Role Coach Name Mike Sullivan | Games played: 48 High school: St. Francis DeSales | |
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Position: Assistant Offensive line coach Date of birth: (1967-12-22) December 22, 1967 (age 48) NFL draft: 1991 / Round: 6 / Pick: 153 | ||
Place of birth: Chicago, Illinois College Miami Hurricanes football | ||
Michael Gerard Sullivan (born December 22, 1967) is a former American football offensive lineman and current assistant offensive line coach for the Tennessee Titans of the National Football League. He played in the National Football League for the Dallas Cowboys and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. He played college football at the University of Miami.
Contents
- Mike sullivan gets mad and pierre mcguire fucks it up
- Early years
- Dallas Cowboys
- Tampa Bay Buccaneers
- Chicago Bears
- Coaching career
- References
Mike sullivan gets mad and pierre mcguire fucks it up
Early years
Sullivan attended St. Francis DeSales High School where he was named All-Area as a senior. He accepted a scholarship to play for the University of Miami where he was redshirted as a freshman. He played his first 2 years at left offensive guard, before switching to tackle.
He started a school record 48 consecutive games (all of the games in his college career), contributing to a 44-4 record, 2 National Championships (1987, 1989), and the first 36 contests of the 58-game NCAA record home winning streak.
One of two players in school history to earn an NCAA Post-Graduate Scholarship (only 15 are awarded per year) and the only two-time winner of the CBS/Toyota Leadership Award.
In 2009, he was inducted into the University of Miami Sports Hall of Fame.
Dallas Cowboys
Sullivan was selected in the sixth round (153rd overall) by the Dallas Cowboys in the 1991 NFL Draft, with the intention of playing him at offensive guard. He originally failed his physical but was later approved to participate in training camp. He was waived on August 26 and later re-signed to the practice squad. After being signed to the active roster, he was released on November 22 and re-signed to the practice squad.
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
In 1992, he signed as a free agent with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. He played four years mainly as a back-up offensive lineman and special teams' player.
Chicago Bears
On March 25, 1996, he was signed as a free agent by the Chicago Bears. He was released before the season started.
Coaching career
He coached at Western Michigan University, Cleveland Browns and the San Diego Chargers. He is currently coaching at the Tennessee Titans. He also helped four different teams to Championships over the span of his coaching career in the European Federation of American Football.