Bears sign TE Clark to extension

Feb 24, 2008 - 7:14 PM LAKE FOREST, Illinois (Ticker) -- The Chicago Bears on Sunday agreed to terms with tight end Desmond Clark on a two-year contract extension.

Financial terms were not disclosed for the deal, which keeps Clark under contract with the Bears through the 2010 season.

Clark, 30, hauled in 44 catches for 545 yards and four touchdowns in 16 games with the Bears last season - his fifth with Chicago.

A nine-year veteran, the 6-3 Smith likely will split time at tight end next season with 22-year-old Greg Olsen, the Bears' first-round draft selection in 2007.

Sunday's deal is the latest in what has been a busy offseason for the Bears (7-9), who also have brought back quarterback Rex Grossman and defensive end Alex Brown this month.

The 6-3 Clark has played in 130 career games with the Bears, Miami Dolphins and Denver Broncos, recording 262 catches for 3,067 yards and 24 TDs.