Michael Deanailo Westbrook was born on July 7,1972 and is a former American college and professional football player who was a wide receiver in the National Football League and is a former mixed martial artist.
14 Facts About Michael Westbrook
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Michael Westbrook was drafted in the first round of the 1995 NFL Draft, and played professionally for the Washington Redskins and Cincinnati Bengals of the NFL.
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Michael Westbrook attended Chadsey High School in Detroit, and played for the Chadsey Explorers high school football team.
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Michael Westbrook attended the University of Colorado at Boulder, where he played for the Colorado Buffaloes football team from 1991 to 1994.
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Michael Westbrook played for seven seasons in Washington, before playing the 2002 season with the Cincinnati Bengals.
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Michael Westbrook finished his career with 285 receptions for 4,374 yards and 26 touchdowns.
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Michael Westbrook rushed 22 times for 160 yards and one touchdown.
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Michael Westbrook practiced martial arts during his football playing career, and entered Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu after retirement from the NFL in 2002.
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Michael Westbrook has won national and Pan-American events as a brown belt.
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Michael Westbrook fought once in 2005 and defeated fellow NFL veteran Jarrod Bunch in the main event of a King of the Cage event in Cleveland, Ohio.
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In July 2009, Michael Westbrook squared off against Nick Gaston in the main event of a King of the Cage card in Lac du Flambeau, Wisconsin.
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Michael Westbrook fought on season two, episode ten, of MTV's Bully Beatdown.
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On that episode, it was stated that Michael Westbrook owns a black belt in taekwondo and has reached brown-belt status in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu under Gustavo Dantas.
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Michael Westbrook was promoted to a Black Belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu in 2010.