John Michels

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John Michels
Date of birth	March 19, 1973 (age 34)
Place of birth	La Jolla, California
Position(s)	Offensive tackle
College	Southern California
NFL Draft	1996 / Round 1/ Pick 27
Statistics	DatabaseFootball
Team(s)
1996-1998 1999	Green Bay Packers Philadelphia Eagles

John Michels (born March 19, 1973 in La Jolla) California, is a former NFL offensive tackle. He married Melissa Danielle Glenn on February 15th, 1997. They have three children, Lauren, McKenna, and Evan.

[edit] College career

He played for USC in college and was All-Pac 10 and a 2nd Team All-American, after being converted from a defensive end.

[edit] Professional career

He was drafted in the first round of the 1996 NFL Draft by the Green Bay Packers. When then-starter and fellow Trojan Ken Ruettgers went down with a knee injury in training camp, Michels took over the left tackle duties. He performed adequately in his rookie season, earning NFL All-Rookie honors by several publications, but was replaced by veteran Bruce Wilkerson in the playoffs. In 1997, he lost the starting job again to that year's first round pick Ross Verba after suffering thumb and knee injuries. After having his best training camp as a professional in 1998, he injured his right knee and spent the year on injured reserve. Unable to recover from his knee injury he struggled in training camp in 1999, he was traded to the Philadelphia Eagles for defensive end Jon Harris. Michels only lasted a couple of weeks before he suffered more injuries, which ultimately ended his career.

[edit] Back To USC

• Michels is currently attending USC and pursuing a career in medicine. His friend and study partner is Jeremy Ramsey^{[citation needed]}