Michael Huff
Safety | |||
Personal information | |||
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Born: | Irving, Texas, U.S. | March 6, 1983||
Height: | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||
Weight: | 211 lb (96 kg) | ||
Career information | |||
High school: | Nimitz (Irving, Texas) | ||
College: | Texas (2001–2005) | ||
NFL draft: | 2006 / Round: 1 / Pick: 7 | ||
Career history | |||
Career highlights and awards | |||
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Career NFL statistics | |||
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Player stats at NFL.com · PFR |
Michael Wayne Huff II (born March 6, 1983) is an American former professional
Early years
Huff was born in
College career
Football
Huff attended the
Track and field
Huff also ran
Personal bests
Event | Time (seconds) | Venue | Date |
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60 meters
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6.67 | Houston, Texas | January 29, 2005 |
100 meters
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10.13 | Irving, Texas | April 14, 2000 |
200 meters
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20.96 | Lockhart, Texas | April 20, 2000 |
Professional career
Oakland Raiders
2006 season
Michael Huff was selected in the first round (seventh overall) by the
2007 season
His first forced fumble came in his second year in a match-up against the Houston Texans on November 11, 2007. His first interception came in a game against a division rival, the Kansas City Chiefs, which set up kicker Sebastian Janikowski for the field goal, leading to a 20-17 victory. Huff ended the game with an impressive performance, adding in 9 total tackles (7 solo, 2 assists). The following week, against another division rival, the Denver Broncos, Huff sacked quarterback Jay Cutler. Huff finished the 2007 season with 85 tackles, 1 forced fumble and 1 interception.
Huff was moved to
2008 season
After recording just 12 tackles through the first 5 games of the 2008 season, Michael Huff was benched from his
2009 season
At the start of the 2009 season, Oakland had Hiram Eugene and Huff splitting snaps. Huff displayed excellent ball skills in the first two weeks, intercepting 3 passes. Huff finished the season with 59 tackles, half a sack and 3 interceptions, playing next to
2010 season
Huff opened the 2010 season as the Raiders' starting free safety, still playing next to Tyvon Branch. The 2010 season would be the Raiders' best season (at 8-8) since losing Super Bowl XXXVII to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. For the second straight year, Huff finished with 3 interceptions, along with career highs in almost every defensive category. His efforts led to his only All-Pro section, where he was selected as a 2nd team All-Pro. He was also 1st Team All Pro according to Pro Football Focus.[4] Huff finished the season with 94 tackles, 4 sacks, 3 forced fumbles, and 3 interceptions.
2011 season
On opening day of the 2011 NFL season, he remained the starting free safety, playing next to Tyvon Branch, in a win over the Denver Broncos.
On October 9, 2011 against the Houston Texans, Huff intercepted his first pass of the year in the endzone with no time remaining to ensure victory for the Raiders. This was one day after the passing of Raiders' long-time owner Al Davis. On the play, the Raiders' defense only had 10 men on the field. Huff said that Davis “had his hand on that ball.”[5]
2012 season
Huff remained starter for the 2012 season at free safety for the Raiders. However, injuries to starting cornerbacks Ron Bartell and Shawntae Spencer forced the team to move Huff to cornerback before Oakland's Week 3 victory against the Pittsburgh Steelers.
Huff was cut by the Oakland Raiders on March 12, 2013.[6][7]
Baltimore Ravens
2013 season
On March 27, 2013, Huff agreed to terms with the Baltimore Ravens on a three-year deal worth $6 million.[8] On October 30, Huff was released by the Baltimore Ravens.
Denver Broncos
On November 19, 2013, Huff was signed by the Denver Broncos. He started his first game on the roster, but then saw only limited action in 9 other regular season games and 2 playoff games. He went to the Super Bowl with the Broncos, but never saw any playing time in their 43-8 loss to the Seattle Seahawks. It was Huff's final game before retirement. He finished the season as a free agent, and was not signed in the off-season.[9]
NFL career statistics
Year | Team | GP | Tackles | Fumbles | Interceptions | ||||||||||
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Cmb | Solo | Ast | Sck | FF | FR | Yds | Int | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | PD | |||
2006 | OAK | 16 | 78 | 64 | 14 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
2007 | OAK | 16 | 85 | 74 | 11 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 11 |
2008 | OAK | 16 | 28 | 23 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
2009 | OAK | 16 | 59 | 54 | 5 | 0.5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 14 |
2010 | OAK | 16 | 94 | 77 | 17 | 4.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 32 | 11 | 17 | 0 | 7 |
2011 | OAK | 12 | 38 | 32 | 6 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 24 | 12 | 24 | 0 | 4 |
2012 | OAK | 16 | 56 | 37 | 19 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
2013 | BAL | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
DEN | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Career[10] | 118 | 446 | 368 | 78 | 5.5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 75 | 7 | 24 | 0 | 55 |
Coaching career
Texas
In 2016, Huff joined
See also
- List of Texas Longhorns football All-Americans
- List of Oakland Raiders first-round draft picks
References
- ^ "Michael Huff Stats - Pro-Football-Reference.com". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Archived from the original on January 7, 2018. Retrieved April 26, 2018.
- ^ "2006 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved May 9, 2023.
- ^ "JaSkinny Russell, Curry surgery and more OTA news". sfgate.com. May 15, 2008. Archived from the original on May 19, 2008. Retrieved April 26, 2018.
- ^ "2010 NFL All Pros". Retrieved May 16, 2023.
- ^ "Raiders vs. Texans - Game Recap - October 9, 2011 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved April 26, 2018.
- ^ Rosenthal, Gregg (March 12, 2013). "Darrius Heyward-Bey, Michael Huff cut by Raiders". NFL.com. Archived from the original on March 14, 2013. Retrieved March 12, 2013.
- ^ Sun, Jeff Zrebiec, The Baltimore. "Ravens agree to three-year, $6 million deal with safety Michael Huff". baltimoresun.com. Archived from the original on May 26, 2013. Retrieved April 26, 2018.
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: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ "Ravens Have Deal With Safety Michael Huff". baltimoreravens.com. Archived from the original on March 3, 2016. Retrieved April 26, 2018.
- ^ Kubiszyn, Jeff. "Where are They Now: Michael Huff". Retrieved March 24, 2023.
- ^ "Michael Huff Stats". ESPN Internet Ventures. Archived from the original on March 16, 2014. Retrieved March 13, 2014.
- ^ "Former All-American safety Michael Huff joins Texas staff - Hookem.com". hookem.com. December 7, 2016. Archived from the original on April 26, 2018. Retrieved April 26, 2018.
- ^ Barnett, Zach. "A Texas assistant has donated thousands of meals to freezing Texans". Retrieved March 24, 2023.