Mike Morton (linebacker)

For the running back, see Michael Morton (running back).

Mike Morton
No. 50, 51, 53, 58
Position:Linebacker
Personal information
Born: (1972-03-28) March 28, 1972 (age 52)
Concord, North Carolina, U.S.
Height:6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Weight:235 lb (107 kg)
Career information
High school:A.L. Brown (Kannapolis, North Carolina)
College:North Carolina
NFL draft:1995 / round: 4 / pick: 118
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics
Tackles:183
Sacks:1.0
Fumble recoveries:4
Stats at Pro Football Reference

Michael Anthony Morton (born March 28, 1972) is a National Football League (NFL) official and former American football linebacker. Morton played college football for the University of North Carolina Tar Heels and went on to play for four teams in a seven-year NFL career. He was drafted in the fourth round of the 1995 NFL Draft.[2] During his NFL career. Morton played in 103 games (17 starts) and recorded 120 tackles, 50 assists, four fumble recoveries, and two interceptions. He was a member of the 1999 St. Louis Rams team that won Super Bowl XXXIV in January 2000.

Since his retirement from playing in the NFL, Morton has become a dentist and has opened his practice in Kannapolis, North Carolina.[3]

Morton has been a football official since at least 2014, working in the Atlantic Coast Conference.[4] As of 2019, Morton is also an official in the Alliance of American Football, working as an umpire on the crew led by referee Brandon Cruse.[4] Morton worked his first NFL game on September 11, 2022, when the Atlanta Falcons hosted the New Orleans Saints, making him the first NFL official that also won a Super Bowl.[5] He works on Alex Kemp's crew.[6]

Morton and his wife are the parents of a son, as well as quadruplets.[3]

NFL career statistics

Legend
Won the Super Bowl
Bold Career high

Regular season

Year Team Games Tackles Interceptions Fumbles
GP GS Comb Solo Ast Sck Int Yds TD Lng FF FR Yds TD
1995 OAK 12 0 3 3 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
1996 OAK 16 6 43 29 14 1.0 2 13 0 13 0 0 0 0
1997 OAK 11 11 75 52 23 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
1998 OAK 16 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
1999 STL 16 0 25 19 6 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2000 GNB 16 0 15 8 7 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2001 IND 16 0 22 13 9 0.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0
103 17 183 124 59 1.0 2 13 0 13 2 4 0 0

Playoffs

Year Team Games Tackles Interceptions Fumbles
GP GS Comb Solo Ast Sck Int Yds TD Lng FF FR Yds TD
1999 STL 3 0 5 5 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
3 0 5 5 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0

References

  1. ^ "Transactions". NFL.com. Retrieved November 3, 2024.
  2. ^ "1995 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 31, 2023.
  3. ^ a b "Mike Morton speaks at Carson". Salisbury Post. Salisbury, North Carolina. July 30, 2014. Retrieved March 17, 2019.
  4. ^ a b Austro, Ben (February 7, 2019). "Officiating crews for the 2019 AAF season". footballzebras.com. Retrieved March 16, 2019.
  5. ^ Alexander, Jonathan M. (May 26, 2022). "From fillings to flags, for Charlotte-area dentist turned NFL ref, it's part of the drill". Charlotte Observer. Retrieved September 11, 2022.
  6. ^ "Week 1 referee assignments". Football Zebras. September 6, 2022. Retrieved September 11, 2022.


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