 Mularkey in 2012 | |||||||||
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| Position: | Tight end | ||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||
| Born: | November 19, 1961 Fort Lauderdale, Florida, U.S. | ||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | ||||||||
| Weight: | 245 lb (111 kg) | ||||||||
| Career information | |||||||||
| High school: | Northeast (Oakland Park, Florida) | ||||||||
| College: | Florida | ||||||||
| NFL draft: | 1983 / round: 9 / pick: 229 | ||||||||
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| Regular season: | 36–53 (.404) | ||||||||
| Postseason: | 1–1 (.500) | ||||||||
| Career: | 37–54 (.407) | ||||||||
| Record at Pro Football Reference | |||||||||
Michael Rene Mularkey (born November 19, 1961) is an American former professional football coach and tight end in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the University of Florida, and was drafted in the ninth round of the 1983 NFL draft by the San Francisco 49ers and lasted until the final round of cuts. Mularkey then signed with the Minnesota Vikings with whom he played for six seasons before playing another three with the Pittsburgh Steelers.
Mularkey has since served as the head coach of the Buffalo Bills, Jacksonville Jaguars and Tennessee Titans, the offensive coordinator for the Steelers, Miami Dolphins and Atlanta Falcons, and the tight ends coach for the Dolphins, Titans, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, and Falcons.