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class="bday">1980-08-22</span>) </span>August 22, 1980<span class="noprint ForceAgeToShow"> (age 44)</span><br /><a href="/wiki/Tampa,_Florida" title="Tampa, Florida">Tampa, Florida</a>, U.S.</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align: right; width: 40%;">Height:</th><td class="infobox-data">6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align: right; width: 40%;">Weight:</th><td class="infobox-data">297 lb (135 kg)</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="line-height: 1.5em; background: #DCDCDC; border: 2px solid #DCDCDC;">Career information</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align: right; width: 40%;">High school:</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Armwood_High_School" title="Armwood High School">Armwood</a> (<a href="/wiki/Seffner,_Florida" title="Seffner, Florida">Seffner, Florida</a>)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align: right; width: 40%;">College:</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Florida_Gators_football" title="Florida Gators football">Florida</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align: right; width: 40%;">NFL draft:</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/2002_NFL_draft" title="2002 NFL draft">2002</a> / round: 2 / pick: 40</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="line-height: 1.5em; background: #DCDCDC; border: 2px solid #DCDCDC;">Career history <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data" style="text-align: left; line-height: 1.4em;"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Jacksonville_Jaguars" title="Jacksonville Jaguars">Jacksonville Jaguars</a> (<a href="/wiki/2002_NFL_season" title="2002 NFL season">2002</a>–<a href="/wiki/2005_NFL_season" title="2005 NFL season">2005</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Miami_Dolphins" title="Miami Dolphins">Miami Dolphins</a> (<a 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colspan="2"> </th></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="line-height: 1.5em; background: #DCDCDC; border: 2px solid #DCDCDC;">Career highlights and awards <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data" style="text-align: left; line-height: 1.4em;"> <ul><li>Consensus <a href="/wiki/College_Football_All-America_Team" title="College Football All-America Team">All-American</a> (<a href="/wiki/2001_College_Football_All-America_Team" title="2001 College Football All-America Team">2001</a>)</li> <li>2× First-team <a href="/wiki/List_of_All-SEC_football_teams" title="List of All-SEC football teams">All-SEC</a> (<a href="/wiki/2000_All-SEC_football_team" title="2000 All-SEC football team">2000</a>, <a href="/wiki/2001_All-SEC_football_team" title="2001 All-SEC football team">2001</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_University_of_Florida_Athletic_Hall_of_Fame_members" class="mw-redirect" 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style="padding-left:3px;"><b><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/P/PearMi20.htm">Stats</a> at <a href="/wiki/Pro_Football_Reference" title="Pro Football Reference">Pro Football Reference</a></b></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="line-height: 1.5em; background: #DCDCDC; border: 2px solid #DCDCDC;">Career CFL statistics</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"><table class="infobox" style="border-collapse:collapse; border-spacing:0px; border:none; width:100%; margin:0px; font-size:100%; clear:none; float:none"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align: right; width:50%;">Games played:</th><td class="infobox-data" style="padding-left:3px;">9</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align: right; width:50%;">Games started:</th><td class="infobox-data" style="padding-left:3px;">9</td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>Michael Wayne Pearson</b> (born August 22, 1980) is an American former professional <a href="/wiki/American_football" title="American football">football</a> player who was an <a href="/wiki/Offensive_tackle" class="mw-redirect" title="Offensive tackle">offensive tackle</a> for five seasons in the <a href="/wiki/National_Football_League" title="National Football League">National Football League</a> (NFL) and the <a href="/wiki/Canadian_Football_League" title="Canadian Football League">Canadian Football League</a> (CFL). Pearson played <a href="/wiki/College_football" title="College football">college football</a> for the <a href="/wiki/Florida_Gators_football" title="Florida Gators football">Florida Gators</a>, earning consensus <a href="/wiki/College_Football_All-America_Team" title="College Football All-America Team">All-American</a> honors. A second-round pick in the <a href="/wiki/2002_NFL_draft" title="2002 NFL draft">2002 NFL draft</a>, he played professionally for the <a href="/wiki/Jacksonville_Jaguars" title="Jacksonville Jaguars">Jacksonville Jaguars</a> of the NFL and the <a href="/wiki/Toronto_Argonauts" title="Toronto Argonauts">Toronto Argonauts</a> of the CFL. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Early_life">Early life</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Mike_Pearson_(gridiron_football)&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Early life"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Pearson was born in <a href="/wiki/Tampa,_Florida" title="Tampa, Florida">Tampa, Florida</a> in 1980.<sup id="cite_ref-pfrprofile_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-pfrprofile-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He attended <a href="/wiki/Armwood_High_School" title="Armwood High School">Armwood High School</a> in <a href="/wiki/Seffner,_Florida" title="Seffner, Florida">Seffner, Florida</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-dbfprofile_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-dbfprofile-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> where he played high school football for the Armwood Hawks.