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Position: | Offensive Lineman | ||||||
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Date of birth: | November 16, 1969 | ||||||
Place of birth: | Blacksburg, Virginia | ||||||
Height: | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||||||
Weight: | 325 lb (147 kg) | ||||||
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High school: | Cherokee (Marlton, New Jersey) | ||||||
College: | Iowa | ||||||
NFL Draft: | 1993 / Round: 5 / Pick: 136 | ||||||
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Player stats at PFR |
Games played: | 101 |
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Games started: | 27 |
Player stats at NFL.com |
Michael Richard Devlin (born November 16, 1969) is a former professional American football player and currently an assistant coach with the Houston Texans of the National Football League.
Devlin attended Cherokee High School in the Marlton section of Evesham Township, New Jersey and was a letterman in football. Devlin played for the second-best high school football team in New Jersey, losing The Star-Ledger Trophy to the number one team and USA Today top five ranked Union High School Farmers. Devlin would later start with two Union Farmers at the University of Iowa, running back Tony Stewart and Offensive Guard Mike Ferroni.
Devlin was selected by the Buffalo Bills in the fifth round of the 1993 NFL Draft after playing college football as an interior lineman with the Iowa Hawkeyes.
He played 58 career games over a span of seven years in the NFL. During his three-year stint with the Buffalo Bills, he played on special teams and at center and guard, backed up All-Pro Kent Hull, and made an appearance in Super Bowl XXVIII. On March 8, 1996, Devlin signed with the Arizona Cardinals. During his time there, he was part of the starting lineup at center in all but two of twenty-six games. Devlin retired from playing after the 1999 season.