# Mike Doss

Michael Allen Doss (born March 24, 1981) is an American former professional football safety who played in the National Football League (NFL) for six seasons. He played college football for the Ohio State Buckeyes, earning consensus All-American honors thrice and winning the 2002 national championship. He was selected in the second round of the 2003 NFL draft by the Indianapolis Colts, with whom he played four seasons with, including during the team's 2006 Super Bowl season. Doss then spent one season with the Minnesota Vikings and Cincinnati Bengals each before retiring.

## Early life

Doss was born in Canton, Ohio. He attended Canton McKinley High School, and played high school football for the McKinley Bulldogs. He led the Bulldogs to back-to-back state football championships, as well as a USA Today national championship, as a running back, linebacker, and safety. As a senior, he had 1,454 yards rushing, 22 touchdowns, 111 tackles, and three interceptions and won all-state honors and an All-America honorable mention by USA Today.

## College career

Doss attended Ohio State University, where he played for the Ohio State Buckeyes football team from 1999 to 2002. He started 40 out of 50 career games and was a three-time first-team All-Big Ten selection and a three-time first-team All-America choice by the Sporting News. He had 331 career tackles, eight interceptions, eight fumbles recovered, and six quarterback sacks. With Doss starting all 14 games as a senior, Doss intercepted a Ken Dorsey pass to give Ohio State the lead in the BCS national championship game. As a senior, he was the Big Ten Defensive Player of the Year, and a unanimous first-team All-American.
Doss was inducted into the Ohio State University Football Hall of Fame in 2011.

## Professional career
### Indianapolis Colts

In 2003, the Indianapolis Colts selected Doss in the second round of the 2003 NFL draft. In that season, he started 15 games at strong safety, amassing 101 tackles and three interceptions. Doss was released by the Colts after the 2006 season.

### Minnesota Vikings

On April 4, 2007, Doss was signed to a one-year contract by the Minnesota Vikings. He played in eight games.

### Cincinnati Bengals

Doss was then signed by the Cincinnati Bengals on December 9, 2008, after the team released defensive end Josh Mallard. He was released by the team on April 27, 2009.

### NFL statistics

| Year | Team | GP | COMB | TOTAL | AST | SACK | FF | FR | FR YDS | INT | IR YDS | AVG IR | LNG | TD | PD |
| 2003 | IND | 15 | 102 | 73 | 29 | 0.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 4 |
| 2004 | IND | 10 | 46 | 39 | 7 | 1.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 32 | 16 | 32 | 0 | 2 |
| 2005 | IND | 15 | 77 | 57 | 20 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 5 |
| 2006 | IND | 6 | 29 | 24 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 47 | 24 | 31 | 0 | 5 |
| 2007 | MIN | 8 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2008 | CIN | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Career | | 57 | 261 | 199 | 62 | 1.0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 102 | 15 | 32 | 0 | 17 |
Key
* GP: games played
* COMB: combined tackles
* TOTAL: total tackles
* AST: assisted tackles
* SACK: sacks
* FF: forced fumbles
* FR: fumble recoveries
* FR YDS: fumble return yards
* INT: interceptions
* IR YDS: interception return yards
* AVG IR: average interception return
* LNG: longest interception return
* TD: interceptions returned for touchdown
* PD: passes defensed

## Personal

As of 2023, Doss works for The Robert Weiler Company as sales and development specialist in Columbus, Ohio . He is married with three children.