Michael Dunn (American football)

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Michael Dunn
No. 62 – Cleveland Browns
Position: Guard
Personal information
Born: (1994-08-28) August 28, 1994 (age 29)
Bethesda, Maryland, U.S.
Height:6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Weight:315 lb (143 kg)
Career information
High school: Walt Whitman (Bethesda, Maryland)
College: Maryland
Undrafted: 2017
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Roster status:Active
Career NFL statistics as of 2023
Games played:40
Games started:6
Player stats at NFL.com  ·  PFR

Michael Dunn (born August 28, 1994) is an American football guard for the Cleveland Browns of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Maryland.

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Early years

Dunn was born in Bethesda, Maryland, and is Jewish. [1] [2] He attended Walt Whitman High School in Bethesda. [3] He played college football at Maryland.

Dunn married The Athletic podcast producer Marissa Morris, whom he started dating in 2016, in March 2022. [4]

Professional career

Pre-draft measurables
HeightWeightArm lengthHand span
6 ft 4+5⁄8 in
(1.95 m)		300 lb
(136 kg)		31+5⁄8 in
(0.80 m)		9+3⁄4 in
(0.25 m)
All values from Pro Day [5]

Los Angeles Rams

After going undrafted in the 2017 NFL Draft, Dunn had a rookie minicamp tryout with the Los Angeles Rams in May 2017. [6] He signed with the team on June 15, 2017. [7] He was waived during final roster cuts on September 2, 2017, [8] and signed to the Rams' practice squad the following day. [9] Dunn was released from the Rams' practice squad on September 5, 2017. [10]

Dunn re-signed with the Rams on February 22, 2018. [11] He was waived on June 5, 2018. [12]

Jacksonville Jaguars

Dunn signed with the Jacksonville Jaguars on July 31, 2018. [13] He was waived during final roster cuts on September 1, 2018, [14] and signed to the team's practice squad on September 19, 2018. [15] He was released on October 16, 2018, [16] and re-signed to the practice squad on November 27, 2018. [17]

Birmingham Iron

Dunn signed with the Birmingham Iron of the Alliance of American Football (AAF) on January 15, 2019. [18]

Miami Dolphins

After the AAF suspended league operations eight weeks into its season, Dunn was signed by the Miami Dolphins on April 9, 2019. [19] He was waived during final roster cuts on August 31, 2019. [20]

Seattle Dragons

Dunn was drafted by the Seattle Dragons of the XFL in the sixth round of the second phase of the 2020 XFL Draft on October 15, 2019. [21] He had his contract terminated when the league suspended operations on April 10, 2020. [22]

Cleveland Browns

Dunn was signed by the Cleveland Browns on August 9, 2020. [23] He was waived during final roster cuts on September 5, 2020, [24] and signed to their practice squad the next day. [25] Dunn was elevated to the active roster on November 14, November 21, November 28, and December 19 for the team's weeks 10, 11, 12, and 15 games against the Houston Texans, Philadelphia Eagles, Jaguars, and New York Giants, and reverted to the practice squad after each game. [26] [27] [28] [29] He was signed to the Browns' active roster on December 23, 2020. [30]

Dunn's first career start came on January 10, 2021, in the Browns' 48-37 playoff victory against the Pittsburgh Steelers. [31] Dunn started after left guard Joel Bitonio tested positive for COVID-19. [32] Dunn did not allow a single pressure in pass protection. [33] On January 12, 2021, Dunn was placed on injured reserve. [34]

On August 31, 2021, Dunn was named in the Browns 53-man opening day roster for the 2021 season.

The Browns placed an exclusive-rights free agent tender on Dunn on March 7, 2022. [35] He was placed on injured reserve on November 19. [36]

On August 29, 2023, Dunn was released by the Browns and re-signed to the practice squad. [37] [38] He was promoted to the active roster on September 12. [39] He was placed on injured reserve on October 17, with a calf injury. [40] He was activated on November 18.

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References

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  2. ↑ "Michael Dunn - Football". University of Maryland Athletics.
  3. ↑ Epstein, Rafe. "Cleveland Browns guard Michael Dunn started his NFL career in Jerome M. Marco Stadium".
  4. ↑ "'I have a confession to make': One couple's roller-coaster ride on the NFL fringe". August 4, 2021.
  5. ↑ "2017 NFL Draft Scout Michael Dunn College Football Profile". DraftScout.com. Retrieved December 14, 2023.
  6. ↑ "Rams Rookie Minicamp Roster". TheRams.com. May 13, 2017. Retrieved December 19, 2020.
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  10. ↑ Simmons, Myles (September 5, 2017). "Rams Add Two to Practice Squad". TheRams.com. Retrieved December 19, 2020.
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  12. ↑ Lago, Kristen (June 5, 2018). "Rams Waive OT Michael Dunn". TheRams.com. Retrieved December 19, 2020.
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  14. ↑ Oehser, John (September 1, 2018). "Roster reduction: Jaguars move to 53 players". Jaguars.com. Retrieved December 19, 2020.
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  16. ↑ @Jaguars (October 16, 2018). "We have signed Brandon Thomas to the practice squad and released Michael Dunn" (Tweet). Retrieved December 19, 2020– via Twitter.
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