Michael Westbrook
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| Position: | Wide receiver | ||||||||||||
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| Date of birth: | July 7, 1972 | ||||||||||||
| Place of birth: | Detroit, Michigan | ||||||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||||||||||||
| Weight: | 221 lb (100 kg) | ||||||||||||
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| High school: | Detroit (MI) Chadsey | ||||||||||||
| College: | Colorado | ||||||||||||
| NFL Draft: | 1995 / Round: 1 / Pick: 4 | ||||||||||||
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| Games played: | 89 |
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| Games started: | 72 |
| Receptions: | 285 |
| Receiving yards: | 4,374 |
| Touchdowns: | 26 |
| Player stats at NFL.com | |
Michael Deanailo Westbrook (born July 7, 1972) is a former American college and professional football player who was a wide receiver in the National Football League (NFL) and is also a former mixed martial artist. Westbrook played college football for the University of Colorado, and was recognized as an All-American. He was drafted in the first round of the 1995 NFL Draft, and played professionally for the Washington Redskins and Cincinnati Bengals of the NFL. After retiring from football, he later competed as a mixed martial arts fighter in the heavyweight division.
Westbrook was born in Detroit, Michigan. He attended Chadsey High School in Detroit, and played for the Chadsey Explorers high school football team.
Westbrook attended the University of Colorado at Boulder, where he played for the Colorado Buffaloes football team from 1991 to 1994. As senior in 1994, he was the receiver in the play known as "The Miracle at Michigan," a Hail Mary pass from Buffaloes quarterback Kordell Stewart to beat the Michigan Wolverines in the final seconds of the game. At the conclusion of the season, he was recognized as a consensus first-team All-American, and was the recipient of the Paul Warfield Trophy as the best college wide receiver in the nation.
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