Mike Tepper

{{Short description|American football player (born 1985)}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2019}}

{{Infobox NFL biography

| name = Mike Tepper

| current_team =

| image =

| position = Offensive tackle

| number = 67

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1985|12|11}}

| birth_place = Long Beach, California, U.S.

| college = California

| draftyear =

| draftround =

| draftpick =

| undraftedyear = 2010

| teams =

  • Dallas Cowboys ({{NFL Year|2010}})*{{cite web |title=Mike Tepper |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/T/TeppMi00.htm |website=Pro Football Reference |access-date=27 July 2024}}
  • Indianapolis Colts ({{NFL Year|2011}})
  • Kansas City Chiefs ({{NFL Year|2013}})*

|highlights =

| statlabel1 = Games played

| statvalue1 = 6

| statlabel2 = Games started

| statvalue2 = 4

| pfr = T/TeppMi00

}}

Michael Colin Tepper (born December 11, 1985) is an American football offensive tackle in the National Football League (NFL). He is a free agent. He has played for the Dallas Cowboys, Indianapolis Colts, and Kansas City Chiefs.{{cite web |url=http://www.colts.com/team/roster/mike-tepper/f68347c4-be69-4a54-b94c-dfd67c1343a3/ |title=Indianapolis Colts: Mike Tepper |website=www.colts.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110926091335/http://www.colts.com/team/roster/Mike-Tepper/f68347c4-be69-4a54-b94c-dfd67c1343a3 |archive-date=2011-09-26}} He played college football for the California Golden Bears.{{cite web |url=http://www.calbears.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=30100&ATCLID=208198706 |title=Mike Tepper Bio - the University of California Official Athletic Site - California Golden Bears - University of California Official Athletic Site |accessdate=December 27, 2013 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131227093358/http://www.calbears.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=30100&ATCLID=208198706 |archivedate=December 27, 2013 }}

Mike Tepper was born in Long Beach, California and grew up in Cypress, California where he attended St. Hedwig Catholic private school. He grew up playing AYSO soccer (11 years). He attended Pacifica High School in Garden Grove, California where he transitioned to American Football. While at Pacifica, he played Football, Men's Volleyball, and Track and Field.

While at Pacifica HS, he became recognized for his athletic talents in American Football and was selected and awarded All-League (2001,2002,2003), All-CIF (2002, 2003), All-Far West (2003), and All-American (2003). He was later selected to Orange County's All-Decade team in 2010/11.

References