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American football player (1960–2021) This article is about the American football player. For the English archaeologist, see Mike Pitts (archaeologist).

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American football player

Mike Pitts

No. 74, 93

Position:

Defensive end

Personal information

Born:

(1960-09-25)September 25, 1960
Pell City, Alabama, U.S.

Died:

November 4, 2021(2021-11-04) (aged 61)

Height:

6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)

Weight:

277 lb (126 kg)

Career information

High school:

Baltimore Polytechnic Institute
(Baltimore, Maryland)

College:

Alabama

NFL draft:

1983 / round: 1 / pick: 16

Career history

As a player:

As a coach:

Cleveland Browns (2000)
Defensive assistant

Career highlights and awards

Career NFL statistics

Tackles:	814
Sacks:	48.5
Fumble recoveries:	15
Stats at Pro Football Reference

Michael Anthony Pitts (September 25, 1960 – November 4, 2021) was an American professional football player who was a defensive end in the National Football League (NFL) for twelve seasons during the 1980s and 1990s. He played college football for the University of Alabama, and was recognized as an All-American. He was selected in the first round of the 1983 NFL draft, and played professionally for the Atlanta Falcons, Philadelphia Eagles, and New England Patriots of the NFL.

References

"Mike Pitts". Pro-Football-Reference.com.

v t e 1979 Alabama Crimson Tide football—consensus national champions
10 Steadman Shealy 15 Tommy Wilcox 23 Benny Perrin 28 Don McNeal 33 Billy Jackson 39 E. J. Junior 47 Byron Braggs 50 Randy Scott 57 Eddie Lowe 57 Dwight Stephenson 60 Tom Boyd 63 Jim Bunch 69 Bill Searcey 78 Buddy Aydelette 81 Mike Pitts 86 Curtis McGriff 97 Robbie Jones 98 Jackie Cline Amos Jones Head coach Bear Bryant Assistant coaches Ken Donahue Sylvester Croom Mal Moore Bill Oliver

1979 Alabama Crimson Tide football—consensus national champions

Head coach: Bear Bryant

Assistant coaches: Ken Donahue; Sylvester Croom; Mal Moore; Bill Oliver

v t e 1982 College Football All-America Team consensus selections
Offense	QB John Elway RB Eric Dickerson RB Mike Rozier RB Herschel Walker WR Anthony Carter TE Gordon Hudson OT Jim Covert OT Don Mosebar G Steve Korte G Bruce Matthews C Dave Rimington
Defense	DL George Achica DL Rick Bryan DL Wilber Marshall DL Vernon Maxwell DL Mike Pitts DL Gabriel Rivera DL Billy Ray Smith Jr. LB Ricky Hunley LB Marcus Marek LB Darryl Talley DB Terry Hoage DB Terry Kinard DB Mike Richardson
Special teams	K Chuck Nelson P Jim Arnold

1982 College Football All-America Team consensus selections

Offense

Defense

Special teams

K Chuck Nelson
P Jim Arnold

v t e 1983 NFL draft first-round selections
John Elway Eric Dickerson Curt Warner Chris Hinton Billy Ray Smith Jr. Jimbo Covert Todd Blackledge Michael Haddix Bruce Matthews Terry Kinard Tim Lewis Tony Hunter James Jones Jim Kelly Tony Eason Mike Pitts Leonard Smith Willie Gault Joey Browner Gary Anderson Gabriel Rivera Gill Byrd Jim Jeffcoat Ken O'Brien Dave Rimington Don Mosebar Dan Marino Darrell Green

v t e Atlanta Falcons first-round draft picks
Nobis Johnson Humphrey Kunz Small Profit Ellis Bartkowski Bean Bryant Faumuina Kenn D. Smith J. Miller Butler Riggs M. Pitts Bryan Fralic Casillas Green C. Miller Bruce Sanders Collins Broussard Pickens Pritchard Whitfield T. Smith Kennedy Bush Booker Brooking Kerney Vick Duckett Hall Jenkins White Anderson Ryan Baker Jerry Weatherspoon Jones Trufant Matthews Beasley Neal McKinley Ridley Lindstrom McGary Terrell K. Pitts London Robinson Penix

Atlanta Falcons first-round draft picks

v t e Atlanta Falcons 1983 NFL draft selections
Mike Pitts James Britt Andrew Provence John Harper Brett Miller Anthony Allen Jeff Turk John Rade Ralph Giacomarro John Salley Allama Matthews

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