One of the first things new offensive co-ordinator Mike Martz had his hands in was signing 30-year old Brandon Manumaleuna who played for him with the Rams.  Manumaleuna played in 16 games (5 starts) for the Chargers last season and he caught 5 passes for 13 yards (2.6 avg).  He has now played in 142 games (90 starts) in his NFL career and he has caught 110 passes for 965 yards (8.8 avg) with 2 TD grabs.  Manumaleuna was brought in because of his blocking both in the passing and the running games.

25-year old Greg Olsen had a really solid season for the Bears in 2009 but Martz’ new offense doesn’t call for a lot of catches out of the TE.  Olsen played in 16 games (15 starts) for the Bears last season and he caught 60 passes for 612 yards (10.2 avg) with 8 TD grabs.  He has now played in 46 games (26 starts) in his 3 years with the Bears and he has caught 153 passes for 1,577 yards (10.3 avg) with 15 TD grabs.  It will be interesting to see how Olsen is used by the Bears in 2010.

33-year old Desmond Clark is likely #3 in line for P.T. at TE in 2010 for the Bears.  Clark played in 11 games (7 starts) for the Bears last season and he caught 19 passes for 145 yards (7.6 avg) with 2 TD grabs.  He has now played in 157 games (105 starts) in his NFL career and he has caught 322 passes for 3,579 yards (11.1 avg) with 27 TD grabs.  Clark will likely only get a few crumbs from the table with those two guys in front of him.

24-year old Kellen Davis is a player the Bears like.  He played in all 16 games (2 starts) for the Bears last season and he caught 9 passes for 75 yards (8.3 avg) with 3 TD grabs.  2009 was Davis’ second season as he didn’t register a catch as a rookie despite playing in all 16 games (mostly on special teams).

PROJECTED GRADE FOR THE BEARS TEs in 2010:  B