Mike Allen Mabry (born April 26, 1980) is a former

American football American football (referred to simply as football in the United States and Canada), also known as gridiron, is a team sport played by two teams of eleven players on a rectangular field with goalposts at each end. The offense, the team with ...

center Center or centre may refer to: Mathematics *Center (geometry), the middle of an object * Center (algebra), used in various contexts ** Center (group theory) ** Center (ring theory) * Graph center, the set of all vertices of minimum eccentricity ...

. He was selected by the

Baltimore Ravens The Baltimore Ravens are a professional American football team based in Baltimore, Maryland. The Ravens compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member club of the American Football Conference (AFC) North division. The team plays its ...

in the seventh round of the

2003 NFL Draft The 2003 NFL draft was the procedure by which National Football League (NFL) teams selected amateur college football players. The draft is known officially as the "NFL Annual Player Selection Meeting" and has been conducted annually since 1936 NF ...

. He played

college football College football (french: Football universitaire) refers to gridiron football played by teams of student athletes. It was through college football play that American football rules first gained popularity in the United States. Unlike most ...

UCF The University of Central Florida (UCF) is a public research university whose main campus is in unincorporated Orange County, Florida. UCF also has nine smaller regional campuses throughout central Florida. It is part of the State University ...

. Mabry was also a member of the

Cincinnati Bengals The Cincinnati Bengals are a professional American football team based in Cincinnati. The Bengals compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member club of the league's American Football Conference (AFC) AFC North, North division. The c ...

, Cologne Centurions,

Atlanta Falcons The Atlanta Falcons are a professional American football team based in Atlanta. The Falcons compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member club of the league's National Football Conference (NFC) South division. The Falcons joined th ...

Philadelphia Soul Philadelphia soul, sometimes called Philly soul, the Philadelphia sound, Phillysound, or The Sound of Philadelphia TSOP, is a genre of late 1960s–1970s soul music characterized by funk influences and lush instrumental arrangements, often feat ...

Cleveland Browns The Cleveland Browns are a professional American football team based in Cleveland. Named after original coach and co-founder Paul Brown, they compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member club of the American Football Conference ( ...

, California Redwoods/Sacramento Mountain Lions and

Jacksonville Sharks The Jacksonville Sharks are a professional indoor football team based in Jacksonville, Florida, playing their home games at VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena. Beginning in 2017, the Sharks began play as charter members of the National Arena Leag ...

Early life

Mabry was born in

Houston, Texas Houston (; ) is the most populous city in Texas, the most populous city in the Southern United States, the fourth-most populous city in the United States, and the sixth-most populous city in North America, with a population of 2,304,580 in ...

. He attended Dayton High School in

Dayton, Texas Dayton is a city in Liberty County, Texas, United States. The population was 8,777 at the 2020 census. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , all but is land. Demographics As of the 2020 United ...

, participating in

football Football is a family of team sports that involve, to varying degrees, kicking a ball to score a goal. Unqualified, the word ''football'' normally means the form of football that is the most popular where the word is used. Sports commonly c ...

basketball Basketball is a team sport in which two teams, most commonly of five players each, opposing one another on a rectangular Basketball court, court, compete with the primary objective of #Shooting, shooting a basketball (ball), basketball (appr ...

track Track or Tracks may refer to: Routes or imprints * Ancient trackway, any track or trail whose origin is lost in antiquity * Animal track, imprints left on surfaces that an animal walks across * Desire path, a line worn by people taking the shorte ...

, and

powerlifting Powerlifting is a strength sport that consists of three attempts at maximal weight on three lifts: squat, bench press, and deadlift. As in the sport of Olympic weightlifting, it involves the athlete attempting a maximal weight single-lift effor ...

College career

Mabry first played

Southwest Mississippi Community College Southwest Mississippi Community College is a public community college in Summit, Mississippi. History The college was officially started in 1908 as an agricultural high school. The Pike County Agricultural High School opened on September 3, 1918, ...

from 1999 to 2000. He earned All-Region, All-Mississippi junior college and MVP Lineman of the South honors in his sophomore year in 2000. Mabry transferred to play for the

UCF Knights The UCF Knights are the sport, athletic teams that represent the University of Central Florida in Orlando, Florida. The Knights participate in the National Collegiate Athletic Association's (NCAA) NCAA Division I, Division I (NCAA Division I F ...

from 2001 to 2002 and was a starter both years. He started 23 straight games for the Knights. He majored in liberal studies at UCF.

Professional career

Baltimore Ravens

Mabry was selected by the

in the seventh round, with the 250th overall pick, of the

. He officially signed with the team on July 27. He was waived on August 25, 2003.

Cincinnati Bengals

Mabry was signed to the practice squad of the

on December 9, 2003. He was allocated to

NFL Europe NFL Europe League (simply called NFL Europe and known in its final season as NFL Europa League) was a professional American football league that functioned as the developmental minor league of the National Football League (NFL). Originally f ...

in 2004 to play for the Cologne Centurions. He played in 10 games, starting four, for the Centurions during the 2004 NFL Europe season. Mabry was waived by the Bengals on August 23, 2004. He was signed to the Bengals' practice squad on September 14 but was later released on November 30, 2004.

Atlanta Falcons

Mabry was signed to the practice squad of the

on December 21, 2004. He re-signed with the team on January 27, 2005. He was allocated to NFL Europe to play for the Centurions for the second straight year. Mabry started all 10 games for the Centurions during the 2005 NFL Europe season. He was waived by the Falcons on September 3, 2005.

Philadelphia Soul

Mabry signed with the

of the

Arena Football League The Arena Football League (AFL) was a professional arena football league in the United States. It was founded in 1986, but played its first official games in the 1987 season, making it the third longest-running professional football league in ...

(AFL) on October 13, 2005. He spent time playing both offensive line and defensive line during his time in the AFL as the league played under ironman rules. He played in all 16 games for the Soul in 2006, recording six solo tackles, four assissted tackles and two sacks. Mabry return to the Soul in 2007 after his stint with the Browns. He played in all 16 games for the second consecutive year, earning second-team All-Arena honors. He played his final season for the Soul in 2008, winning

ArenaBowl XXII ArenaBowl XXII was played on July 27, 2008 at New Orleans Arena in New Orleans, Louisiana (the host of ArenaBowl XXI). It was the 22nd and final championship game in the history of the Arena Football League, original Arena Football League. This was ...

. The 2009 AFL season was cancelled.

Cleveland Browns

Mabry signed with the

on August 6, 2006. He was waived on August 24, 2006.

California Redwoods/Sacramento Mountain Lions

Mabry appeared in six games, all starts, for the

California Redwoods ''Sequoia sempervirens'' ()''Sunset Western Garden Book,'' 1995:606–607 is the sole living species of the genus '' Sequoia'' in the cypress family Cupressaceae (formerly treated in Taxodiaceae). Common names include coast redwood, coastal ...

of the United Football League in 2009. The Redwoods became the Sacramento Mountain Lions in 2010. He started all eight games for the Mountain Lions during the 2010 season.

Jacksonville Sharks

Mabry was assigned to the

of the AFL on August 9, 2011.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Mabry, Mike 1980 births Living people Players of American football from Houston American football centers American football defensive linemen UCF Knights football players Baltimore Ravens players Cincinnati Bengals players Cologne Centurions (NFL Europe) players Atlanta Falcons players Philadelphia Soul players Cleveland Browns players Sacramento Mountain Lions players Jacksonville Sharks players Southwest Mississippi Bears football players