Mike Seidman
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Position: | Tight end | ||||||
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Born: | Westlake Village, California, U.S. | February 11, 1981||||||
Height: | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | ||||||
Weight: | 261 lb (118 kg) | ||||||
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High school: | Westlake (Thousand Oaks, California) | ||||||
College: | UCLA (1999–2002) | ||||||
NFL draft: | 2003 / Round: 3 / Pick: 76 | ||||||
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Michael Andrew Seidman (born February 11, 1981) is a former
Early life and high school
Seidman was born in Westlake Village, California, to Gary and Debra Seidman, and is Jewish.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7] His mother is Jewish and his father is Catholic (his paternal grandfather had also been Jewish), and Seidman was raised with "little religion".[2][8][9] He has an older sister, Lisa.[1]
He played youth football for the Pop Warner Westlake Braves.
College career
Seidman played
As a senior in 2002, he was one of the three finalists for the
NFL career
At the 2003
He appeared in 12 games and registered five catches for 35 yards.
Seidman returned from injury at the start of the 2004 NFL season, and scored the first two touchdowns of his career against the Kansas City Chiefs and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers; the second came while lying on his back in the end zone.[16][22][23] He appeared in 16 games for the Panthers in 2004, and was starting.[16][24] He was on the team roster for Super Bowl XXXVIII, but was on the injured reserve list.[25]
In January 2005 it was announced that he had suffered a torn ACL in his right knee in September 2004, and might miss the season.[24] He appeared in 12 games for the Panthers in 2005.[16]
He tore his ACL in his right knee again in September 2006, after starting three games, and was out for the rest of the season.[26][21][27] He was cut from the Panthers in the offseason.[16]
He then signed with the Indianapolis Colts on May 8, 2007.[21] In early August 2007 it was reported that Seidman injured a knee the first day of camp.[21][27] Seidman was placed on the injured reserve on August 4, 2007.[28]
Honors
In 2018 he was inducted into the Southern California Jewish Sports Hall of Fame.[29]
Post-football life
Seidman is now a broker with real estate firm
See also
References
- ^ a b c d e "Player Bio: Mike Seidman - UCLA Official Athletic Site". UCLA.
- ^ a b Rosen, Harvey (September 15, 2005). "Keep your eyes out for these pro-footballers Archived 2012-04-06 at the Wayback Machine". The Jewish Ledger. Retrieved June 2, 2010
- ISBN 978-0-88125-969-8. Retrieved June 20, 2011.
- ^ Salvatore Caputo (January 25, 2008). "Jewish mother's guide to the Super Bowl". Jewish News of Greater Phoenix. Archived from the original on March 18, 2012. Retrieved June 20, 2011.
- ^ Carin Davis (November 21, 2002). "Bruin Pair Ready to Battle Trojans". Jewish Journal. Retrieved June 20, 2011.
- ^ Harvey Rosen (September 23, 2005). "NFL has Jewish year". Jewish News of Greater Phoenix. Archived from the original on June 9, 2011. Retrieved June 20, 2011.
- ^ Harvey Rosen (September 26, 2007). "Injuries ground familiar Jewish NFLers". The Canadian Jewish News. Retrieved June 20, 2011.[permanent dead link]
- ^ Bloom, Nate. "Interfaith Celebrities: Interfaith NFL-ers and Cole Hauser's Imp". InterfaithFamily.com. Retrieved June 20, 2011.
- ^ Davis, Carin (November 21, 2002). "Bruin Pair Ready to Battle Trojans". Jewish Journal. Retrieved June 20, 2011.
- ^ "page/9553". Daily Bruin.
- ^ Steve Henson (September 12, 1998). "Three Is Enough for Wasserman, Westlake to Cut Down Buena". Los Angeles Times.
- ^ Eric Sondheimer (September 30, 1998). "Class Is Out at Westlake". Los Angeles Times.
- ^ "Snappers In The Limelight". USC Athletics. November 12, 2002.
- ^ a b c d "Mike Seidman College Stats". College Football at Sports-Reference.com.
- ^ a b c "2010 UCLA Football Media Guide". Issuu. July 31, 2010.
- ^ a b c d e f g "Mike Seidman Stats". Pro-Football-Reference.com.
- ^ "Mike Seidman | Combine Results | Tight End; UCLA; Pac-12 Conference; Division I-FBS". nflcombineresults.com.
- ^ "2003 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 28, 2023.
- ^ "Mike Seidman Playoffs Game Log". Pro-Football-Reference.com.
- ^ "NFL - Signing status of NFC draft picks". ESPN. August 7, 2003.
- ^ a b c d e "Mike Seidman News". www.rotowire.com.
- ^ Jeff Carlton (December 26, 2004). "Revamped offense puts Panthers near playoffs". Greensboro News and Record.
- ^ "Panthers Finish Off Bucs". Buccaneers.com. December 25, 2004.
- ^ a b "Seidman's ACL torn; tight end might miss rest of season". Greensboro News and Record. October 4, 2006.
- ^ Wilensky, David A. M. (February 8, 2019). "BDS is not peaceful; hot take on Abe Lincoln; kvelling for Edelman". J.
- ^ Len Pasquarelli (October 4, 2006). "Panthers TE Seidman done for year with torn ACL". ESPN.
- ^ a b Kristine Ferrone. "Analysis of Season-Ending Knee Injuries in the National Football League 2006-2008". The Sport Digest.
- ^ "Colts Cut Simon, Ex-Pro Bowler". The Ledger. August 5, 2007.
- ^ "MICHAEL SEIDMAN; Football - 2018". Southern California Jewish Sports Hall of Fame.
- ^ Orozco, Lance (October 21, 2020). "Ventura County Educator Fatally Injured After What Authorities Say Was Collision With DUI Driver". KCLU News. Retrieved October 23, 2020.