Michael Sellers

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Michael Sellers
Date of birth	July 21, 1975 (age 31)
Place of birth	Frankfurt, Germany
Position(s)	Fullback
College	Walla Walla
Statistics	CBS.com
Team(s)
1995-1997 1998-2000 2001 2002-2003 2004-current	Edmonton Eskimos Washington Redskins Cleveland Browns Winnipeg Blue Bombers Washington Redskins

Michael Sellers (Born July 21, 1975 in Frankfurt, Germany, is an National Football League player for the Washington Redskins. He was the youngest import player to sign a CFL deal in the history of the football league when he played at 19 years old for the Edmonton Eskimos.

[edit] High School Years

Sellers attended North Thurston High School in Lacey, Washington and was a letterman in football, basketball and track. As a senior, Sellers was named Washington state's Prep Player of the Year and the Offensive Player of the Year.

[edit] Junior College Years

Sellers attended Walla Walla College and earned J.U.C.O. All-America honors as a linebacker.

Sellers attained some stardom in the Canadian Football League, where he moved to fullback and appeared for the Eskimos and the Winnipeg Blue Bombers. With the Blue Bombers, he was the power half of what was then the league's most dangerous rushing duo, "Thunder and Lightning", with fleet-footed running back Charles Roberts.

In a February, 2005 article in The Seattle Times, Sellers was named as one of the 25 greatest running backs in state history. [1]

Sellers has one child, Kailyn.