Mike Morton (linebacker) explained

Mike Morton
Number:50, 51, 53, 58
Position:Linebacker
Birth Date:March 28, 1972
Birth Place:Concord, North Carolina, U.S.
Height Ft:6
Height In:4
Weight Lbs:235
College:North Carolina
Draftyear:1995
Draftround:4
Draftpick:118
Pastteams:
Highlights:
Statlabel1:Tackles
Statvalue1:151
Statlabel2:Sacks
Statvalue2:1
Statlabel3:Forced fumbles
Statvalue3:2

Michael Anthony Morton (born March 28, 1972) is a National Football League (NFL) official and former American football linebacker. Morton played college football for the University of North Carolina Tar Heels and went on to play for four teams in a seven-year NFL career. He was drafted in the fourth round of the 1995 NFL Draft.[1] During his NFL career. Morton played in 103 games (17 starts) and recorded 120 tackles, 50 assists, four fumble recoveries, and two interceptions. He was a member of the 1999 St. Louis Rams team that won Super Bowl XXXIV in January 2000.

Since his retirement from playing in the NFL, Morton has become a dentist and has opened his practice in Kannapolis, North Carolina.[2]

Morton has been a football official since at least 2014, working in the Atlantic Coast Conference. As of 2019, Morton is also an official in the Alliance of American Football, working as an umpire on the crew led by referee Brandon Cruse.[3] Morton worked his first NFL game on September 11, 2022, when the Atlanta Falcons hosted the New Orleans Saints, making him the first NFL official that also won a Super Bowl.[4] He works on Alex Kemp's crew.[5]

Morton and his wife are the parents of a son, as well as quadruplets.[2]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: 1995 NFL Draft Listing . 2023-03-31. Pro-Football-Reference.com . en.
  2. News: Mike Morton speaks at Carson . . . July 30, 2014 . March 17, 2019.
  3. Web site: Officiating crews for the 2019 AAF season . Ben . Austro . footballzebras.com . February 7, 2019 . March 16, 2019.
  4. News: Alexander . Jonathan M. . May 26, 2022 . From fillings to flags, for Charlotte-area dentist turned NFL ref, it's part of the drill . . September 11, 2022.
  5. Web site: September 6, 2022 . Week 1 referee assignments . September 11, 2022 . Football Zebras . en-US.