Mike Pritchard

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Mike Pritchard
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Position: Wide receiver
Personal information
Born: (1969-10-26) October 26, 1969 (age 54)
Shaw Air Force Base, South Carolina, U.S.
Career information
High school: Rancho
(North Las Vegas, Nevada)
College: Colorado
NFL draft: 1991  / Round: 1 / Pick: 13
Career history
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics
Receptions:422
Receiving yards:5,187
Touchdowns:26
Player stats at NFL.com

Michael Robert Pritchard (born October 26, 1969) is an American former professional football player who was a wide receiver in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at the University of Colorado. He played in the NFL for the Atlanta Falcons, Denver Broncos, Seattle Seahawks over a nine-year career.

Pritchard grew up in Las Vegas and starred as an all-purpose back. His athletic talent attracted attention from collegiate football programs from across the nation. Pritchard eventually accepted an athletic scholarship offer from head coach Bill McCartney of the University of Colorado. There, Pritchard was a versatile player who excelled at a variety of positions, including wide receiver, kick returner, and running back.

As a senior in 1990, he was named first-team All-Big Eight at wide receiver, also garnering honorable mention All-American honors from the UPI. That same year he was named the most valuable player on CU's national championship team, the only one in school history. Pritchard was later inducted into the University of Colorado sports Hall of Fame in 2015.

Pritchard was the first of nine Colorado players selected in the 1991 NFL draft. He was selected 13th overall by the Atlanta Falcons. [1] He played nine seasons in the NFL, spending time with Atlanta (1991–93), Denver (1994–95) and Seattle (1996–99). Pritchard had his best professional season in 1992 while he was with the Falcons. That year he caught 77 receptions for 827 yards and scored 5 touchdowns. In 127 career NFL games, he caught 422 passes for 5,178 yards (12.3 yard average) and scored 26 touchdowns.

After his playing career, he moved back to his hometown of Las Vegas where he embarked on a broadcasting career doing color commentary on the UNLV radio network. He has also appeared on TV and radio as a commentator and in both the Las Vegas and Denver areas. Pritchard currently co-hosts a radio morning show on KRLV in Las Vegas.

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  1. ↑ "1991 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved May 7, 2023.


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