<sup id="cite_ref-ufprofile_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ufprofile-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="College_career">College career</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Mike_Pearson_(gridiron_football)&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: College career"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Pearson accepted an athletic scholarship to attend the <a href="/wiki/University_of_Florida" title="University of Florida">University of Florida</a> in Gainesville, Florida,<sup id="cite_ref-ufprofile_3-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ufprofile-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> where he played for coach <a href="/wiki/Steve_Spurrier" title="Steve Spurrier">Steve Spurrier</a>'s <a href="/wiki/Florida_Gators_football" title="Florida Gators football">Florida Gators football</a> team from <a href="/wiki/1999_Florida_Gators_football_team" title="1999 Florida Gators football team">1999</a> to <a href="/wiki/2001_Florida_Gators_football_team" title="2001 Florida Gators football team">2001</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-ufmediaguide_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ufmediaguide-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> After being red-shirted in 1998, he was a three-year letterman for the Gators, and he received the Gators' <a href="/wiki/James_W._Kynes" title="James W. Kynes">James W. Kynes</a> Award, recognizing him as the lineman who "best exemplified mental and physical toughness and iron-man determination."<sup id="cite_ref-ufmediaguide_4-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ufmediaguide-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He was also a two-time <a href="/wiki/Southeastern_Conference" title="Southeastern Conference">Southeastern Conference</a> (SEC) Academic Honor Roll selection.<sup id="cite_ref-ufmediaguide_4-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ufmediaguide-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Pearson played in thirty-five games with thirty-three starts, including two bowl games: the 2001 <a href="/wiki/Orange_Bowl_(game)" class="mw-redirect" title="Orange Bowl (game)">Orange Bowl</a> and the 2000 <a href="/wiki/Sugar_Bowl" title="Sugar Bowl">Sugar Bowl</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-ufprofile_3-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ufprofile-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He was a first-team All-SEC selection in 2000 and 2001, and was recognized as a consensus first-team <a href="/wiki/College_Football_All-America_Team" title="College Football All-America Team">All-American</a> in 2001.<sup id="cite_ref-ufmediaguide_4-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ufmediaguide-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Pearson graduated from the University of Florida with a bachelor's degree in business administration in 2001, and was inducted into the <a href="/wiki/List_of_University_of_Florida_Athletic_Hall_of_Fame_members" class="mw-redirect" title="List of University of Florida Athletic Hall of Fame members">University of Florida Athletic Hall of Fame</a> as a "Gator Great" in 2013.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Professional_career">Professional career</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Mike_Pearson_(gridiron_football)&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Professional career"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Jacksonville_Jaguars">Jacksonville Jaguars</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Mike_Pearson_(gridiron_football)&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Jacksonville Jaguars"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Pearson was selected in the second round (40th pick overall) in the 2002 NFL Draft by the <a href="/wiki/Jacksonville_Jaguars" title="Jacksonville Jaguars">Jacksonville Jaguars</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and he played for the Jaguars from <a href="/wiki/2002_NFL_season" title="2002 NFL season">2002</a> through <a href="/wiki/2005_NFL_season" title="2005 NFL season">2005</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-nflprofile_10-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-nflprofile-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> His "break" came in his <a href="/wiki/Rookie" title="Rookie">rookie</a> season, when <a href="/wiki/Offensive_tackle" class="mw-redirect" title="Offensive tackle">offensive tackle</a> <a href="/wiki/Maurice_Williams_(offensive_tackle)" title="Maurice Williams (offensive tackle)">Maurice Williams</a> was injured. Pearson started at left tackle for thirty-one consecutive games, until he was injured on October 3, 2004, against the <a href="/wiki/Indianapolis_Colts" title="Indianapolis Colts">Indianapolis Colts</a>; after knee surgery<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> he was placed on <a href="/wiki/Injured_reserve" class="mw-redirect" title="Injured reserve">injured reserve</a>, and returned in 2005. He started two games in 2005, and was released. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Miami_Dolphins">Miami Dolphins</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Mike_Pearson_(gridiron_football)&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Miami Dolphins"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In 2006, Pearson was signed by the <a href="/wiki/Miami_Dolphins" title="Miami Dolphins">Miami Dolphins</a>, but released during training camp. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Houston_Texans">Houston Texans</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Mike_Pearson_(gridiron_football)&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Houston Texans"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Pearson signed by the <a href="/wiki/Houston_Texans" title="Houston Texans">Houston Texans</a> in November and was released in December. