Garrett Mills
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 Mills during the Patriots 2007 training camp. |
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| No. 45 Minnesota Vikings | |
| Tight end | |
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| Date of birth: October 12, 1983 | |
| Place of birth: Tulsa, Oklahoma | |
| Height: 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | Weight: 235 lb (107 kg) |
| Career information | |
| College: Tulsa | |
| NFL Draft: 2006 / Round: 4 / Pick: 106 | |
| Debuted in 2007 for the Minnesota Vikings | |
| Career history | |
As player:
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| Roster status: Active | |
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| Career NFL statistics as of Week 17, 2008 | |
| Receptions | 7 |
| Receiving Yards | 91 |
| Touchdowns | 0 |
| Stats at NFL.com | |
Michael Garrett Mills (born October 12, 1983 in Tulsa, Oklahoma) is an American football tight end for the Minnesota Vikings of the National Football League. He was drafted by the New England Patriots in the fourth round of the 2006 NFL Draft. He played college football at Tulsa.
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[edit] Early years
Mills attended Jenks High School in Jenks, Oklahoma and was a good student and a standout in football and basketball. In football, he led his teams to three Class 6A State Titles, was a three-year starter as a tight end, and as a senior he was named the District Player of the Year and he was named the Tulsa World News Player of the Year. In basketball, Mills was a three-year letterman. Mills graduated from Jenks High School.
[edit] College years
He played college football for the University of Tulsa, where he set an NCAA record in the 2005 season with 1,235 yards receiving (on 87 receptions), the most yards earned receiving by a tight end in a single season.[1] He won the MVP for the 2005 C-USA Championship game and was a All-America selection.
[edit] Professional career
Mills was drafted in the fourth-round (pick 106 overall) of the 2006 NFL Draft by the Patriots. He was not expected to play solely at tight end in the NFL (unlike David Thomas, the Texas tight end the Patriots drafted just before Mills); the Patriots' depth chart once listed him at both tight end and fullback.
Given that Mills was fourth on the Patriots' depth chart at tight end, he did not see any playing time during the regular season, and was placed on injured reserve in the middle of the 2006 season.
On September 1, 2007, the Patriots released Mills. He was claimed off waivers the next day by the Minnesota Vikings and made his regular season debut in the season finale against the Denver Broncos and had his first career reception.
[edit] Notes and references
- ^ "Tulsa's Mills Selected in Fourth Round by the New England Patriots". Hurricane Watch. 2006-04-30. http://tulsahurricane.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/043006aaa.html. Retrieved 2006-07-16.
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