Roster

Height:
6'0"

Weight:
195lbs.

College:
Northern Iowa

Birthdate:
05/12/1977

Acquired:
FA - '09

Year in NFL:
7

Mike Furrey

Wide Receiver

Games Played/Started:

2003 (13/0); 2004 (8/0); 2005 (16/11); 2006 (16/14); 2007 (16/10); 2008 (9/2); 2009 (16/4)

Career Totals

94 games, 41 starts

Career Transactions

Originally signed as an undrafted free agent by Indianapolis on April 26, 2000…Waived by Indianapolis on August 27, 2000…Signed as a free agent by the New York Jets on July 27, 2002…Waived by the Jets on October 2, 2002…Signed as a free agent by St. Louis on April 29, 2003…Signed by Detroit as an unrestricted free agent on April 4, 2006…Waived by Detroit on February 2, 2009…Signed by Cleveland as a free agent on May 5, 2009.

2009

Named the Browns' Ed Block Courage Award winner and a finalist for the NFL's Walter Payton Man of the Year...Played in all 16 games with four starts, including two at wide receiver and two at safety… Tallied 23 receptions for 170 yards… Saw increased action in the defensive backfield towards the latter part of the season… Finished third on the team in receptions and was fifth in receiving yards… At safety registered 14 tackles and two passes defensed… Brought back one kickoff for 12 yards. Game 1 vs. Minnesota 9/13: Made his Browns debut, playing wide receiver, amassing four receptions for 28 yards, all in the second half… Game 2 at Denver 9/20: Started at wide receiver and caught one pass for two yards… Game 3 at Baltimore 9/27: Started as part of a four-wide receiver set and caught four passes for 40 yards… Game 4 vs. Cincinnati 10/4: Caught four passes for 37 yards… Also saw action at safety where he broke up a pass… Game 5 at Buffalo 10/11: Played in a reserve role and did not have any stats… Game 6 at Pittsburgh 10/18: Played in a reserve role, fielded one kickoff for 12 yards… Game 7 vs. Green Bay 10/25: Caught one pass for five yards on offense while recording one tackle at safety… Game 8 at Chicago 11/1: Caught one pass for nine yards on offense… Also saw time in nickel situations on defense and produced one tackle… Game 9 vs. Baltimore 11/16: Led team with six receptions for 30 yards… It marked his most catches in a game since he also had six on October 19 of last year at Houston as a member of Detroit… Game 10 at Detroit 11/22: Caught one pass for 10 yards… Game 11 at Cincinnati 11/29: Caught one pass for nine yards on offense… Also saw some time at safety and batted down a pass in the end zone… Game 12 vs. San Diego 12/6: Played on offense at wide receiver and on defense at safety… Posted one tackle… Game 13 vs. Pittsburgh 12/10: Played in a reserve role at both wide receiver and safety… Notched two tackles on defense… Game 14 at Kansas City 12/20: Played in a reserve role, primarily on defense, and tallied one tackle… Game 15 vs. Oakland 12/27: Started at safety and recorded a season-high five tackles, a figure that tied for third on the team… Also saw time at receiver where he did not have any stats… Game 16 vs. Jacksonville 1/3: Opened at safety where he posted three tackles.

College Highlights

Finished three-year career at Northern Iowa with 242 receptions for 3,544 yards and 27 touchdowns…Set school and Gateway Conference for career receptions…Posted more than 1,000 receiving yards in all three seasons at UNI…Named as a second team All-American by AP, ESPN/Sports Ticker and the Sports Network as a junior…All-conference selection as a senior…Transferred to UNI after playing at Ohio State as a walk on freshman.

Personal

Born Michael Thomas Furrey in Galion, Ohio…Prepped at Hilliard (Ohio) High School…Married (Koren) with three daughters, Makayla, Stone and Kanon…An avid golfer and wood worker who helps build home foundations. Furrey will host a Celebrity Bowling Party on October 26th at Freeway Lanes in Parma to benefit The Cleveland Foodbank and The Mike Furrey Foundation. For more information on the event, visit http://www.clevelandbrowns.com/events/details.php?id=77.