| Dave Pearson | |
| Number: | 60 |
| Position: | Center |
| Birth Date: | 29 March 1981 |
| Birth Place: | Brighton, Michigan, U.S. |
| Height Ft: | 6 |
| Height In: | 3 |
| Weight Lbs: | 287 |
| High School: | Brighton (Brighton, Michigan) |
| College: | Michigan |
| Undraftedyear: | 2004 |
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| Statlabel1: | Games played |
| Statvalue1: | 2 |
| Pfr: | PearDa20 |
David John Pearson (born March 29, 1981) is a former American football center. He played college football at Michigan.
Pearson grew up in Brighton, Michigan and graduated from Brighton High School in 1999.[1] At Brighton High, Pearson played football and basketball with future college teammate Drew Henson and was an honorable USA Today All-American.
At the University of Michigan, Pearson redshirted the 1999 season on the Michigan Wolverines football team. In 2000 and 2001, Pearson played as a reserve defensive tackle. He moved to the offensive line afterwards and was the starting center in 2002 and 2003.[1] [2] [3] [4] Pearson made the All-Big Ten second-team as a senior in 2003.[1] He was also part of two Big Ten championship teams in 2000 and 2003.
Pearson first signed with the Detroit Lions as an undrafted free agent on April 30, 2004.[5] He was released after training camp and signed with the Atlanta Falcons practice squad on October 20.[6] The Falcons released Pearson after the 2005 preseason.[7]
On December 1, 2005, the Lions signed Pearson to the practice squad.[8] A week after signing him to the active roster, the Lions allocated Pearson to the Cologne Centurions of NFL Europe on January 9, 2006.[8] Pearson started four games for the Centurions and appeared in the final two games of the 2006 season for the Lions.[9] [8]
Pearson signed with the St. Louis Rams on July 31, 2007. After an injury during the preseason, Pearson was released August 28.[10]
After retiring from football, Pearson moved to New York City and became a senior vice president at The Related Companies, a real estate firm founded by fellow Michigan alum Stephen M. Ross.[11]