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Position: | Safety | ||||||||
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Date of birth: | March 24, 1981 | ||||||||
Place of birth: | Canton, Ohio | ||||||||
Height: | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | ||||||||
Weight: | 207 lb (94 kg) | ||||||||
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High school: |
Canton McKinley High School, Canton, Ohio |
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College: | Ohio State | ||||||||
NFL Draft: | 2003 / Round: 2 / Pick: 58 | ||||||||
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Player stats at PFR |
Tackles: | 261 |
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Quarterback sacks: | 1.0 |
Interceptions: | 7 |
Player stats at NFL.com |
Michael Allen Doss (born March 24, 1981) is an American former college and professional football player who was a safety in the National Football League (NFL) for six seasons during the early 2000s. He played college football for The Ohio State University, earned consensus All-American honors, and was a member of a national championship team. The Indianapolis Colts chose him in the second round of the 2003 NFL Draft, and he played professionally for the Colts, Minnesota Vikings and Cincinnati Bengals of the NFL. Was a member of the Colts Super Bowl XLI team in its win over the Chicago Bears.
Doss was born in Canton, Ohio. He attended Canton McKinley High School, and played high school football for the McKinley Bulldogs. He led the Bulldogs to back-to-back state football championships, as well as a USA Today national championship, as a running back, linebacker, and safety. As a senior, he had 1,454 yards rushing, 22 touchdowns, 111 tackles, and three interceptions and won all-state honors and an All-America honorable mention by USA Today.
Doss attended Ohio State University, where he played for the Ohio State Buckeyes football team from 1999 to 2002. He started 40 out of 50 career games and was a three-time first-team All-Big Ten selection and a three-time first-team All-America choice by the Sporting News. He had 331 career tackles, eight interceptions, eight fumbles recovered, and six quarterback sacks. With Doss starting all 14 games as a senior, Ohio State won the BCS National Championship by defeating the Miami Hurricanes 31–24 in the Fiesta Bowl, with Doss intercepting a Ken Dorsey pass to give Ohio State the lead. As a senior, he also was the Big Ten Defensive Player of the Year, and a unanimous first-team All-American.