Mike Patterson (American football)
| No. -- Free agent | |||||||||||
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| Position: | Defensive tackle | ||||||||||
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| Date of birth: | September 1, 1983 | ||||||||||
| Place of birth: | Sacramento, California | ||||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||||||||||
| Weight: | 300 lb (136 kg) | ||||||||||
| Career information | |||||||||||
| High school: | Los Alamitos (CA) | ||||||||||
| College: | Southern California | ||||||||||
| NFL Draft: | 2005 / Round: 1 / Pick: 31 | ||||||||||
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| Tackles: | 388 |
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| Sacks: | 16.5 |
| Interceptions: | 1 |
| Forced fumbles: | 4 |
| Player stats at NFL.com | |
Michael Antonio "Mike" Patterson (born September 1, 1983) is an American football defensive tackle who is currently a free agent. He was drafted by the Philadelphia Eagles in the first round of the 2005 NFL Draft. He played college football for the USC Trojans.
Patterson is originally from Sacramento, California, but while visiting some family in Los Alamitos, California in between 8th and 9th grades, he decided to stay down there so that he could play football at Los Alamitos High School. He had decided this only after attending a summer football camp with his cousin Jorrel and enjoying the game very much.
Patterson became a very good player even though he had never played at all prior to the summer camp. As a junior in high school, Patterson was named to the Long Beach Press-Telegram Dream Team second-team and All-Sunset League first-team honors. In his senior year, he earned Prep Star All-American, SuperPrep All-Far West, Prep Star All-Western Region, Long Beach Press-Telegram Best of the West second team, Los Angeles Times All-Orange County, Orange County Register All-Orange County first-team, Long Beach Press-Telegram Dream Team first-team and All-Sunset League honors.
USC defensive line coach Ed Orgeron recruited Patterson based on raw talent, and fought to sell the recruit on first-year head coach Pete Carroll, who eventually relented.
For the USC Trojans, Patterson was a first team All-American. Patterson played four years and helped win two National Championships with USC. He started for three years and played mainly as a nose tackle, but also a defensive tackle. During his senior year, Patterson was the subject of double coverage by many other teams.
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