Mitch Morse
Mitch Morse (born April 21, 1992) is an American football center for the Buffalo Bills of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Missouri.[1][2]
| No. 60 – Buffalo Bills | |||||
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| Position: | Center | ||||
| Personal information | |||||
| Born: | April 21, 1992 Austin, Texas | ||||
| Height: | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | ||||
| Weight: | 305 lb (138 kg) | ||||
| Career information | |||||
| High school: | St. Michael's Catholic Academy (Austin, Texas) | ||||
| College: | Missouri | ||||
| NFL Draft: | 2015 / Round: 2 / Pick: 49 | ||||
| Career history | |||||
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| Roster status: | Active | ||||
| Career highlights and awards | |||||
| Career NFL statistics as of Week 18, 2021 | |||||
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| Player stats at NFL.com · PFR | |||||
Professional career
| Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 40-yard dash | 20-yard shuttle | Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump | Bench press | |||
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| 6 ft 5+3⁄8 in (1.97 m) |
305 lb (138 kg) |
32+1⁄4 in (0.82 m) |
9+1⁄4 in (0.23 m) | 5.14 s | 4.50 s | 7.60 s | 31.0 in (0.79 m) | 9 ft 4 in (2.84 m) | 36 reps | |||
| All values from NFL Combine | ||||||||||||
Kansas City Chiefs
Morse was drafted by the Kansas City Chiefs in the second round, 49th overall, in the 2015 NFL Draft. Morse was selected for the PFWA All-Rookie Team.
In 2017, Morse missed Weeks 3-7 with a foot injury before returning to the lineup the following week. He re-injured the foot in Week 14, and was placed on injured reserve on December 15, 2017.[3]
Buffalo Bills
On March 13, 2019, Morse signed a four-year $44.5 million contract with the Buffalo Bills, making him the highest-paid center in the league at the time.[4][5]
On March 14, 2022, Morse signed a two-year, $19.5 million contract extension with the Bills.[6]
References
- "Toughness becomes hallmark for late-blooming Missouri tackle Mitch Morse". KansasCity.com. November 27, 2014.
- "Missouri's Mitch Morse anxious for draft process to draw to a close". KansasCity.com. May 1, 2015.
- "KC Chiefs place Mitch Morse on Injured Reserve". ArrowheadPride.com. December 15, 2017.
- Crabtree, Curtis (March 11, 2019). "Report: Mitch Morse becomes league's highest-paid center in Bills deal". Pro Football Talk. NBC Sports.
- Brown, Chris (March 13, 2019). "Offense dominates Bills initial wave of 2019 free agent additions". BuffaloBills.com.
- Getzenberg, Alaina (March 14, 2022). "Buffalo Bills add more than $8 million in cap space by releasing OL Daryl Williams and signing C Mitch Morse to 2-year extension". ESPN.com.