Garrett Mills

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currentteam=Minnesota Vikings


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currentnumber=45
currentposition=Tight end
birthdate=birth date and age|1983|10|12
birthplace=Tulsa, Oklahoma
heightft=6
heightin=1
weight=235
debutyear=2007
debutteam=Minnesota Vikings
college=Tulsa
draftyear=2006
draftround=4
draftpick=106
pastteams=
* New England Patriots (2006)
* Minnesota Vikings (2007-present)
nfl=MIL686619

Michael Garrett Mills (born October 12, 1983) is an American football tight end for the Minnesota Vikings of the National Football League.

High school years

Mills attended Jenks High School in Jenks, Oklahoma and was a good student and a standout in football and basketball. In football, he led his teams to three Class 6A State Titles, was a three-year starter as a tight end, and as a senior he was named the District Player of the Year and he was named the Tulsa World News Player of the Year. In basketball, Mills was a three-year letterman. Mills graduated from Jenks High School.

College years

He played college football for the University of Tulsa, where he set an NCAA record in the 2005 season with 1,235 yards receiving (on 87 receptions), the most yards earned receiving by a tight end in a single season. [ [http://tulsahurricane.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/043006aaa.html Tulsa's Mills Selected in Fourth Round by the New England Patriots] Hurricane Watch. Accessed 16 July 2006.] He won the MVP for the 2005 C-USA Championship game and was a All-America selection.

NFL career

Mills was drafted in the fourth-round (pick 106 overall) of the 2006 NFL Draft by the Patriots. He is not expected to play solely at tight end in the NFL (unlike David Thomas, the Texas tight end the Patriots drafted just before Mills); the Patriots' depth chart once listed him at both tight end and fullback.

Given that Mills was fourth on the Patriots' depth chart at tight end, he did not see any playing time during the regular season, and was placed on injured reserve in the middle of the 2006 season.

On September 1, 2007, the Patriots released Mills. On September 2 he was claimed off waivers by the Minnesota Vikings and is currently on their 53-man roster. He made his regular season debut in the season finale against the Denver Broncos and had his first career reception.

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