General manager Dave Caldwell told the media there was a concern the pass catcher would not be available when the team drafted 61st in the second round, so they looked to move up, hoping to get their man.
There were no takers.
Chark spoke to the local media on Friday after the team’s first rookie minicamp session. He said the weather is something he first noticed as he walked onto the practice field adjacent to TIAA Bank Field.
“You can never adjust to that heat,” Chark said. “Once you’re in it for a while, then you get used to it but once you come from running inside at LSU in the indoor [facility] and come outside, it’s an adjustment.