PRESEASON EditiON - Detroit Lions
PRESEASON EditiON - Detroit Lions
PRESEASON EditiON - Detroit Lions
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Don muHLBaCH<br />
Long Snapper<br />
Texas A&M<br />
9th Year<br />
Ht: 6-4 Wt: 265<br />
Born: 8/17/81<br />
Lufkin, Texas<br />
Draft: ‘04, FA-Bal Acquired: ‘04, FA<br />
Complete biographical information available on <strong>Detroit</strong>lions.com.<br />
MANE FACTS<br />
‣ Brother, Beau, was a member of the Texas a&M Basketball team which<br />
made the sweet 16 in the 2006 NCaa Men’s Basketball tournament.<br />
Beau is currently playing professional basketball in australia.<br />
‣ Donated home game tickets to Christ Child House through CaTs (Caring<br />
athletes Ticket service) for Kids program.<br />
‣ Has visited to the <strong>Detroit</strong> lions academy, an alternative middle school in<br />
<strong>Detroit</strong>, talking to students about the importance of doing well in school.<br />
‣ Grew up fan of Bruce Matthews and the Dallas Cowboys.<br />
‣ Uncle, John Muhlbach, is a member of the Pro football Hall of fame<br />
Board of Trustees, and is on the board’s executive committee. from<br />
1997-06, he served as chairman.<br />
TRANSACTIONS<br />
‣ re-signed by the lions March 21, 2012.<br />
‣ re-signed by the <strong>Detroit</strong> lions March 2, 2007 to a five-year deal.<br />
‣ signed by the <strong>Detroit</strong> lions November 9, 2004.<br />
‣ released by the Baltimore ravens august 30, 2004.<br />
‣ signed as an undrafted rookie free agent by the Baltimore ravens<br />
april 30, 2004.<br />
PRO<br />
Muhlbach’s velocity and accuracy places him among the best in the league<br />
in his specialty, and he is a critical part of the snap-hold-kick trio that<br />
includes P ryan Donahue (holder) and K Jason Hanson.<br />
‣ a deep-snapping specialist who has a crisp and consistent delivery,<br />
Muhlbach spent 2004 training camp with Baltimore before joining the<br />
lions later that season and has been the team’s long snapper ever since.<br />
‣ Has played in 116 career games and recorded 32 special teams tackles.<br />
‣ since Muhlbach has snapped for Hanson on the field goal team in<br />
2004, that unit’s accuracy has improved with the most significant<br />
increase coming on long-range field goals. Hanson’s field goal accuracy<br />
with Muhlbach as the snapper has increased 5.4 percent on overall<br />
attempts. That improvement is 13.0 percent for field goals of 40-49<br />
yards, 13.5 percent for field goals 40+-yards and 17.5 percent for field<br />
goals of 50+-yards.<br />
‣ With Muhlbach snapping, Hanson is 43-of-53 (81.1 pct) on field goal<br />
attempts of 40-49-yards, 66-of-88 (75.0 pct) from 40+-yards and 24-<br />
of-36 (66.6 pct) on 50+-yard field goals.<br />
2011: Team’s long-snapper. Played in all 16 games and registered two<br />
special teams tackles.<br />
COLLEGE<br />
served as Texas a&M’s snapper in 2003.<br />
‣ filled in as punter during his sophomore season with the aggies.<br />
PERSONAL<br />
Don lynn Muhlbach, Jr., is the son of sally and Don Muhlbach of lufkin,<br />
Texas.<br />
‣ Born aug. 17, 1981 in Newark, ohio.<br />
MUHLBACH' S CAREER STATISTICS<br />
Year Tm G S STT<br />
2004 Det 8 0 2<br />
2005 Det 13 0 0<br />
2006 Det 16 0 7<br />
2007 Det 16 0 2<br />
2008 Det 16 0 7<br />
2009 Det 15 0 9<br />
2010 Det 16 0 3<br />
2011 Det 16 0 2<br />
Totals 116 0 32<br />
POSTSEASON<br />
Year Tm G S STT<br />
2011 Det 1 0 0<br />
Totals 1 0 0<br />
PLayer ProfiLes<br />
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