1. David Michael Molk was born on December 15,1988 and is an American former professional football center who played in the National Football League for the San Diego Chargers and the Philadelphia Eagles.
26 Facts About David Molk
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David Molk was selected by the Chargers in the 2012 NFL draft.
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David Molk grew up in the Chicago area and played high school football at Lemont Township High School.
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David Molk was named an All-State player by the Chicago Tribune and was selected to play in the first East-West All-America Football Game in January 2007.
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In 2010, David Molk was the cornerstone in an offensive line that helped Denard Robinson break the Big Ten Conference single-season record with 4,189 yards of total offense.
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David Molk was recognized as a first-team All-Big Ten Conference player at the end of the 2010 season.
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In 2011, David Molk anchored a line that led the way for Denard Robinson and Fitzgerald Toussaint to become Michigan's first duo of 1,000-yard rushers since 1975.
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David Molk was once a 5-foot-6-inch 175-pound Lemont Township High School freshman who could only bench press 110 pounds and squat 250 pounds.
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David Molk chose to be a center because, although he is too short to be a major Division I college football offensive guard or offensive tackle, he had the potential to be a successful center.
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David Molk was actually discovered when a scout came to his school to watch a teammate.
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David Molk was an honors student in his senior year of high school.
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David Molk attended the University of Michigan, where he played for the Michigan Wolverines football team from 2007 to 2011.
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David Molk spent the summer after his redshirt season perfecting the shotgun formation snap.
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David Molk injured his toe at the end Little Brown Jug game against Minnesota of the November 8,2008, but he was fine the following week.
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David Molk was included on the watch list for the 2009 Lombardi Award.
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David Molk broke Drew Brees' Big Ten single-season total offense record of 4,189 yards.
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David Molk was recognized by Sports Illustrated as an honorable mention All-American.
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David Molk earned the 2011 Big Ten Conference Rimington-Pace Offensive Lineman of the Year Award and was a repeat first-team All-Big Ten Conference selection by the coaches and a second-team selection by the media.
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David Molk was first-team All-American selection by AP, Football Writers Association of America, Scout.
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David Molk's total was most by a center and ranks fourth among offensive lineman since 2000, behind only Russell Bodine, Mitch Petrus and Scott Young, who were centers and offensive guards.
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David Molk was selected by the San Diego Chargers in the seventh round of the 2012 NFL Draft with the 226th selection overall.
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David Molk was one of three Michigan Wolverines and 41 Big Ten players drafted.
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David Molk played 12 games for the 2012 San Diego Chargers, mostly on special teams and as an extra lineman in short yardage situations, before being placed on injured reserve on December 4,2012.
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David Molk was one of 11 players released by the Chargers on August 31,2013, during the last round of preseason roster cuts.
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David Molk was placed on injured reserve with a torn bicep after the second game of the 2015 NFL season by the Eagles on September 14,2015.
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David Molk announced his retirement from the NFL on March 4,2016.