- John Michels
"For the football player of the same name see
John Michels (guard) ."Infobox NFLretired
name=John Michels
caption=
position=Offensive tackle
number=77
birthdate=birth date and age|1973|3|19La Jolla, California
deathdate=
debutyear=1996
finalyear=1999
draftyear=1996
draftround=1
draftpick=27
college=Southern California
teams=
*Green Bay Packers (1996-1998)
*Philadelphia Eagles (1999)
stat1label=Games Played
stat1value=24
stat2label=Games Started
stat2value=14
stat3label=Fumble recoveries
stat3value=0
nfl=MIC593034
highlights=
*Super Bowl champion (XXXI)John Spiegel Michels (born
March 19 ,1973 in La Jolla,California ) is a formerAmerican football offensive tackle in the NFL.College career
Played for the La Jolla High Vikings where he was a first Tean All-American defensive tackle. He played
college football at theUniversity of Southern California and was All-Pac 10 and a second TeamAll-America n, after being converted from adefensive end . He helped to lead the Trojans to a victory over Northwestern in the1996 Rose Bowl .Professional career
He was drafted in the first round of the
1996 NFL Draft by theGreen Bay Packers . When then-starter and fellow TrojanKen Ruettgers went down with a knee injury in training camp, Michels took over the left tackle duties. He performed adequately in his rookie season, earning NFL All-Rookie honors by several publications, but was replaced by veteranBruce Wilkerson in the playoffs. In 1997, he lost the starting job again to that year's first round pickRoss Verba after suffering thumb and knee injuries. After having his best training camp as a professional in 1998, he injured his right knee and spent the year oninjured reserve . Unable to recover from his knee injury he struggled in training camp in 1999, he was traded to thePhiladelphia Eagles for defensive endJon Harris . Michels only lasted a couple of weeks before he suffered more injuries, which ultimately ended his career.Personal
He married Melissa Danielle Glenn on February 15th, 1997. They have three children, Lauren, McKenna, and Evan. John graduated from the Keck School of Medicine at the University of Southern California and is currently doing his residency in radiology at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston Texas.
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