Defensive Tackle
No. 71
Notre Dame
Mike made the successful transition from defensive tackle to nose tackle in Buffalo's 3-4 defense. Playing in all 16 games in 1979, after playing every game from 1974-77, he led the team in tackles (106) for the third time in four years.
Voted Buffalo's MVP by his teammates in 1977, Mike registered 15 tackles in one game against Kansas City in '78 and last year made 11 tackles in a game three times. After receiving a recovered fumble on a lateral in a 1975 contest against the Pittsburgh Steelers, he ran 26 yards for a touchdown.
Mike was a Notre Dame All-American whose stellar senior season included 97 tackles and eight quarterbacks and an invitation to the Senior Bowl. The number one draft choice of the 1972 Miami Dolphins, he came to Buffalo in a 1973 preseason trade.
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