Mike Teel (born January 6, 1986) is a former

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. He played

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for the

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, and was drafted by the

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in the sixth round of the

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. Teel spent time with the Seahawks,

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, and

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in the span of three years. After serving as the quarterbacks coach for the Kean Cougars of

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in 2011, he was the quarterbacks coach for

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in 2012 and departed after one year. In 2014 Teel resumed coaching as a graduate assistant at Rutgers.Teel is formerly the head coach for the

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Ironmen football team.

Early years

Teel grew up in

Oakland, New Jersey Oakland is a borough in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States and a suburb of New York City. As of the 2010 United States census, the borough's population was 12,754,Don Bosco Preparatory High School , motto_translation = To Increase in Knowledge and Grace , accreditation = Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools , rival = Bergen Catholic High SchoolSaint Joseph Regional High School , mascot = , ma ...

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, where he was an all-state selection his junior and senior seasons (2002) (2003), and led Don Bosco to a state championship in the

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division and a 23–0 record as a starter. He was only rated ** b
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and was offered scholarships by Rutgers, Penn State, Virginia, Michigan State and Wisconsin.

College career

Following high school, Teel attended

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, where he

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ed as a freshman in 2004. As a freshman in 2005, Teel saw action in eight games, completing 51 of 101 passes for 683 yards and two touchdowns. In 2006, along with

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, Eric Foster,

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, and

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, Teel led Rutgers to a 9–0 start and one of the biggest wins in school history with a victory over

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, then ranked #3 nationally by the Coaches' Poll. The Scarlet Knights finished with an 11–2 record as Teel tallied 2,135 passing yards and 12 touchdowns on the season. In 2007, as a junior, Teel started 13 games, passing for 3,147 yards and 20 touchdowns. He attempted a career-high 52 passes against

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on November 3, finishing the game with 343 passing yards. Teel struggled at the outset of the 2008 campaign by throwing seven interceptions over his first six games as the Scarlet Knights stumbled to a 1–5 record, but the fifth-year senior rallied and led Rutgers to six straight wins to close out the season along with a fourth straight berth in a college bowl game. On October 25, 2008, Teel threw six touchdown passes for 362 yards against #17 Pittsburgh, a school record. He was chosen as National Player of the Week for the first time in his career. On December 4, 2008, Teel had a career night in the final home game of his college career, completing 21 of 26 passes for 447 yards and seven touchdowns with no interceptions as Rutgers routed Louisville 63–14. The yardage and touchdown totals were single game school records as the Scarlet Knights finished their schedule at 7–5. In the last game of his collegiate career in the 2008 PapaJohns.com Bowl against

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, Teel helped Rutgers rally from a 17–6 deficit by throwing for 319 yards and two touchdowns. On January 25, 2009, Teel was honored as

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Player of the Year by the New Jersey Sports Writers Association.

College statistics

Professional career

Seattle Seahawks

Teel was drafted by the Seattle Seahawks in the sixth round (178th overall) of the

. During the 2009 preseason, Teel completed 20 of 41 passes (48.8%) for 238 yards and 3 touchdowns. He was listed as Seattle's third quarterback for all 16 games, but did not play at all during the 2009 regular season. After the Seahawks and new head coach

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signed

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, Teel was waived on May 19, 2010.

New England Patriots

On May 21, 2010, Teel was claimed off waivers by the

. He was waived on June 11, 2010.

Chicago Bears

Teel signed with the

on July 20, 2010. He was injured in August and placed on injured reserve. Teel was later released.

Coaching career

hired Teel as their quarterbacks coach in 2011. On February 6, 2012, Mike Teel was hired as quarterbacks coach at

. This is his first job at the NCAA Division I Level. He left Wagner after one year. Teel returned to Kean in 2013 as quarterbacks coach. Teel served the Rutgers Scarlet Knights as a graduate assistant in the 2014–2015 season. He was the head football coach at New Jersey powerhouse, Don Bosco Prep, of which he is an alum. He stepped down on Jan. 25, 2019.

References

External links

Seattle Seahawks profile
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