Michael Bishop (football player)
Bishop in 2008
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| Position: | Quarterback | ||||||||
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| Date of birth: | May 15, 1976 | ||||||||
| Place of birth: | Galveston, Texas | ||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||||||||
| Weight: | 215 lb (98 kg) | ||||||||
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| High school: | Willis (TX) | ||||||||
| College: | Kansas State | ||||||||
| NFL Draft: | 1999 / Round: 7 / Pick: 227 | ||||||||
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| TD–INT: | 1–1 |
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| Passing yards: | 80 |
| Passer rating: | 64.4 |
| Player stats at NFL.com | |
| TD–INT: | 68–71 |
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| Passing yards: | 11,971 |
| Passer rating: | 71.6 |
Michael Paul Bishop (born May 15, 1976) is a former American and Canadian football quarterback. He was drafted in the seventh round (227th overall) of the 1999 NFL Draft by the New England Patriots.
Bishop was a member of the CFL's Toronto Argonauts from 2002 to 2008. He also previously played with the National Football League's New England Patriots during the 2000 season and also played in the Arena Football League, most recently with the Grand Rapids Rampage. He was also one of the best college quarterbacks in the country during his career at Kansas State, beating out UCLA's Cade McNown for the 1998 Davey O'Brien Award. Academy Award winning actor Jamie Foxx (Eric Bishop) is Michael Bishop's first cousin.
Bishop was an outstanding football and baseball player at Willis High School in Willis, Texas. A two-year starter who averaged 221.2 yards-per-game passing as a senior, he was an All-Montgomery County, all-city and all-state selection in football. In baseball, he was drafted by the Cleveland Indians in the 28th round of the 1995 Major League Baseball Draft.
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