Mike Nease

{{Short description|American football player (born 1961)}} {{Infobox NFL biography | name = Mike Nease | image = | number = 78 | position = Guard | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1961|10|30}} | birth_place = Morristown, Tennessee, U.S. | death_date = | death_place = | height_ft = 6 | height_in = 3 | weight_lbs = 272 | high_school = South Greene (Greenville, Tennessee) | college = Chattanooga (1980–1983) | undraftedyear = 1984 | pastteams = * Cleveland Browns ({{NFL Year|1984}})* * Oklahoma Outlaws ({{USFL Year|1984}})* * Los Angeles Express ({{USFL Year|1985}})* * Denver Gold ({{USFL Year|1985}}) * Philadelphia Eagles ({{NFL Year|1987}}) * New England Steamrollers ({{AFL Year|1988}}) | highlights = | statlabel1 = Games played | statvalue1 = 2 | pfr = NeasMi20 }} '''Michael Ray Nease''' (born October 30, 1961) is an American former professional football player who was a guard for the Philadelphia Eagles of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Chattanooga Mocs, winning the Jacobs Blocking Trophy.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-knoxville-news-sentinel/164043320/|newspaper=The Knoxville News-Sentinel|via=Newspapers.com|date=January 18, 1984|page=43|title=Outlaws Get Mike Nease}} {{Open access}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Mike Nease stats |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/N/NeasMi20.htm |access-date=January 26, 2025 |publisher=Pro Football Reference}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Mike Nease, G |url=https://www.nfl.com/players/mike-nease/ |access-date=January 26, 2025 |work=NFL}}</ref> He also played in the United States Football League (USFL) for the Denver Gold, and had stints in the USFL with the Oklahoma Outlaws and Los Angeles Express and in the NFL with the Cleveland Browns.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-alexander-city-outlook/164043364/|newspaper=The Alexander City Outlook|via=Newspapers.com|date=March 6, 1985|agency=Associated Press|title=Nease hopes protecting Evans is full-time job}} {{Open access}}</ref> He concluded his career with the New England Steamrollers of the Arena Football League (AFL) in 1988.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.profootballarchives.com/players/n/neas00200.html|website=Pro Football Archives|title=Mike Nease Stats}}</ref>

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== External links == *[https://gomocs.com/sports/football/roster/mike-nease/11726 Chattanooga Mocs bio]

{{DEFAULTSORT:Nease, Mike}} Category:1961 births Category:Living people Category:Players of American football from Tennessee Category:People from Cocke County, Tennessee Category:American football guards Category:Chattanooga Mocs football players Category:Denver Gold players Category:Philadelphia Eagles players Category:NFL replacement players Category:New England Steamrollers players