decided to retire from football once and for all in September of 2012 . After a meeting with the Chicago Bears community relations department regarding his youth foundation , Clark was escorted from the premises of Halas Hall by security . Clark said that " he was viewed as an uninvited free agent , not a former member of the Bears ' family . " Clark had played for the Bears for 8 seasons from 2003 through 2010 . Clark told the Chicago Tribune " I was like , ' Are you serious ? " " So what I did , just so I could have a relationship with the team was , I wrote them a letter saying my intentions were to never play again and that I was officially retired from football . " Personal life . Clark , along with former teammate Alex Brown currently host the " Dez Clark & Alex Brown Show " . Clark originally was a broadcaster before joining Coldwell Banker as a broker associate in investment properties .