Dave Pearson (American football)

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Dave Pearson
No. 60
Position:Center
Personal information
Born: (1981-03-29) March 29, 1981 (age 43)
Brighton, Michigan, U.S.
Height:6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight:287 lb (130 kg)
Career information
High school:Brighton (Brighton, Michigan)
College:Michigan
Undrafted:2004
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics
Games played:2
Player stats at PFR

David John Pearson (born March 29, 1981) is a former American football center. He played college football at Michigan.

Early life and college career[edit]

Pearson grew up in Brighton, Michigan and graduated from Brighton High School in 1999.[1] At Brighton High, Pearson played football and basketball with future college teammate Drew Henson and was an honorable USA Today All-American.[2]

At the University of Michigan, Pearson redshirted the 1999 season on the Michigan Wolverines football team. In 2000 and 2001, Pearson played as a reserve defensive tackle. He moved to the offensive line afterwards and was the starting center in 2002 and 2003.[1][3][4][5] Pearson made the All-Big Ten second-team as a senior in 2003.[1] He was also part of two Big Ten championship teams in 2000 and 2003.

Pro career[edit]

Pearson first signed with the Detroit Lions as an undrafted free agent on April 30, 2004.[6] He was released after training camp and signed with the Atlanta Falcons practice squad on October 20.[7] The Falcons released Pearson after the 2005 preseason.[8]

On December 1, 2005, the Lions signed Pearson to the practice squad.[2] A week after signing him to the active roster, the Lions allocated Pearson to the Cologne Centurions of NFL Europe on January 9, 2006.[2] Pearson started four games for the Centurions and appeared in the final two games of the 2006 season for the Lions.[9][2]

Pearson signed with the St. Louis Rams on July 31, 2007. After an injury during the preseason, Pearson was released August 28.[10]

Post-football career[edit]

After retiring from football, Pearson moved to New York City and became a senior vice president at The Related Companies, a real estate firm founded by fellow Michigan alum Stephen M. Ross.[11]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c "Dave Pearson". University of Michigan. Archived from the original on April 14, 2004. Retrieved October 26, 2020.
  2. ^ a b c d "Dave Pearson". Detroit Lions. Archived from the original on February 8, 2007. Retrieved October 17, 2020.
  3. ^ "Dave Pearson, Michigan Center". The Detroit News. December 18, 2003.
  4. ^ "Michigan's Pearson makes position switch look easy". The Detroit News. August 29, 2002.
  5. ^ "All-Academic Pearson center of Wolverine success". Inland Valley Daily Bulletin. December 29, 2003.
  6. ^ "Dave Pearson". NFL Europe. Archived from the original on March 29, 2006. Retrieved October 17, 2020.
  7. ^ "Transactions". The New York Times. October 21, 2004. Retrieved October 17, 2020.
  8. ^ "Transactions". Tulsa World. September 4, 2005. Retrieved October 17, 2020.
  9. ^ "Dave Pearson". Pro Football Archives. Retrieved October 17, 2020.
  10. ^ "Transactions". St. Louis Rams. Archived from the original on December 25, 2007. Retrieved October 26, 2020.
  11. ^ Balas, Chris (April 28, 2016). "Football Alums Doing Michigan Proud In The Big Apple". The Wolverine. Rivals.com. Retrieved October 27, 2020.

External links[edit]

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