Morgan Pears

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Position: Tackle
Personal information
Born: (1980-05-04) May 4, 1980 (age 41)
Los Angeles, California
Height:6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Weight:332 lb (151 kg)
Career information
High school: John F. Kennedy
(Bear Valley, Denver, Colorado)
College: Colorado State
Undrafted: 2003
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career NFL statistics
Games played:2
Player stats at NFL.com  ·  PFR

Morgan Tattonchantr Pears (born May 4, 1980) is a former American football tackle who played one season in the National Football League (NFL) for the New York Giants. He played college football for the Colorado State Rams and was signed as an undrafted free agent by the Miami Dolphins following the 2003 NFL Draft.

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Early life and education

Morgan Pears was born on May 4, 1980, in Los Angeles, California. Shortly afterwards his family moved to Denver, Colorado, where he would live until his professional football career started. As a child he shared a basement bedroom with his younger brother Erik (born 1982). "I think he hated me until we got into college," he said. [1] "There were just constant battles between us. That basement room just wasn't big enough for us. There are a lot of holes in the wall and ceiling, but we did a lot of stuff together, too." [1]

He attended John F. Kennedy High School in Denver before earning a scholarship from Colorado State University. He joined the university in 1998, and spent the season as a redshirt. [2] He played with their Rams football team the following four years, earning a varsity letter in each season. [2] His final two seasons were played alongside his brother.

Professional career

Following the 2003 NFL Draft where he went unselected, Pears signed a contract with the Miami Dolphins as an undrafted free agent. He was released at roster cuts in late August. [3]

At the beginning of October, Pears was given a contract by the Pittsburgh Steelers to be on their practice squad. [4] He was promoted to the active roster before the final game of the season but did not play. He later was sent to the Scottish Claymores of NFL Europe, where he played in ten games, starting five, as they finished 6th in the league with a 2–8 record. [5] He was released by Pittsburgh on August 27 at roster cuts.

On September 21, Pears was signed by the New York Giants as a practice squad member. He spent the rest of the season in that position before being promoted to the active roster prior to a week 16 game against the Cincinnati Bengals. [6] The Giants lost on a last-minute Chad Johnson touchdown 22–23. [7] He would also appear in the season finale, a 28–24 win against the Dallas Cowboys. [8] He returned to NFL Europe following the season, appearing in ten games with the Rhein Fire. [2] He was released the following season, ending his professional career. [9]

Personal life

His brother, Erik, played for multiple teams between 2005 and 2015, appearing in 117 games, starting 102. [10]

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References

  1. 1 2 Fry, Hap (August 16, 2007). "Around The Block". Fort Collins Coloradoan – via Newspapers.com. Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg
  2. 1 2 3 "Morgan Pears Stats". Pro Football Archives.
  3. ↑ "Miami Dolphins". Great Falls Tribune . August 25, 2003 – via Newspapers.com. Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg
  4. ↑ "Transactions". Santa Cruz Sentinel . October 2, 2003 – via Newspapers.com. Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg
  5. ↑ "2004 Scottish Claymores (NFLE)". Pro Football Archives.
  6. ↑ "Giants place Hand on IR, sign Pears to active roster". The Times . December 26, 2004 – via Newspapers.com. Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg
  7. ↑ "New York Giants at Cincinnati Bengals - December 26th, 2004". Pro-Football-Reference.com.
  8. ↑ "Morgan Pears Career Game Log". Pro-Football-Reference.com.
  9. ↑ "Saturday's NFL Transactions". Hartford Courant . September 4, 2005 – via Newspapers.com. Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg
  10. ↑ "Erik Pears Stats". Pro-Football-Reference.com.
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