Michael Patrick "Scooter" Flynn (born June 15, 1974 in Doylestown, Pennsylvania) is a former NFL center. He was signed by the Baltimore Ravens as an undrafted free agent in 1997. He played

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at Maine.

Early years

Flynn grew up in Agawam, Massachusetts and attended Cathedral High School in

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, and was a

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and a standout in

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, basketball, and baseball. Flynn graduated from Cathedral High School in 1992.

Professional career

Going undrafted into the NFL in 1997, Mike Flynn was first signed by the Baltimore Ravens, who released him. Flynn was then picked up by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Jacksonville Jaguars. Resigned by

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, Flynn didn't make his debut until 1998. Two years later, the Ravens won Super Bowl XXXV with Flynn as the starting right guard. When center Jeff Mitchell signed elsewhere, Flynn shifted to center and played there for the Ravens through 2007. Picked up by the

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in 2008, Flynn was released before the season.

After football

Flynn co-hosts a radio show on weekends with Ryan Johnston called "Johnston and Flynn" on

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in Boston. Flynn also joins "The Toucher and Rich Show" on Mondays both on

in Boston during the football season. "A Swiss banker named Wim Ouboter breathed new life into the kick scooter when he invented a modern version to help him travel to his favorite sausage shop that he says was too far to walk to, but close enough that you didn't want to drive." Because of Mike's love for good food, sausage and all things Swiss, he received the nickname Scooter.

External links

New England Patriots bio
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