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Toronto_Argonauts">Toronto Argonauts</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Mike_Pearson_(gridiron_football)&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Toronto Argonauts"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In June <a href="/wiki/2007_CFL_season" title="2007 CFL season">2007</a>, he signed as a free agent with the CFL's <a href="/wiki/Toronto_Argonauts" title="Toronto Argonauts">Toronto Argonauts</a>. He began the season as the Argos' starting <a href="/wiki/Left_tackle" class="mw-redirect" title="Left tackle">left tackle</a>, but after two games, was moved to the injured reserved list with an infected right <a href="/wiki/Index_finger" title="Index finger">index finger</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-matsumoto9222007_12-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-matsumoto9222007-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Pearson was treated to <a href="/wiki/Intravenous_therapy" title="Intravenous therapy">intravenous therapy</a> with serious concerns over whether the infection required finger <a href="/wiki/Amputation" title="Amputation">amputation</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-matsumoto9222007_12-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-matsumoto9222007-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He ultimately regained full health without any amputation and returned to his starting duties at left tackle on September 3, 2007, against the <a href="/wiki/Winnipeg_Blue_Bombers" title="Winnipeg Blue Bombers">Winnipeg Blue Bombers</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-matsumoto9222007_12-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-matsumoto9222007-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On November 3, 2007, Pearson suffered a season-ending injury when teammate Chad Folk fell on his ankle.<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On May 31, 2008, Pearson announced his retirement from professional football,<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> after having played in nine regular season games for the Argonauts during 2007.<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Mike_Pearson_(gridiron_football)&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1266661725">.mw-parser-output .portalbox{padding:0;margin:0.5em 0;display:table;box-sizing:border-box;max-width:175px;list-style:none}.mw-parser-output .portalborder{border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);padding:0.1em;background:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa)}.mw-parser-output .portalbox-entry{display:table-row;font-size:85%;line-height:110%;height:1.9em;font-style:italic;font-weight:bold}.mw-parser-output .portalbox-image{display:table-cell;padding:0.2em;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center}.mw-parser-output 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Retrieved March 19, 2011.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-dbfprofile-2"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-dbfprofile_2-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">databaseFootball.com, Players, <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20110708234144/http://www.databasefootball.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=PEARSMIK01">Mike Pearson</a><sup><a href="/wiki/Template:Usurped/doc" title="Template:Usurped/doc">[usurped]</a></sup>. Retrieved March 19, 2011.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-ufprofile-3"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-ufprofile_3-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-ufprofile_3-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-ufprofile_3-2"><sup><i><b>c</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text">GatorZone.com, Football History, 2001 Roster, <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://web.gatorzone.com/football/bios.php?year=2001&bio=pearson.html">Mike Pearson</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20111006162303/http://web.gatorzone.com/football/bios.php?year=2001&bio=pearson.html">Archived</a> October 6, 2011, at the <a href="/wiki/Wayback_Machine" title="Wayback Machine">Wayback Machine</a>. Retrieved March 31, 2011.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-ufmediaguide-4"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-ufmediaguide_4-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-ufmediaguide_4-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-ufmediaguide_4-2"><sup><i><b>c</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-ufmediaguide_4-3"><sup><i><b>d</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><i><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://web.gatorzone.com/football/media/2011/media_guide.pdf">2011 Florida Gators Football Media Guide</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120402035222/http://web.gatorzone.com/football/media/2011/media_guide.pdf">Archived</a> April 2, 2012, at the <a href="/wiki/Wayback_Machine" title="Wayback Machine">Wayback Machine</a></i>, University Athletic Association, Gainesville, Florida, pp. 89, 94, 97, 99, 103, 185 (2011). Retrieved August 31, 2011.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-5"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-5">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><i>2012 NCAA Football Records Book</i>, <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/football_records/2012/Awards.pdf">Award Winners</a>, National Collegiate Athletic Association, Indianapolis, Indiana, pp. 11 & 14 (2012). Retrieved September 14, 2012.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-6"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-6">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">F Club, Hall of Fame, <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.gatorfclub.org/hall-of-fame/greats">Gator Greats</a>. Retrieved December 14, 2014.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-7"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-7">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">"<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.gatorsports.com/article/20120910/ARTICLES/120919983?tc=cr">9 UF Greats Join Hall</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120913211955/http://www.gatorsports.com/article/20120910/ARTICLES/120919983?tc=cr">Archived</a> 2012-09-13 at the <a href="/wiki/Wayback_Machine" title="Wayback Machine">Wayback Machine</a>," <i>The Gainesville Sun</i> (September 10, 2012). 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