Don Muhlbach
Detroit Lions | |||||||
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Position: | Special assistant to the team president | ||||||
Personal information | |||||||
Born: | Newark, Ohio, U.S. | August 17, 1981||||||
Height: | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | ||||||
Weight: | 258 lb (117 kg) | ||||||
Career information | |||||||
High school: | Lufkin (Lufkin, Texas) | ||||||
College: | Texas A&M (1999–2003) | ||||||
Undrafted: | 2004 | ||||||
Career history | |||||||
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* Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |||||||
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Player stats at NFL.com · PFR |
Donald Lynn Muhlbach Jr. (
High school career
Muhlbach attended Lufkin High School in Lufkin, Texas. As a senior football player, he was the Lufkin special team's most valuable player, and earned Academic All-District honors.[2]
College career
Muhlbach attended Texas A&M University, where he served as the team's long snapper for the 2003 season. He also saw action at punter as a sophomore during the 2001 season.[2]
Professional career
Muhlbach signed as an
Early in his Lions career, Muhlbach overcame the adversity brought on by a botched snap against the
Muhlbach played in every Lions game since 2005 outside of a single game in 2009 due to a concussion.[8] Following the 2012 season, Muhlbach was named to the 2013 Pro Bowl, the first of his career.[9] He was also the first Lions long snapper to make a Pro Bowl.[10] Since 2015, Muhlbach signed consecutive one-year contracts to stay with the Lions.[11][12][13]
Muhlbach was released by the Lions on August 17, 2021, his 40th birthday, after 17 seasons with the team.[14] Following his release, Muhlbach retired from the NFL, and joined the Lions' front office as a special assistant to the team president.[15]
Personal life
Muhlbach is married to Alix Koetting. On August 24, 2012, she gave birth to their first daughter, Addison. His uncle, John Muhlbach, was a center for Ohio State.[1]
References
- ^ a b VanOchten, Brian (December 7, 2008). "Lions long snapper Muhlbach likes anonymity". Grand Rapids Press. Retrieved July 6, 2012.
- ^ a b "#69 Muhlbach, Don". AggieAthletics.com. Texas A&M University. Archived from the original on November 11, 2004. Retrieved January 6, 2019.
- ^ "Don Muhlbach latest news and rumors". www.kffl.com. Archived from the original on December 4, 2014. Retrieved January 12, 2022.
- ^ "Don Muhlbach (LS): Bio, News, Stats & more". www.detroitlions.com.
- Newspapers.com.
- ^ Lage, Larry (December 20, 2004). "Vikings Get an Early Present". Associated Press. p. D09. Retrieved July 1, 2022.
- ^ Zaroo, Philip (October 23, 2011). "Detroit Lions Q&A: Don Muhlbach grateful for career as Lions long snapper". mlive.
- ^ "Hodel Released; Snapper Chart Updated". December 24, 2009.
- ^ "Detroit Lions long snapper Don Muhlbach selected to participate in NFL Pro Bowl". MLive. January 16, 2013.
- ^ "Lions long snapper Don Muhlbach added to NFC Pro Bowl team | Detroit Lions | Detroit Free Press | freep.com". Archived from the original on January 17, 2013. Retrieved January 15, 2013.
- ^ Twentyman, Tim (February 27, 2015). "Lions sign Don Muhlbach to one-year deal". Detroit Lions. Archived from the original on February 28, 2015. Retrieved February 27, 2015.
- ^ Reisman, Jeremy (March 3, 2017). "Report: Detroit Lions re-sign long snapper Don Muhlbach". PrideOfDetroit.com.
- ^ "Lions re-sign LS Don Muhlbach". DetroitLions.com. March 10, 2018. Archived from the original on March 14, 2018. Retrieved March 10, 2018.
- ^ "Detroit Lions release long snapper Don Muhlbach after 17 seasons". ESPN.com. August 17, 2021. Retrieved August 17, 2021.
- ^ Raven, Benjamin (September 10, 2021). "Don Muhlbach officially retires, joins Detroit Lions as special assistant to front office, Dan Campbell". Mlive.com. Retrieved September 12, 2021.
External links
- Media related to Don Muhlbach at Wikimedia Commons