Mike Morton (linebacker)

For the running back, see Michael Morton (running back).

Mike Morton

No. 50, 51, 53, 58
Position:	Linebacker
Personal information
Born:	(1972-03-28) March 28, 1972 (age 52) Concord, North Carolina, U.S.
Height:	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Weight:	235 lb (107 kg)
Career information
High school:	A.L. Brown (Kannapolis, North Carolina)
College:	North Carolina
NFL draft:	1995 / round: 4 / pick: 118
Career history
Oakland Raiders (1995–1998) Green Bay Packers (1999)*[1] St. Louis Rams (1999) Green Bay Packers (2000) Indianapolis Colts (2001)
* Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career highlights and awards
Super Bowl champion (XXXIV)
Career NFL statistics
Tackles: 183 Sacks: 1.0 Fumble recoveries: 4 Stats at Pro Football Reference

Michael Anthony Morton (born March 28, 1972) is a National Football League (NFL) official and former American football linebacker. Morton played college football for the University of North Carolina Tar Heels and went on to play for four teams in a seven-year NFL career. He was drafted in the fourth round of the 1995 NFL Draft.^[2] During his NFL career. Morton played in 103 games (17 starts) and recorded 120 tackles, 50 assists, four fumble recoveries, and two interceptions. He was a member of the 1999 St. Louis Rams team that won Super Bowl XXXIV in January 2000.

Since his retirement from playing in the NFL, Morton has become a dentist and has opened his practice in Kannapolis, North Carolina.^[3]

Morton has been a football official since at least 2014, working in the Atlantic Coast Conference.^[4] As of 2019, Morton is also an official in the Alliance of American Football, working as an umpire on the crew led by referee Brandon Cruse.^[4] Morton worked his first NFL game on September 11, 2022, when the Atlanta Falcons hosted the New Orleans Saints, making him the first NFL official that also won a Super Bowl.^[5] He works on Alex Kemp's crew.^[6]

Morton and his wife are the parents of a son, as well as quadruplets.^[3]

NFL career statistics

Legend
	Won the Super Bowl
Bold	Career high

Regular season

Year	Team	Games		Tackles				Interceptions				Fumbles
		GP	GS	Comb	Solo	Ast	Sck	Int	Yds	TD	Lng	FF	FR	Yds	TD
1995	OAK	12	0	3	3	0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
1996	OAK	16	6	43	29	14	1.0	2	13	0	13	0	0	0	0
1997	OAK	11	11	75	52	23	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
1998	OAK	16	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
1999	STL	16	0	25	19	6	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2000	GNB	16	0	15	8	7	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2001	IND	16	0	22	13	9	0.0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0
		103	17	183	124	59	1.0	2	13	0	13	2	4	0	0

Playoffs

Year	Team	Games		Tackles				Interceptions				Fumbles
		GP	GS	Comb	Solo	Ast	Sck	Int	Yds	TD	Lng	FF	FR	Yds	TD
1999	STL	3	0	5	5	0	0.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
		3	0	5	5	0	0.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0

References

1. "Transactions". NFL.com. Retrieved November 3, 2024.
2. "1995 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 31, 2023.
3. "Mike Morton speaks at Carson". Salisbury Post. Salisbury, North Carolina. July 30, 2014. Retrieved March 17, 2019.
4. Austro, Ben (February 7, 2019). "Officiating crews for the 2019 AAF season". footballzebras.com. Retrieved March 16, 2019.
5. Alexander, Jonathan M. (May 26, 2022). "From fillings to flags, for Charlotte-area dentist turned NFL ref, it's part of the drill". Charlotte Observer. Retrieved September 11, 2022.
6. "Week 1 referee assignments". Football Zebras. September 6, 2022. Retrieved September 11, 2022.

External links

• http://www.mikemortondentistry.com