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22-1373: Michael Myers , Mike Mayers , or Mike Myers may refer to: Michael Myers (American football) (born 1976), National Football League defensive tackle Michael Myers ( Halloween ) , a fictional character and antagonist in the Halloween film series Michael Myers (judge) (1873–1950), sixth Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of New Zealand Michael Myers (New York politician) (1753–1814), American politician from New York Michael Myers (Pennsylvania politician) (born 1943), American politician from Pennsylvania Michael Myers (racing driver) (born 2001), American race car driver Michael Myers (songwriter) , British songwriter Mike Mayers (born 1991), American Major League Baseball pitcher Mike Myers (born 1963), American-British-Canadian actor, comedian, screenwriter and film producer Mike Myers (baseball) (born 1969), American Major League Baseball pitcher See also [ edit ] Mike Meyers (pitcher) (born 1977), former professional baseball pitcher Mike Meyers (outfielder) (born 1993), minor league baseball outfielder Michael Mayer (disambiguation) Michael Meyer (disambiguation) Meyers [REDACTED] Topics referred to by

44-638: A class action racial discrimination lawsuit. The Pearl-Rankin Vocational/Career Center was opened in the city of Pearl in 1983, offering high school vocational education and some college-level night courses. This branch later became the Rankin Campus; it now offers academic, technical, and career programs. The Nursing Allied Health Center was opened in Jackson in 1984, offering nursing and other medical and dental programs. This center, together with

66-401: A tight end in goal-line formations during the season. He played in 13 games (7 starts), registering 46 tackles (30 solo), 4 tackles for loss (fourth on the team), 6 quarterback pressures, 2 passes defensed, one forced fumble and one fumble recovery. Although he was seen as an undersized player at defensive tackle , he started in every game and was part of a defense that was ranked fourth in

88-538: A fumble. On April 19, he signed as a free agent with the Cincinnati Bengals . He finished with 34 tackles, one sack, 2 passes defensed and his first career interception against Steve McNair of the Ravens to end Baltimore's final drive and win the game. The interception deflected off the hands of Ravens tight end Todd Heap in the end zone and thwarted the Ravens' comeback attempt in the closing seconds. His contract

110-477: A record with 20 sacks. The next year, he collected 63 tackles (16 for loss), 8 sacks, 27 quarterback pressures, 5 passes defensed, 5 forced fumbles and 3 fumble recoveries. He was twice named a junior college All-American . Myers transferred to the University of Alabama , where as a junior he finished with 66 tackles (8 for loss), 24 quarterback pressures, 3 passes defensed, 2 fumble recoveries and 13 sacks (third on

132-550: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Michael Myers (American football) Michael Myers (born January 20, 1976) is an American former professional football player who was a defensive tackle in the National Football League (NFL) for the Dallas Cowboys , Cleveland Browns , Denver Broncos and Cincinnati Bengals . He played college football for

154-568: Is the largest community college in Mississippi. The college currently provides academic college-level courses for the first two years of four-year degree programs that must be completed at senior colleges or universities. It also provides two-year technical degree programs, post-secondary career (formerly called "vocational") programs, secondary (high-school) career education, and short-term training and continuing education. The Utica campus of Hinds Community College, formerly "Utica Junior College' ,

176-485: The 1998 NFL draft , after he dropped for being out of football for a year and having a poor Senior Bowl . Although he was played at defensive tackle in training camp , when the season started he was the backup defensive end behind Kavika Pittman . He appeared in every game and made his first start against the Washington Redskins on December 27, where he recorded a sack and became along with Greg Ellis

198-647: The Alabama Crimson Tide . Myers attended Vicksburg High School where he played both football and basketball and was an All-state selection in both sports. He received a scholarship from the University of Mississippi , but after a low score in the ACT , he had to play two seasons at Hinds Community College in Raymond, Mississippi . As a freshman, he posted 46 tackles (14 for loss), 25 quarterback pressures, 3 passes defensed, 3 forced fumbles, 2 fumble recoveries and set

220-547: The NFL with only 287.4 yards allowed per game. He finished sixth on the team in tackles (72), tied for second in sacks (3.5) and third in quarterback pressures (18). The signing of free agent defensive tackle La'Roi Glover by the team, relegated him into a reserve role. He appeared in every game, registering 44 tackles (25 solo), 7 tackles for loss (tied for second on the team), one sack, 8 quarterback pressures, one forced fumble, one fumble recovery and 3 passes defensed. He started

