Michael Mickens was born on July 24,1987 and is an American football coach and former cornerback who is the defensive backs coach and defensive pass game coordinator of the Notre Dame Fighting Irish.
20 Facts About Mike Mickens
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Mike Mickens was a member of the Dallas Cowboys, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, and Cincinnati Bengals of the National Football League, and the Calgary Stampeders of the Canadian Football League.
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Mike Mickens posted in his career 205 tackles, 10 interceptions, 4 blocked field goals and one kickoff returned for a touchdown.
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Mike Mickens accepted a football scholarship from the University of Cincinnati.
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Mike Mickens received All-American honors as a junior, after recording 53 tackles, 6 interceptions and 12 passes defensed.
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Mike Mickens combined with fellow cornerback DeAngelo Smith to register a total of 14 interceptions, the most by a cornerback duo in college football in 2007.
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Mike Mickens had 6 tackles and 2 interceptions, including one returned for a 45-yard touchdown against Southeast Missouri State University.
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Mike Mickens had 7 tackles, one interception and one fumble recovery against Marshall University.
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Mike Mickens elected to return to school for his senior season, but suffered a left knee injury during a practice on November 20,2008.
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Mike Mickens started 11 games at left cornerback, but missed the last 3 regular season games.
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Mike Mickens returned to play in the 2009 Orange Bowl, although he struggled in the contest.
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Mike Mickens finished the year with 70 tackles, 2 tackles for loss, 10 passes defensed and 4 interceptions.
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Mike Mickens had 14 tackles and 3 passes defensed against the University of Akron.
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Mike Mickens had 11 tackles and on pass defensed against West Virginia University.
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Mike Mickens left as the school's career leader in interceptions and interception return yards.
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Mike Mickens started 46 out of 47 games, while registering 233 tackles, 48 passes defensed, one sack, one forced fumble and 2 fumble recoveries.
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Mike Mickens was considered a possible first round talent, but ended up being selected in the seventh round of the 2009 NFL draft by the Dallas Cowboys.
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Mike Mickens dropped because of concerns about the left knee injury he suffered in college, that caused him to run 4.53 at his Pro Day.
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Mike Mickens was signed to the practice squad with hopes that he could return to his old form.
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On May 27,2010, Mike Mickens signed with the Calgary Stampeders of the Canadian Football League.