Mike Person

This article is about the American football player. For the governor, see Mike Parson. For other people with similar names, see Michael Pearson.

Mike Person
refer to caption
Person with the Atlanta Falcons in 2016
Miami Dolphins
Position:Offensive assistant
Personal information
Born: (1988-06-17) June 17, 1988 (age 36)
Glendive, Montana, U.S.
Height:6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Weight:305 lb (138 kg)
Career information
High school:Dawson County
(Glendive, Montana)
College:Montana State
NFL draft:2011 / round: 7 / pick: 239
Career history
As a player:
As a coach:
Career NFL statistics
Games played:73
Games started:48
Stats at Pro Football Reference

Michael Sean Person (born May 17, 1988) is an American former professional football guard. He was selected by the San Francisco 49ers in the seventh round of the 2011 NFL draft. He played college football at Montana State.

Person was also a member of the Indianapolis Colts, Seattle Seahawks, St. Louis Rams, Atlanta Falcons, Kansas City Chiefs.

Early life

Person was two-time offensive lineman of the year in high school. He was named team MVP for Dawson County High School during his senior year.[1]

College career

He was selected as an honorable mention all-conference team in 2010.[1]

Professional career

Pre-draft measurables
Height Weight Arm length Hand span 40-yard dash 10-yard split 20-yard split 20-yard shuttle Three-cone drill Vertical jump Broad jump Bench press
6 ft 4+1⁄2 in
(1.94 m) 		299 lb
(136 kg) 		32+3⁄4 in
(0.83 m) 		9+5⁄8 in
(0.24 m)		 5.19 s 1.80 s 3.03 s 4.50 s 7.44 s 28.0 in
(0.71 m)		 9 ft 0 in
(2.74 m)		 21 reps
All values from NFL Combine[2][3]

San Francisco 49ers (first stint)

Person was selected by the San Francisco 49ers in the seventh round of the 2011 NFL draft.[4][5] He was released by the 49ers on August 31, 2012.[6]

Indianapolis Colts (first stint)

Person was claimed off waivers by the Indianapolis Colts on September 1, 2012.[7] The Colts waived Person on September 10, 2012.[8]

Seattle Seahawks

Person was added to the Seattle Seahawks practice squad on September 13, 2012.[9] He was promoted to the active roster on October 30, 2012.[10] Person was released by the Seahawks on September 14, 2013.

St. Louis Rams

Person was claimed off waivers by the St. Louis Rams on September 17, 2013.[11]

Atlanta Falcons

Person signed with the Falcons on March 10, 2015.[12][13] He was released by the Falcons on October 25, 2016.[14]

Kansas City Chiefs

On November 2, 2016, Person was signed by the Kansas City Chiefs.[15] On March 10, 2017, Person re-signed with the Chiefs.[16] He was released on September 2, 2017.[17]

Indianapolis Colts (second stint)

On October 3, 2017, Person signed with the Colts.[18] He played in 12 games and started four games at center after Ryan Kelly suffered an injury.[19]

San Francisco 49ers (second stint)

On May 9, 2018, Person signed with the 49ers.[20] He was named the 49ers starting right guard, starting in all 16 games.

Person with the 49ers in 2019

On March 3, 2019, Person signed a three-year, $9 million contract extension with the 49ers.[21] In 2019, the 49ers reached Super Bowl LIV, but lost 31-20 to the Kansas City Chiefs.

On April 1, 2020, Person was released by the 49ers.[22] Person announced his retirement from professional football on June 28.[23]

Coaching career

In 2022, Person joined Mike McDaniel’s inaugural Dolphins staff as an offensive assistant.[24]

References

  1. ^ a b "Montana State Bobcats Profile". msubobcats.com.
  2. ^ "Mike Person Draft and Combine Prospect Profile". NFL.com. Retrieved January 23, 2022.
  3. ^ "Mike Person, Montana State, OG, 2011 NFL Draft Scout, NCAA College Football". draftscout.com. Retrieved January 23, 2022.
  4. ^ "2011 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved February 26, 2019.
  5. ^ "2011 NFL Draft: Michael Person Projections, Putting It All Together". Ninersnation.com. June 3, 2011. Retrieved March 11, 2015.
  6. ^ "49ers Release 21 Players; Trade S Jones". 49ers.com. August 31, 2012. Retrieved March 11, 2015.
  7. ^ Dunlevy, Nate (September 1, 2012). "Indianapolis Colts Roster Cuts Review: Plenty of Work Left to Do". Bleacher Report. Retrieved March 11, 2015.
  8. ^ Wilson, Josh (September 10, 2012). "Colts Sign OL Trai Essex, Release Mike Person And A.Q. Shipley". stampedeblue.com. Retrieved March 11, 2015.
  9. ^ Farnsworth, Clare (September 13, 2012). "Thursday in Hawkville: Be it Hebron or Hepeloni, by any name Fangupo is a load". Seahawks.com. Archived from the original on April 2, 2015. Retrieved March 11, 2015.
  10. ^ "Seahawks place Ben Obomanu on I.R., promote Jermaine Kearse, Mike Person to active roster". seattle.sbnation.com. October 30, 2012. Retrieved March 11, 2015.
  11. ^ Crabtree, Curtis (September 17, 2013). "Rams pick up tackle Mike Person off waivers from Seattle". Pro Football Talk. Retrieved March 11, 2015.
  12. ^ White, R.J. (March 10, 2015). "Falcons, Mike Person agree to deal". CBSSports.com. CBS Interactive. Retrieved March 10, 2015.
  13. ^ Adams, Jay (March 11, 2015). "Falcons Agree to Terms with Four Players". AtlantaFalcons.com. Retrieved March 11, 2015.
  14. ^ Jackson, Curtis (October 25, 2016). "Falcons release Person, Hawk; sign Ward, Ridley". AtlantaFalcons.com. Archived from the original on August 16, 2017. Retrieved October 25, 2016.
  15. ^ "New Chiefs OL Mike Person: "I wanted to be a part of something special"". Chiefs.com.
  16. ^ "Chiefs working on extension for safety Daniel Sorensen". KansasCityStar.com.
  17. ^ "Chiefs Roster Down to NFL Mandated 53". Chiefs.com. September 2, 2017. Archived from the original on June 3, 2018.
  18. ^ "Colts Sign OL Kalis, Person; Place Bond On IR". Colts.com. October 3, 2017. Archived from the original on November 9, 2017.
  19. ^ Alex Kahn (December 30, 2017). "Mike Person Has Been Solid At Center For The Indianapolis Colts". Indiana Sports Coverage. Archived from the original on January 27, 2020. Retrieved February 9, 2018.
  20. ^ "49ers Sign OL Mike Person". 49ers.com. May 9, 2018.
  21. ^ "49ers sign Mike Person to 3-year contract extension". NinersNation.com. March 3, 2019.
  22. ^ "49ers Release Offensive Lineman Mike Person". 49ers.com. April 1, 2020.
  23. ^ "Former 49ers G Mike Person announces retirement after nine seasons". nfl.com. June 28, 2020.
  24. ^ "Dolphins promote from within for safeties coach, retain O-line coach in lesser role as full staff announced". Boston Herald. February 18, 2022. Retrieved February 19, 2022.
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Mike Person.