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Position:
  
Running back

Name
  
Mike Gillislee

Place of birth:
  
DeLand, Florida

Height
  
1.80 m


High school:
  
DeLand (FL)

Weight
  
99 kg

College:
  
Florida

Education
  
University of Florida

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Date of birth:
  
(1990-11-01) November 1, 1990 (age 25)

NFL draft:
  
2013 / Round: 5 / Pick: 164

Role
  
American football running back

Current team
  
Buffalo Bills (#35 / Running back)

Profiles

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Michael B. Gillislee Jr. (born November 1, 1990) is an American football running back for the New England Patriots of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the University of Florida. He was drafted by the Miami Dolphins in the fifth round of the 2013 NFL Draft.

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Early years

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Gillislee attended DeLand High School in DeLand, Florida. He recorded 900 rushing yards as a sophomore and over 1,200 yards as a junior. As a senior he rushed for 1,149 yards on 227 carries for a 5.1-yard average. Then considered a four-star recruit by Rivals.com, he was rated as the seventh-best all-purpose running back prospect in the nation.

College career

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Gillislee accepted an athletic scholarship to attend the University of Florida, where he played under coaches Urban Meyer and Will Muschamp's Florida Gators football teams from 2009 to 2012. As a true freshman in 2009, Gillislee played in 13 games, rushing for 267 yards on 31 carries with two touchdowns. As a sophomore in 2010, he played in 10 games and had 325 rushing yards on 58 carries with seven touchdowns. As a junior in 2011, he rushed for 328 yards on 56 carries with two touchdowns. As a senior in 2012, Gillislee finished the regular season with 1,104 yards on 235 carries and 10 touchdowns. He became the first Florida Gator to eclipse 1,000 rushing yards since 2004.

Miami Dolphins

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The Miami Dolphins drafted Gillislee in the fifth round, 164th pick overall, of the 2013 NFL Draft. He signed a four-year, $2.322 million contract with the Dolphins on May 19, 2013.

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On September 5, 2015, he was released by the Dolphins.

Arizona Cardinals

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On September 22, 2015, Gillislee was signed to the Arizona Cardinals' practice squad. He was released from the Cardinals' practice squad on October 22.

2015 season

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On November 4, 2015, the Buffalo Bills signed Gillislee to the practice squad. On December 5, 2015, Gillislee was promoted to the 53 man roster. During his first game as a member of the Bills in Week 13's matchup against the Houston Texans, Gillislee broke away for a 30-yard gain, his personal longest rush as a NFL player at the time. On December 13, 2015, Gillislee scored his first career touchdown in a game against the Philadelphia Eagles. The following week, he scored his second career touchdown against the Washington Redskins. Gillislee became the first Bills running back since 1997 to produce touchdown runs of at least 50 yards in back-to-back weeks, a 60-yarder in Week 15 and a 50-yarder in Week 16.

2016 season

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On January 4, 2016, the Bills signed Gillislee to a contract extension. After Karlos Williams was released by the Bills after showing up out of shape, he stepped in and took the role of Bills' backup running back. Gillislee rushed for 577 yards on 101 carries. He posted 9 receptions and 50 yards receiving. Gillislee's 5.7 yards per carry led all NFL running backs during the 2016 season.

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When Gillislee was set to be a restricted free agent, the Bills placed an original round (fifth round) tender on Gillislee. On April 18, 2017, the New England Patriots extended a two-year, $6.4 million offer sheet to Gillislee, giving the Bills five days to match.

2017 season

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On April 24, 2017, Gillislee became a New England Patriots player. He was offered contracts by both the Bills and the Patriots, but the Buffalo Bills declined to match the offer made by the Patriots. Gillislee signed for the Patriots on a two-year, $6.4 million deal.

In the season opener against the Kansas City Chiefs on September 8, Gillislee had 15 rushes for 45 yards and a career-high three rushing touchdowns in his Patriots debut. However, he was stopped by the Chiefs defense on two fourth down plays in the 42–27 loss. In the game, Gillislee scored the first points of the 2017 NFL season with his first rushing touchdown in the first quarter.

Personal life

Gillislee is a cousin of NFL wide receiver Louis Murphy.

References

Mike Gillislee Wikipedia