Mike Pitts

No. 74, 93

Position:

Defensive End

Personal information

Date of birth:

September 25, 1960

Place of birth:

Pell City, Alabama

Height:

6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)

Weight:

277 lb (126 kg)

Career information

College:

Alabama

NFL draft:

1983 / Round: 1 / Pick: 16

Career history

Career NFL statistics

Tackles:	814
Sacks:	48.5
Fumble Recoveries:	15

This article is about the American football player; for the English archaeologist see Mike Pitts (archaeologist).

Michael Anthony Pitts (born September 25, 1960) is a former American college and professional football player who was a defensive end in the National Football League (NFL) for twelve seasons during the 1980s and 1990s. He played college football for the University of Alabama, and was recognized as an All-American. He was selected in the first round of the 1983 NFL Draft, and played professionally for the Atlanta Falcons, Philadelphia Eagles, and New England Patriots of the NFL.

Pitts was born in Baltimore, Maryland.

1979 Alabama Crimson Tide football—consensus national champions

Buddy Aydelette Tom Boyd Jim Bunch Byron Braggs Jackie Cline Billy Jackson Amos Jones Robbie Jones E. J. Junior Eddie Lowe Curtis McGriff Don McNeal Benny Perrin Mike Pitts Randy Scott Steadman Shealy Dwight Stephenson Tommy Wilcox Head coach Bear Bryant Assistant coaches Ken Donahue Sylvester Croom Mal Moore Bill Oliver

1982 College Football All-America Team consensus selections

Offense	QB John Elway RB Eric Dickerson RB Mike Rozier RB Herschel Walker WR Anthony Carter TE Gordon Hudson OT Jim Covert OT Don Mosebar G Steve Korte G Bruce Matthews C Dave Rimington

Defense	DL George Achica DL Rick Bryan DL Wilber Marshall DL Vernon Maxwell DL Mike Pitts DL Gabriel Rivera DL Billy Ray Smith, Jr. LB Ricky Hunley LB Marcus Marek LB Darryl Talley DB Terry Hoage DB Terry Kinard DB Mike Richardson

Special teams	K Chuck Nelson P Jim Arnold

1983 NFL draft first-round selections

John Elway Eric Dickerson Curt Warner Chris Hinton Billy Ray Smith Jimbo Covert Todd Blackledge Michael Haddix Bruce Matthews Terry Kinard Tim Lewis Tony Hunter James Jones Jim Kelly Tony Eason Mike Pitts Leonard Smith Willie Gault Joey Browner Gary Anderson Gabriel Rivera Gill Byrd Jim Jeffcoat Ken O'Brien Dave Rimington Don Mosebar Dan Marino Darrell Green

Atlanta Falcons first-round draft picks

Nobis Johnson Humphrey Kunz Small Profit Ellis Bartkowski Bean Bryant Faumuina Kenn D. Smith J. Miller Butler Riggs Pitts Bryan Fralic Casillas Green C. Miller Bruce Sanders Collins Broussard Pickens Pritchard Whitfield T. Smith Kennedy Bush Booker Brooking Kerney Vick Duckett Hall Jenkins White Anderson Ryan Baker Jerry Weatherspoon Jones Trufant Matthews Beasley

AFC East BUF MIA NE NYJ North BAL CIN CLE PIT South HOU IND JAX TEN West DEN KC OAK SD NFC East DAL NYG PHI WAS North CHI DET GB MIN South ATL CAR NO TB West ARI LA SF SEA

Atlanta Falcons 1983 NFL draft selections

Mike Pitts James Britt Andrew Provence John Harper Brett Miller Anthony Allen Jeff Turk John Rade Ralph Giacomarro John Salley Allama Matthews

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