# Mike Nease

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{{Short description|American football player (born 1961)}}
{{Infobox NFL biography
| name          = Mike Nease
| image         =
| number        = 78
| position      = [Guard](/source/Guard_(gridiron_football))
| birth_date    = {{birth date and age|1961|10|30}}
| birth_place   = [Morristown, Tennessee](/source/Morristown%2C_Tennessee), U.S.
| death_date    = 
| death_place   = 
| height_ft     = 6
| height_in     = 3
| weight_lbs    = 272
| high_school   = [South Greene](/source/South_Greene_High_School) ([Greenville, Tennessee](/source/Greenville%2C_Tennessee))
| college       = [Chattanooga](/source/Chattanooga_Mocs_football) (1980–1983)
| undraftedyear = 1984
| pastteams     =
* [Cleveland Browns](/source/Cleveland_Browns) ({{NFL Year|1984}})*
* [Oklahoma Outlaws](/source/Oklahoma_Outlaws) ({{USFL Year|1984}})*
* [Los Angeles Express](/source/Los_Angeles_Express_(USFL)) ({{USFL Year|1985}})*
* [Denver Gold](/source/Denver_Gold) ({{USFL Year|1985}})
* [Philadelphia Eagles](/source/Philadelphia_Eagles) ({{NFL Year|1987}})
* [New England Steamrollers](/source/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](/source/American_football) player who was a [guard](/source/Guard_(gridiron_football)) for the [Philadelphia Eagles](/source/Philadelphia_Eagles) of the [National Football League](/source/National_Football_League) (NFL). He played [college football](/source/college_football) for the [Chattanooga Mocs](/source/Chattanooga_Mocs_football), winning the [Jacobs Blocking Trophy](/source/Jacobs_Blocking_Trophy).<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-knoxville-news-sentinel/164043320/|newspaper=[The Knoxville News-Sentinel](/source/The_Knoxville_News-Sentinel)|via=[Newspapers.com](/source/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](/source/United_States_Football_League) (USFL) for the [Denver Gold](/source/Denver_Gold), and had stints in the USFL with the [Oklahoma Outlaws](/source/Oklahoma_Outlaws) and [Los Angeles Express](/source/Los_Angeles_Express_(USFL)) and in the NFL with the [Cleveland Browns](/source/Cleveland_Browns).<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-alexander-city-outlook/164043364/|newspaper=[The Alexander City Outlook](/source/The_Alexander_City_Outlook)|via=[Newspapers.com](/source/Newspapers.com)|date=March 6, 1985|agency=[Associated Press](/source/Associated_Press)|title=Nease hopes protecting Evans is full-time job}} {{Open access}}</ref> He concluded his career with the [New England Steamrollers](/source/New_England_Steamrollers) of the [Arena Football League](/source/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>

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

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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

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