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Michael Bishop
QB
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Height: 6-2
Weight: 215
Year: 3
Yrs/Pat: 3
Acquired: D7a-99 (227th overall)
School: Kansas State
Major: Social Science
Born: May 15, 1976
Willis
Texas
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Michael Paul Bishop was born the son of Artis and Ethel Bishop on May 15, 1976 in Galveston, Texas ... All-Montgomery County, all-city and all-state selection at Willis (Texas) High ... Two-year starter who averaged 221.2 yards per game passing as a senior ... Majored in sociology at Kansas State ... Michael has one daughter, Nia.
Michael Bishop was drafted by the Patriots with their first pick in the seventh round (227th overall) of the 1999 NFL draft ... Signed a three-year deal with the Patriots on June 25, 1999... Allocated to the Frankfurt Galaxy of NFL Europe (2/12/01).
Career GP/GS: 8/0 (0/0)
Bishop completed his first professional pass in the dramatic fashion, finding Tony Simmons in the end zone for a 44-yard Hail Mary touchdown pass (vs. Indianapolis, 10/8/00).
Bishop started in all 25 games (including bowl games) during his two seasons at Kansas State and posted a 22-3 (.880) record ... Received 792 votes, including 41 first place votes, but finished second in the 1998 Heisman Trophy voting to Ricky Williams ... Finished his Wildcat career fourth on the all-time passing list with 4,401 yards and broke Chad May’s (34, 1993-94) previous record with 36 touchdown passes despite playing only two seasons ... Ranks second behind Lynn Dickey (5,779, 1968-70) in Kansas State annals with 5,715 yards of total offense ... Established a Kansas State record with 59 total touchdowns (rushing and passing) ... Holds the school’s career records with 23 rushing touchdowns and 1,314 yards rushing for quarterbacks (11th overall) ... Started at Blinn (Texas) Junior College during 1995-96 season and was victorious in all 24 games, 24-0, and won two NJCAA national titles. 1998 (Senior): Voted consensus All-American and All-Big Twelve Conference selection ... Named Big Twelve Offensive Player of the Year ... Shattered school season records with 2,844 yards, 23 touchdowns and only four interceptions ... Led the team with 14 rushing touchdowns and finished second with 748 yards on 177 attempts (4.2 avg.) ... Totaled 3,592 total yards on offense ... Passed for 440 yards and four touchdowns on 23 of 40 passes vs. Northeast Louisiana ... His four touchdown passes tied his own school record (also set by several others) and his 440 passing yards rank second in school history ... Completed 19 of 33 attempts for 306 yards and a pair of touchdowns and rushed 25 times for 140 yards (5.6 avg.) with two scores and was voted Big-Twelve Offensive Player of the Week as the Wildcats defeated Nebraska for the first time in 30 years. 1997 (Junior): Voted second-team All-Big Twelve Conference pick by the league’s coaches and Big Twelve Newcomer of the year by Associated Press ... Started all 11 regular season games and completed 80 of 185 passes for 1,557 yards and 13 touchdowns ... Rushed for 556 yards on 147 attempts (3.8 avg.) and added nine touchdowns. 1996 (Sophomore): Led Blinn (Texas) Junior College to a 12-0 record and a NJCAA National Championship to become the first team to ever to win back-to-back titles ... Voted honorable mention All-Conference ... Controlled an offense which accumulated 3,086 yards rushing, including 47 touchdowns and scored a total of 438 points (36.5 avg. per game) ... Passed for 972 yards, including nine touchdowns, and rushed for 265 yards and four scores. 1995 (Freshman): Led Blinn to a 12-0 record and the NJCAA National Championship ... Gained 387 yards on 119 carries (3.3 avg.), including three scores and passed for 1,712 yards and 18 touchdowns.
2000 (8/0): Played in eight games with the Patriots in 2000 ... Bishop was also listed among the Patriots inactives for four games and was active, but did not play in four games ... Completed three of nine passes for 80 yards, including one touchdown and one interception ... Also rushed seven times for (-1) yards. Tampa Bay (9/3): Made his NFL debut when he came into the game in the fourth quarter and ran a failed two-point conversion. N.Y. Jets (9/11): Entered the game in the fourth quarter for one play and gained two yards on a drive that ended in Drew Bledsoe’s 6-yard touchdown pass to Eric Bjornson. Denver (10/1): Played in first and fourth quarters rushing twice for a net gain of 0 yards ... Extended a Patriots fourth quarter drive, gaining two yards on third-and-one ... Held to a (-2) yard gain on his first attempt. Indianapolis (10/8): Completed his first professional pass attempt for a 44-yard Hail Mary touchdown to Tony Simmons on the last play of the first half ... The score tied the game at 10 and the Patriots went on to win 24-16 ... Became the first player since Pat Haden to complete his first NFL pass for 40 or more yards ... Haden connected with Ron Jessie for a 47-yard score (9/12/76) ... Entered game in first quarter and handed off to Kevin Faulk for a 5-yard gain on third-and-one ... Also tackled for a 6-yard rushing loss in the fourth quarter. N.Y. Jets (10/15): Inserted into lineup with 2:07 remaining in game and saw first extensive playing time of his career ... He connected on two-of-six passes for 36 yards and one interception. Indianapolis (10/22): Entered the game in first quarter and sustained a drive with a 2-yard run on fourth-and-one ... The drive culminated with a 19-yard touchdown pass from Drew Bledsoe to J.R. Redmond. Buffalo (11/5): Threw incomplete Hail Mary. Miami (12/24): Threw an incomplete Hail Mary on the final play of the game.
Listed among the Patriots' inactive players prior to 15 of their 16 games … He was active for the Patriots' game vs. Miami (10/17), but did not play ... His only activity during his rookie season came during the preseason ... In four preseason games, he completed 17 of 34 passes for 299 yards and three touchdowns ... His longest pass of the preseason was a 47-yard pass to fellow seventh-round draftee Sean Morey ... He was sacked twice.
Started in six games for the Galaxy ... Completed 76 of 153 passes for 1,090 yards, including 11 touchdowns and seven interceptions ... He also gained 244 yards on 35 carries (7.0 avg.) and scored one touchdown ... Completed 19 of 26 passes for 233 yards, including one touchdown and one interception before having to leave the game vs. Berlin with an injured hamstring in Week Five ... He also led the Galaxy with 71 yards rushing on 10 attempts ... Led the Galaxy to a 27-17 victory in Week Four, completing nine of 23 passes for 202 yards, including three touchdowns (9, 48 and 4-yards) ... Threw for 192 yards on 14 of 32 passing and two touchdowns in Week Three against Amsterdam ... Gained 72 yards on nine carries (8.0 avg.), including a 14-yard touchdown run against Berlin in Week Two.
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