Ovie Mughelli
Fullback | |||||
| Personal information | |||||
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| Born: | June 10, 1980 Charleston, South Carolina, U.S. | ||||
| Height: | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||||
| Weight: | 250 lb (113 kg) | ||||
| Career information | |||||
| High school: | Charleston (SC) Porter-Gaud | ||||
| College: | Wake Forest | ||||
| NFL draft: | 2003 / Round: 4 / Pick: 134 | ||||
| Career history | |||||
| * Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |||||
| Career highlights and awards | |||||
| Career NFL statistics | |||||
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| Player stats at NFL.com · PFR | |||||
Ovie Phillip Mughelli (born June 10, 1980) is a former
Mughelli also currently serves as a co-host on the all-digital sports network, 120 Sports.
High school career
Mughelli attended
College career
Mughelli attended Wake Forest University, where he was a letterman for the Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team. A fullback in college, Ovie was a first-team All-Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) selection at that position. He started every game in his senior year as a Demon Deacon, coming in with the third highest rushing touchdown record in school history. He was rated the No. 1 fullback by USA Today.
Professional career
| Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 20-yard shuttle |
Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) |
255 lb (116 kg) |
32 in (0.81 m) |
10 in (0.25 m) |
4.32 s | 7.78 s | 31+1⁄2 in (0.80 m) |
9 ft 6 in (2.90 m) | |||||
| All values from NFL Combine.[1] | ||||||||||||
Baltimore Ravens
Mughelli was selected with the 134th overall pick (fourth round) of the 2003 NFL draft by the Baltimore Ravens; the choice was a compensatory pick.[2] He was the second fullback selected in Baltimore's franchise history (the first was Steve Lee in the sixth round of the 1997 NFL draft); he was also the first ever Wake Forest player selected by the team.
It was during the 2006 season that Mughelli recorded his first ever NFL touchdown. He also went all-Pro for the first time in his career.
Atlanta Falcons
In 2007, Mughelli signed with the Atlanta Falcons to block for
In 2010, Mughelli went all-Pro for the second time in his career, the first being in 2006, and was elected to his first ever Pro Bowl. He also recorded the fourth receiving touchdown of his career.
He was released by the Falcons on May 8, 2012.[4]
St. Louis Rams
Mughelli signed a contract with the St. Louis Rams on July 28, 2012. He was released by the team on August 31, 2012.
Radio career
In 2012, Mughelli joined WZGC "92.9 the Game" sports station in Atlanta as a host.[5]
Sports hosting career
In 2014, Mughelli joined the all-digital sports network, 120 Sports. 120 Sports launched on June 25, 2014.
References
- ^ "Ovie Mughelli, Wake Forest, FB, 2003 NFL Draft Scout, NCAA College Football". draftscout.com.
- ^ "2003 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2023-03-28.
- ^ "Ovie Mughelli : USAToday.com - Ovie Mughelli Biography from USAToday.com". USA Today. Archived from the original on March 31, 2007.
- ^ Falcons, Atlanta. "Falcons Release Mughelli". Archived from the original on 2012-05-11. Retrieved 2012-05-08.
- ^ "The Sports Kings: Introducing Ovie Mughelli… The Radio Guy… « CBS Atlanta". Archived from the original on 2015-09-12.
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