Teel with the Seattle Seahawks in 2009
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Position: | Quarterback | ||
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Date of birth: | January 6, 1986 | ||
Place of birth: | Oakland, New Jersey | ||
Height: | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | ||
Weight: | 218 lb (99 kg) | ||
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High school: | Ramsey (NJ) Don Bosco Prep | ||
College: | Rutgers | ||
NFL Draft: | 2009 / Round: 6 / Pick: 178 | ||
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Mike Teel (born January 6, 1986) is Head Coach for the Don Bosco Prep Ironmen football team and a former American football quarterback. He played college football for the Rutgers Scarlet Knights before he was drafted by the Seattle Seahawks in the sixth round of the 2009 NFL Draft. Spent time with the Seahawks, New England Patriots, and Chicago Bears in the span of three years. After serving as the quarterbacks coach for the Kean Cougars of Kean University in 2011, he was the quarterbacks coach for Wagner College in 2012 and departed after one year. In 2014 Teel resumed coaching as a graduate assistant at Rutgers.
Teel grew up in Oakland, New Jersey and attended Don Bosco Preparatory High School in Ramsey, New Jersey, where he was an all-state selection his junior and senior seasons, 2002 and 2003, and led Don Bosco to a state championship in the parochial division and a 23–0 record as a starter.
He was only rated ** by Rivals.com and was offered scholarships by Rutgers, Penn State, Virginia, Michigan State and Wisconsin.
Following high school, Teel attended Rutgers University, where he redshirted as a freshman in 2004. As a freshman in 2005, Teel saw action in eight games, completing 51 of 101 passes for 683 yards and two touchdowns. In 2006, along with Brian Leonard, Tiquan Underwood, Eric Foster, Kenny Britt, and Ray Rice, Teel led Rutgers to a 9–0 start and one of the biggest wins in school history with a victory over Louisville, then ranked #3 nationally by the Coaches' Poll. The Scarlet Knights finished with an 11–2 record as Teel tallied 2,135 passing yards and 12 touchdowns on the season.