Michael Mauti played college football for the Penn State Nittany Lions, and was selected by the Minnesota Vikings in the seventh round of the 2013 NFL draft.
22 Facts About Michael Mauti
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Michael Mauti played high school football at Mandeville High School for Coach Guy LeCompte in Mandeville, Louisiana.
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Michael Mauti amassed 121 tackles, four quarterback sacks, two forced fumbles, and two interceptions returned for touchdowns his senior season.
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Michael Mauti was ranked as the No 3 inside linebacker prospect in the nation and was among ESPN.
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Michael Mauti graduated from high school early and enrolled at Pennsylvania State University in January 2008, where he would play for the Penn State Nittany Lions football team from 2008 to 2012.
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Michael Mauti was one of three true freshmen on the team to play in every game, and finished the 2008 season with 26 tackles and a forced fumble.
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Michael Mauti would make an appearance in the Nittany Lions' 2009 Rose Bowl loss, and received the team's Jim O'Hora Award, presented to the defense's most improved player during spring practice.
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Michael Mauti tore the anterior cruciate ligament in his right knee during summer practice, forcing him to take a medical redshirt for the 2009 season.
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Michael Mauti was highly productive in 2010, despite battling through nagging injuries.
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Michael Mauti finished the season with 67 tackles, two sacks, and a pass breakup.
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Michael Mauti left the game versus Ohio State in the second quarter with a shoulder injury, and was limited for the rest of the season until playing 59 snaps versus Florida in the 2011 Outback Bowl.
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Michael Mauti was named to Athlon Sports' pre-season All-American team and Phil Steele's pre-season All-Big Ten teams, as well as the Bronko Nagurski Trophy and Butkus Award watch lists.
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Michael Mauti came back for the 2012 season and during the first four games, Michael Mauti recorded a total of forty tackles.
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Michael Mauti was selected by the Minnesota Vikings in the seventh round, 213th overall of the 2013 NFL draft.
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Michael Mauti played for the Vikings for two years, primarily on special teams, before being cut at the end of training camp in 2015.
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On October 15,2015, in a Thursday Night Football game against the Atlanta Falcons, Michael Mauti blocked a Matt Bosher punt and returned it for a touchdown.
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Michael Mauti had been dealing with the effects of ulcerative colitis and required surgery that would require him to miss the rest of the 2016 season.
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Michael Mauti was placed on the non-football injury list on November 15,2016.
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On July 24,2017, Michael Mauti re-signed with the Saints on a one-year deal.
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Michael Mauti is the son of Rich Michael Mauti, who played wide receiver at Penn State in 1975 and 1976, and in the National Football League for the New Orleans Saints and Washington Redskins.
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Michael Mauti's brother Patrick was a wide receiver for the Nittany Lions from 2005 to 2009.
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Michael Mauti earned his degree in crime, law and justice from Penn State in December 2011.