Ovie Mughelli
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| Ovie Mughelli | |
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| Date of birth | June 10, 1980 (age 26) |
| Place of birth |  Boston, MA |
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) |
| Weight | 255 lb (116 kg) |
| Position(s) | FB |
| College | Wake Forest |
| NFL Draft | 2003 / Round 4 / Pick 134 |
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| 2003-2006 2007-present |
Baltimore Ravens Atlanta Falcons |
Ovie Phillip Mughelli (born June 10, 1980 in Boston, Massachusetts) is an American football fullback for the Atlanta Falcons of the NFL. He signed a 6-year, $18 million contract with $5 million signing bonus on March 2, 2007 with the Falcons. The contract was the largest given to a fullback in NFL history.
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[edit] High school career
Mughelli attended the exclusive Porter-Gaud School in Charleston, South Carolina and was a good student and a letterman in football, basketball, tennis, and track&field. In football, he rushed for more than 4,500 yards and scored 69 touchdowns during his career at Porter-Gaud, and he rushed for 2,167 yards and 29 touchdowns as a senior. He was named the Team's Most Valuable Player for three years, was a three-time All-Conference selection, and as a senior, he was also named the State Player of the Year in his classification and was a Regional All-Star selection in all division. Led the team to a state title in 1996 and state runner-up honors during his senior year (1997). Mughelli is of Nigerian descent.
[edit] College career
Mughelli attended Wake Forest University and was a letterman in football.
[edit] Professional career
Ovie Mughelli was selected with the 134th overall pick (4th round) of the 2003 NFL Draft. The choice was a compensatory pick. Mughelli is the 2nd FB (the 1st was Steve Lee in the 6th round, 1997), and the 1st Wake Forest player selected in Baltimore's franchise history.-
2007: In 2007 he signed with the Atlanta Falcons to block for runningbacks Warrick Dunn and Jerious Norwood.
2005: Posted his 1st 5 career starts in 2005, helping pave the way for Baltimore to rush for 1,605 yards...Mughelli also pulled in 3 receptions for 13 yards and finished 4th on the team with 16 special teams tackles...2005 SEASON HIGHLIGHTS: Started and helped protect QB Kyle Boller, allowing him to throw for a season-high 289 yards and 3 TDs in game 15 vs. Min. (12/25)...Also helped pave the way for the Ravens to rush for 88 yards, and caught a pass for 6 yards against the Vikings...Saw action off the bench and helped pave the way for the Ravens to rush for a season-high 182 yards, including 105 by Jamal Lewis in the 48-3 victory in game 14 vs. GB (12/19)...Saw action from scrimmage and had 3 special teams tackles in game 11 at Cin. (11/27)...Led the team with 4 special teams tackles in the 16-13 OT victory in game 10 vs. Pit. (11/20)...Saw action from scrimmage and on special teams, recording 2 tackles and earning a special teams? game ball in game 3 vs. NYJ (10/2).
2004: Saw action in 3 games, recording 2 special teams tackles...Placed on IR (hamstring) on 11/17...2004 SEASON HIGHLIGHTS: Played on special teams, netting 1 tackle in game 9 at NYJ (11/14)...Was inactive in games 4-8...Played on special teams before leaving the game in the second quarter with a hamstring injury in game 3 at Cin. (9/26)...Saw action on special teams and had 1 solo tackle in game 2 vs. Pit. (9/19).
2003: Saw action in 6 regular season games and 1 postseason game as a rookie and recorded 5 special teams tackles (adding 1 in the postseason)...2003 SEASON HIGHLIGHTS: Played on special teams and had 3 tackles in the season finale vs. Pit. (12/28)...Saw action from scrimmage and on special teams in game 15 at Cle. (12/21)...Saw action on special teams and had 1 solo tackle in game 12 vs. SF (11/30)...Saw his 1st NFL action on special teams in game 3 at SD (9/21), and posted 1 solo special teams tackle...Was inactive in game 2 vs. Cle. (9/14) and game 1 at Pit. (9/7).
[edit] Professional Life
In Feb. 2006, Ovie took part in the Harvard Graduate Business School's Business education program for NFL players; The program is part of an ongoing NFL-NFLPA initiative to assist players in preparing for their post-playing careers.
Ovie attended the Annual Football 101 Festival event for women, which teaches practical football skills in Nov. 2005.
Along with Ravens teammates, Mughelli helped refurbish homes with Sandtown Habitat for Humanity last fall.
Ovie's name is pronounced OH-vee-muh-HAYlee.
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