242-516: The Wild Card playoff game at the Minnesota Vikings , where he had 6 tackles and 2 sacks. He was declared inactive in the first 3 games. He was given the opportunity to start the last seven games after defensive tackle Leon Lett was lost with a season ending knee injury. His first start at defensive tackle came against the Cincinnati Bengals on November 12. He also made a number of plays as

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264-566: The World War II years, a vocational education curriculum was added to the college's offerings, and in the late 1960s, technical degree programs were added. Branch locations in Jackson and Vicksburg were opened in the 1970s. These branches primarily offered high school vocational education, though some college-level night courses were taught. Utica Junior College, a historically black college whose history dates to 1903, merged with Hinds Junior College in 1982 under Federal court order as part of

286-485: The 14 other Mississippi public two-year colleges also adopted the "community" label. Hinds linked up with other two-year colleges by means of the Community College Network (CCN) in 1994. This system allows a course to be offered at one college location while students may participate in the course at several other college locations by means of video conferencing . All of the state public two-year colleges formed

308-727: The existing branch in Jackson, became known as the Jackson Campus. A Resource and Coordinating Unit for Economic Development (RCU) was added in 1988 in Raymond, and the Eagle Ridge Conference Center was opened in 1996 under the administration of the RCU. The Vicksburg branch became the Vicksburg Campus in 2002 and now offers college-level programs. Hinds Junior College changed its name to Hinds Community College in 1987; that year 13 of

330-403: The first pair of rookie defensive linemen to start in the same game in franchise history. He finished with 23 tackles (9 solo), 3 sacks, 5 quarterback pressures and 2 passes defensed. Myers only played in six regular season games and was declared inactive in 10 contests, tallying 11 tackles (one for loss) and 2 quarterback pressures. Because of injuries on the defensive line , he took part in

352-407: The same term This disambiguation page lists articles about people with the same name. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Michael_Myers&oldid=1222351653 " Category : Human name disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description

374-411: The school's all-time list). He was mentioned as a preseason All-American and All-SEC selection entering his senior season, but after the season opener against Vanderbilt University , where he made 5 tackles and half a sack, he was abruptly suspended for having contacted a sports agent before his eligibility was over. Myers was selected by the Dallas Cowboys in the fourth round (100th overall) of

396-750: The season opener against the Atlanta Falcons and registered 2 tackles. He was inactive for the next 3 games, before being waived on October 7. Myers signed with the Cleveland Browns as a free agent on November 12. He had a career day versus the Baltimore Ravens on December 21 with ten tackles and two sacks. He played in 7 games (1 start), recording 26 tackles (9 solo), 3 sacks and one pass defensed. He played in every game and made seven starts, finishing with 51 tackles (30 solo), one sack, one forced fumble and one fumble recovery. On March 30, Myers

418-690: The year before, under new defensive line coach Andre Patterson . He started 15 regular season games and two playoff games including the AFC Championship game versus the Pittsburgh Steelers where he made tackles. He made 50 tackles, while helping the Broncos finish with a 13–3 record which clinched the AFC West title. Myers started all 16 games for the Broncos and had a career high 57 combined tackles (37, 20). He had 2 sacks, 2 passes defensed and forced

440-465: Was founded in 1903 as Utica Normal and Industrial Institute . William H. Holtzclaw helped establish it. and it began as a small agricultural high school in 1917 with 117 students and eight faculty members. In its transformation into a junior college , it began offering college-level academic courses in 1922 and was accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools in 1926. During

462-497: Was terminated on August 31, 2008 . In the summer of 2012, he was a graduate assistant at Hinds Community College , coaching the defensive line while he pursued his master's degree. In February 2012, he joined other former players in a concussion lawsuit against the NFL . Hinds Community College The Hinds Community College District includes the counties of Hinds , Claiborne , Copiah , Rankin , and Warren . With an enrollment of over 12,000 students at six campuses, it

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484-517: Was traded by Cleveland to the Denver Broncos who also received Ebenezer Ekuban in exchange for running back Reuben Droughns . With the Broncos also signing free agent Courtney Brown , as well as obtaining Ekuban and Gerard Warren in separate trades with the Browns, the local media referred to the Broncos new defensive line as the "Browncos", since all four starters were also the Browns starters

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