Mike Teel

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Mike Teel
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Teel with the Seahawks in 2009
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Position: Quarterback
Personal information
Born: (1986-01-06) January 6, 1986 (age 38)
Oakland, New Jersey, U.S.
Height:6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight:230 lb (104 kg)
Career information
High school: Don Bosco Prep
(Ramsey, New Jersey)
College: Rutgers
NFL draft: 2009  / Round: 6 / Pick: 178
Career history
As a player:
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
As a coach:
Player stats at PFR

Mike Teel (born January 6, 1986) is a former American football quarterback. He played college football for the Rutgers Scarlet Knights, and was selected by the Seattle Seahawks in the sixth round of the 2009 NFL Draft. Teel spent time with the Seahawks, New England Patriots, and Chicago Bears in the span of three years. After serving as the quarterbacks coach for the Kean Cougars of Kean University in 2011, he was the quarterbacks coach for Wagner College in 2012 and departed after one year. In 2014 Teel resumed coaching as a graduate assistant at Rutgers. Teel is formerly the head coach for the Don Bosco Prep Ironmen football team.

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Early life

Teel grew up in Oakland, New Jersey [1] and attended Don Bosco Preparatory High School in Ramsey, New Jersey, where he was an all-state selection his junior and senior seasons (2002) (2003), and led Don Bosco to a state championship in the parochial division and a 23–0 record as a starter. [2]

He was only rated a two-star recruit by Rivals.com and was offered scholarships by Rutgers, Penn State, Virginia, Michigan State and Wisconsin.

College career

Following high school, Teel attended Rutgers University, where he redshirted as a freshman in 2004. As a freshman in 2005, Teel saw action in eight games, completing 51 of 101 passes for 683 yards and two touchdowns. In 2006, along with Brian Leonard, Tiquan Underwood, Eric Foster, Kenny Britt, and Ray Rice, Teel led Rutgers to a 9–0 start and one of the biggest wins in school history with a victory over Louisville, then ranked #3 nationally by the Coaches' Poll. The Scarlet Knights finished with an 11–2 record as Teel tallied 2,135 passing yards and 12 touchdowns on the season.

In 2007, as a junior, Teel started 13 games, passing for 3,147 yards and 20 touchdowns. He attempted a career-high 52 passes against Connecticut on November 3, finishing the game with 343 passing yards.

Teel struggled at the outset of the 2008 campaign by throwing seven interceptions over his first six games as the Scarlet Knights stumbled to a 1–5 record, but the fifth-year senior rallied and led Rutgers to six straight wins to close out the season along with a fourth straight berth in a college bowl game. On October 25, 2008, Teel threw six touchdown passes for 362 yards against #17 Pittsburgh, a school record. He was chosen as National Player of the Week for the first time in his career. On December 4, 2008, Teel had a career night in the final home game of his college career, completing 21 of 26 passes for 447 yards and seven touchdowns with no interceptions as Rutgers routed Louisville 63–14. The yardage and touchdown totals were single game school records as the Scarlet Knights finished their schedule at 7–5.

In the last game of his collegiate career in the 2008 PapaJohns.com Bowl against NC State, Teel helped Rutgers rally from a 17–6 deficit by throwing for 319 yards and two touchdowns.

On January 25, 2009, Teel was honored as Big East Conference Player of the Year by the New Jersey Sports Writers Association. [3]

College statistics

YEARCMPATTYDSCMP%YPALNGTDINTSACKRAT
20055110168350.56.7638210694.03
2006164296213555.47.217212137120.59
2007203349314758.29.026920137145.37
2008243396341861.68.6393251316148.13

Professional career

Pre-draft measurables
HeightWeight 40-yard dash 10-yard split20-yard split 20-yard shuttle Three-cone drill Vertical jump Broad jump
6 ft 3 in
(1.91 m)		225 lb
(102 kg)		5.13 s1.78 s2.89 s4.59 s7.65 s28.5 in
(0.72 m)		8 ft 8 in
(2.64 m)
All values from Pro Day [4]

Seattle Seahawks

Teel was drafted by the Seattle Seahawks in the sixth round (178th overall) of the 2009 NFL Draft. [5] During the 2009 preseason, Teel completed 20 of 41 passes (48.8%) for 238 yards and 3 touchdowns. He was listed as Seattle's third quarterback for all 16 games, but did not play at all during the 2009 regular season. After the Seahawks and new head coach Pete Carroll signed J. P. Losman, Teel was waived on May 19, 2010.

New England Patriots

On May 21, 2010, Teel was claimed off waivers by the New England Patriots. He was waived on June 11, 2010.

Chicago Bears

Teel signed with the Chicago Bears on July 20, 2010. [6] He was injured in August and placed on injured reserve. Teel was later released.

Coaching career

Kean University hired Teel as their quarterbacks coach in 2011. [7]

On February 6, 2012, Mike Teel was hired as quarterbacks coach at Wagner College. He left Wagner after one year.

Teel returned to Kean in 2013 as quarterbacks coach.

Teel served the Rutgers Scarlet Knights as a graduate assistant in the 2014–2015 season.

He was the head football coach at New Jersey powerhouse, Don Bosco Prep, of which he is an alum. He stepped down on Jan. 25, 2019. [8]

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References

  1. ↑ Staff. "Oakland's Mike Teel cut by Seattle Seahawks", The Record (New Jersey) , May 20, 2010. Accessed February 22, 2011. "Teel, an Oakland native, was a sixth-round draft choice of Seattle in 2009 after his record-setting career at Rutgers."
  2. ↑ Luicci, Tom. "Former Rutgers QB Mike Teel understands plight of Don Bosco prospect Gary Nova", The Star-Ledger , February 2, 2011. Accessed February 22, 2011. "Teel, who went 23–0 as a starter at Don Bosco and won two state titles, says there's something people are missing completely about Nova, who went 24–0 as a starter, won two state titles and a mythical national championship."
  3. ↑ "New Jersey Sports Writers Association Names Mike Teel BIG EAST Player of the Year". Rutgers University . 2009-01-22. Archived from the original on 2011-07-16. Retrieved 2010-05-21.
  4. ↑ "2009 NFL Draft Scout Mike Teel College Football Profile". DraftScout.com. Retrieved June 18, 2023.
  5. ↑ "2009 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2023-05-13.
  6. ↑ Biggs, Brad (July 20, 2010). "Bears add a 4th quarterback before camp". chicagobreakingsports.com. Retrieved 2010-07-20.
  7. ↑ "Mike Teel". Kean University Athletics. Retrieved 2011-09-15.
  8. ↑ "Mike Teel steps down as Don Bosco football coach".
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