Michael Ray Garvin Michael Ray Garvin ( born September 29 , 1986 ) is an American football wide receiver who is currently a free agent . He was signed by the Arizona Cardinals as an undrafted free agent in 2009 . He played college football at Florida State . Garvin has also been a member of the Detroit Lions and the Las Vegas Locomotives . Early years . Hailing from Upper Saddle River , New Jersey , Garvin attended Don Bosco Preparatory High School in Ramsey , New Jersey where he played football and ran track . As a junior , Garvin rushed for 615 yards on 32 carries for six touchdowns . As a defensive back , he recorded 45 tackles and four interceptions , two of which were returned for touchdown s . As a senior , he recorded 50 tackles and three interceptions . For his career , Garvin rushed for 1 , 600 yards and 34 total touchdowns . While at Don Bosco , Garvin played in the Army All - American game , was ranked the fifth best player in New Jersey by Rivals . com , he was also a four - star player , rated by Rivals . com and the 85th best player in the nation . He was rated the fourth best player in the state by " Superprep Magazine " and the 16th best defensive back in the nation . He was also an All - State first - team selection as a member of the school ' s track team . College career . After graduating from Don Bosco in 2005 , Garvin attended Florida State University . Football . As a true freshman in 2005 , Garvin appeared all 11 of the Seminoles games , recording 16 tackles , one sack , a forced fumble and one pass break - up . He ranked first on the team , among true freshmen , with 12 solo tackles . As a sophomore in 2006 , he appeared in all 13 games while earning starts against NC State , Duke , Virginia , Wake Forest , Western Michigan and Florida and finished sixth on the team with 35 tackles . On the season , he was one of two Seminoles who recorded a sack , tackle - for - loss , interception , pass - break - up and fumble recovery , the other being Lawrence Timmons . Garvin was also the team ' s leader in kickoff return s with 16 for 362 yards and ranked ninth in the ACC with a 22 . 6 yards - per - kick return average . As a junior in 2007 , Garvin started eight games and led the team ' s cornerback s in tackles with 49 . As a senior in 2008 , Garvin recorded 12 tackles on the season and became the only player in school history to average 30 yards or more per return in a season in 2008 with 30 . 1 . He was also a " Sporting News " first - team All - American as a kick returner and was a third - team All - American by SI . com and Scout . He finished the season second in the nation in kick off returns and led the conference as well . He earned All - Acc second - team honors as a specialist . He was also the defensive special teams ' player of the year , as voted by the team ' s coaching staff . He set the school record for career kickoff return yards ( 1 , 721 ) , average yards - per - return ( 23 . 57 ) and tied Keith Ross for the all - time record for returns in a career with 73 . Garvin ' s father , Johnny Ray Garvin , was his secondary position coach in high school and had a short stint in the National Football League and USFL . Track and field . While at Florida State , Garvin was a seven - time All - American sprinter and a member of the winning 4x100 meter relay in 2007 NCAA outdoors . He also attempted to make the United States Olympic track and field team in the spring of 2008 , qualifying for the trials and making it to the semifinals of the 200 meters . Garvin earned his undergraduate degree in social science in December 2008 . Professional career . Arizona Cardinals . Garvin went unselected in the 2009 NFL Draft and was signed by the Arizona Cardinals . While with the Cardinals he was converted from cornerback to wide receiver . Detroit Lions . He was later signed to the Detroit Lions practice squad during the 2009 season . Garvin was waived on April 26 , 2010 . Las Vegas Locomotives . The Las Vegas Locomotives selected Garvin with their second round pick in the 2010 UFL Draft .