Mike Tyson (American football)
Tyson in the 2018 NFL season | |||||
No. 34 | |||||
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Position: | Safety | ||||
Personal information | |||||
Born: | Norfolk, Virginia, U.S. | July 27, 1993||||
Height: | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||||
Weight: | 210 lb (95 kg) | ||||
Career information | |||||
High school: | Lake Taylor (Norfolk, Virginia) | ||||
College: | Cincinnati | ||||
NFL draft: | 2017 / Round: 6 / Pick: 187 | ||||
Career history | |||||
* Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |||||
Career NFL statistics | |||||
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Player stats at PFR |
Michael Jamont'e Tyson (born July 27, 1993) is a former American football safety. He was drafted by the Seattle Seahawks in the sixth round, 187th overall of the 2017 NFL draft. He played college football at Cincinnati. He was also a member of the Houston Texans, Green Bay Packers and Toronto Argonauts.
Early life
[edit]Tyson attended Lake Taylor High School in Norfolk, Virginia before attending Hargrave Military Academy for his senior year.[1]
Tyson was rated as a four-star recruit by Scout.com and a three-star recruit from Rivals.com.[1] He was recruited by Robert Prunty, defensive coordinator at the University of Cincinnati at the time, and committed to play college football at Cincinnati.[2]
College career
[edit]At the University of Cincinnati, Tyson played in 43 games at the safety position, playing since his first year. Tyson recorded seven interceptions in college, five of which came his senior season, the only season he started.[3][4] He also logged 137 career tackles and a fumble recovery.[1]
Professional career
[edit]Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 40-yard dash | Vertical jump | Broad jump | Bench press | |||||
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6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) |
204 lb (93 kg) |
313⁄4 | 91⁄4 | 4.56 s | 33 in (0.84 m) |
9 ft 10 in (3.00 m) |
17 reps | |||||
Values from NFL Combine[5] |
Seattle Seahawks
[edit]Tyson was drafted by the Seattle Seahawks in the sixth round, 187th overall, in the 2017 NFL draft.[6][7] On May 17, 2017, Tyson signed a four-year deal worth $2.5 million overall with a $172,000 signing bonus.[8]
Tyson entered the NFL draft as a safety, the position he played at Cincinnati, though shortly after being drafted by the Seahawks, general manager John Schneider announced that Tyson would transition to cornerback.[9] He was waived on September 2, 2017, and was signed to the Seahawks' practice squad the next day.[10][11] He was promoted to the active roster on December 16, 2017, but did not play in his rookie season.[12]
On September 1, 2018, Tyson was waived by the Seahawks.[13]
Houston Texans
[edit]On September 3, 2018, Tyson was signed to the Houston Texans' practice squad.[14] He was promoted to the active roster on October 9, 2018.[15] He was placed on injured reserve on January 2, 2019.[16] He was waived on May 10, 2019.
Green Bay Packers
[edit]On May 13, 2019, Tyson was claimed off waivers by the Green Bay Packers.[17][18] He was waived/injured on August 26, 2019 and placed on injured reserve.[19] He was waived from injured reserve on September 2, 2019.
Toronto Argonauts
[edit]On January 13, 2021, Tyson signed with the Toronto Argonauts of the Canadian Football League (CFL).[20] He was released on June 14, 2021.[21]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "5 – MIKE TYSON". GoBearcats.com. Archived from the original on February 5, 2017. Retrieved May 23, 2017.
- ^ "Mike Tyson – Interests". 247sports.com. Retrieved May 23, 2017.
- ^ Boyle, John (April 29, 2017). "Seattle Seahawks Select Cincinnati Safety Mike Tyson With No. 187 Overall Pick in 2017 NFL Draft". Seahawks.com. Seattle Seahawks. Retrieved May 1, 2017.
- ^ Miller, Matt. "Mike Tyson NFL Draft 2017: Scouting Report for Seattle Seahawks' Pick". Bleacher Report. Retrieved May 1, 2017.
- ^ S – Mike Tyson – Cincinnati, AAC, National Football League, retrieved May 23, 2017.
- ^ Boyle, John (April 29, 2017). "Seattle Seahawks Select Cincinnati Safety Mike Tyson With No. 187 Overall Pick in 2017 NFL Draft". Seahawks.com. Retrieved May 13, 2017.
- ^ Cohen, Stephen (April 29, 2017). "Seahawks will move 6th-rounder Mike Tyson from safety to corner". Seattle Post-Intelligencer. Retrieved May 1, 2017.
- ^ Condotta, Bob (May 17, 2017). "Seahawks sign CB Mike Tyson, five of 11 draft picks now under contract". The Seattle Times. Retrieved May 23, 2017.
- ^ Kapadia, Sheil (May 2, 2017). "Seahawks draft pick Mike Tyson gets questions about name on daily basis". ESPN. Retrieved May 23, 2017.
- ^ Drovetto, Tony (September 2, 2017). "Seahawks Make Three More Trades, Set 53-Man Roster". Seahawks.com. Archived from the original on October 9, 2017.
- ^ Boyle, John (September 4, 2017). "Seahawks Sign 10 Players To Practice Squad". Seahawks.com. Archived from the original on November 8, 2017.
- ^ Drovetto, Tony (December 16, 2017). "Seahawks Make Roster Moves". Seahawks.com. Archived from the original on February 24, 2018.
- ^ "Seahawks Set 53-Man Roster". Seahawks.com. September 1, 2018.
- ^ Wilson, Aaron (September 3, 2018). "Texans put Jermaine Kelly on IR, add Mike Tyson to practice squad". Houston Chronicle.
- ^ "TRANSACTIONS: Texans sign S Mike Tyson, place Kayvon Webster on IR". HoustonTexans.com. October 9, 2018.
- ^ "TRANSACTIONS: Texans sign S A.J. Hendy". HoustonTexans.com. January 2, 2019.
- ^ "Packers sign second round pick G Elgton Jenkins; claim S Mike Tyson off waivers". packers.com. May 13, 2019. Retrieved May 13, 2019.
- ^ Western, Evan (May 13, 2019). "Packers claim S Mike Tyson on waivers from Texans". Acme Packing Company. Retrieved May 13, 2019.
- ^ "Packers sign CB Jackson Porter". Packers.com. August 26, 2019. Retrieved May 17, 2023.
- ^ "Argos re-sign Brescacin & add Mike Tyson". Argonauts.ca. January 13, 2021. Retrieved February 22, 2021.
- ^ Toronto Argonauts Media Relations [@ArgonautsMR] (June 14, 2021). "The team announced today they have released American DB Mike Tyson" (Tweet). Retrieved June 15, 2021 – via Twitter.
External links
[edit]- 1993 births
- Living people
- American football cornerbacks
- American football safeties
- Cincinnati Bearcats football players
- Green Bay Packers players
- Houston Texans players
- Players of American football from Norfolk, Virginia
- Seattle Seahawks players
- Toronto Argonauts players
- Hargrave Military Academy alumni
- Canadian football defensive backs
- Players of Canadian football from Virginia