Michael Roos

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Michael Roos
Date of birth	October 5, 1982
Place of birth	Tallinn, Estonia
Position(s)	Offensive tackle
College	Eastern Washington
NFL Draft	2005 / Round 2/ Pick 41
Statistics	ESPN
Team(s)
2005–Present	Tennessee Titans

Mihkel Roos (born October 5, 1982 in Tallinn, Estonia) is an American football offensive tackle for the Tennessee Titans of the NFL. He was selected with the ninth pick of the second round of the 2005 NFL Draft out of Eastern Washington University. This made him the first Division I-AA player to be drafted that season and the highest draft pick ever to come out of Eastern Washington University. Michael recently married his college girlfriend Katherine Fossett on July 9th, 2006.

[edit] College career

At Eastern Washington, Roos earned numerous honors, including first-team All-American by The NFL Draft Report, American Football Coaches Association and The Sports Network, second-team AP All-American, Division I-AA Offensive Lineman of the Year by The NFL Draft Report, unanimous first-team All-Big Sky Conference and two-time Big Sky All-Academic selection. His fellow right tackle Paul Terrell was also an All-Big Sky Conference pick.

[edit] High school career

Roos was named second-team All-Greater St. Helens League as tight end at Mountain View High School in Vancouver, Washington after recording 18 receptions for 306 yards and three touchdowns as a senior. He also made 40 tackles and two sacks as defensive lineman. Roos earned All-League honors for Mountain View basketball team and also threw javelin for track & field team. He earned scholar-athlete honors three times in basketball, twice in track and once in football.