Mike Sellers has emerged as one of the most versatile and valuable players on the Redskins’ roster. His abilities include being a solid run blocker, a reliable pass-catching target and a short yardage runner in the red zone. For his efforts, he was named to the Pro Bowl for the first time in 2008. In 131 career NFL games, with 48 starts, Sellers has 85 catches for 680 yards. He has 19 career touchdowns, three as a rusher and 16 as a receiver. Additionally, he is a leader on the special teams units, excelling on the punt and kickoff coverage units (161 career special teams stops). He became the youngest player ever to sign a professional football contract with CFL’s Edmonton Eskimos in 1995.
NFL Acquisition: Signed as an undrafted free agent with the Washington Redskins on January 8, 1998
How Acquired: Re-signed with the Redskins as an unrestricted free agent on February 9, 2004
Pro:
Appeared in 131 career games with 48 starts at fullback, H-back and tight end
Earned his first Pro Bowl berth in 2008
Totaled 85 career receptions for 680 yards (8.0 avg.) and 16 touchdowns
Has 156 career yards rushing on 46 carries (3.3 avg.) with three touchdowns
Tallied 161 career special teams tackles
Became the youngest player to sign a professional football contract (age 19 in 1995) with the CFL’s Edmonton Eskimos
Totaled 203 carries for 937 yards (4.6 avg.) and nine touchdowns, 116 receptions for 1,181 yards (10.2 avg.) and 11 touchdowns, 50 tackles (26 solo) and four sacks during his three seasons (1995-97) in the CFL
Has played with the CFL’s Edmonton Eskimos (1995-97), Washington Redskins (1998-2000, 2004-08), Cleveland Browns (2001) and the CFL’s Winnipeg Blue Bombers (2002-03)
2008 Season (WAS):
Played in 16 regular season games with six starts
Earned his first Pro Bowl berth and started at fullback for the NFC squad in Hawaii
Finished the season with six carries for 24 yards and 12 catches for 98 yards and one receiving touchdown
Served as a punishing blocker for lead running back Clinton Portis, who rushed for 1,487 yards and had six 100-yard rushing games
Made a pair of key blocks to pave the way for Clinton Portis’s 9-yard TD run against New Orleans (9/14)
Caught a 2-yard TD pass from Jason Campbell against Dallas (11/16)
Compiled 21 special teams tackles, third most on the team
2007 Season (WAS):
Played in 14 regular season games with 12 starts (inactive for two contests at Tampa Bay (11/25) and vs. Buffalo (12/2) with back and concussion injuries)
Finished the season with 26 rushes for 78 yards and two touchdowns and 17 receptions for 117 yards and one touchdown
Compiled nine special teams tackles
2006 Season (WAS):
Appeared in all 16 regular season games with five starts
Recorded 12 rushes for 51 yards, 18 receptions for 105 yards and one touchdown
Tallied 24 special teams tackles and one forced fumble
2005 Season (WAS):
Appeared in 15 regular season games with six starts (missed contest vs. San Diego (11/27) with a rib injury
Set a career high with eight total touchdowns (seven receiving and one rushing)
Among his 12 receptions, seven were for touchdowns
Hauled in a career-high two touchdown receptions vs. San Francisco (10/23)
His lone rushing attempt was a one-yard touchdown run against Philadelphia (11/16)
Finished second on the team with 30 special teams tackles
2004 Season (WAS):
Played in 16 regular season games with one start (at New York Giants, 9/19)
Finished second on the team with 29 special teams tackles while also catching one ball for 14 yards
2003 Season (CFL):
Played for the second consecutive season with the Winnipeg Blue Bombers
Totaled 86 carries for 427 yards (5.0 avg.) and five touchdowns
Hauled in 48 receptions for 481 yards (10.0 avg.) and seven touchdowns
2002 Season (CFL):
Signed with the Winnipeg Blue Bombers of the Canadian Football League
Ended the season with 77 carries for 377 yards (4.9 avg.) and four touchdowns and 63 receptions for 643 yards (10.2 avg.) and four touchdowns
Also led the team in special teams tackles with 22
2001 Season (CLE):
Played in nine games with seven starts and did not play vs. Cincinnati (11/25)
Posted seven catches for 73 yards and a touchdown
Released by Cleveland (11/27) and was out of football for the remainder of the season
2000 Season (WAS):
Played 14 regular season games with six starts (inactive vs. Carolina (9/3) and at Pittsburgh (12/16)
Finished with eight receptions for 78 yards (9.8 avg.) and 13 special teams tackles
1999 Season (WAS):
Appeared in all 16 regular season contests with two starts (vs. New York Giants, 11/21 and at Detroit, 12/5)
Caught seven passes for 105 yards (15.0 avg.) and two scores
Also tallied 17 special teams tackles
1998 Season (WAS):
Played in 14 regular season games with one start (at Dallas, 12/27) as a rookie and was inactive for at New York Giants (9/6) and at Seattle (9/20)
Finished the season with three receptions for 18 yards and nine special teams tackles
Made his first career start at fullback at Dallas (12/27) and caught three passes for 18 yards
1995-97 (CFL):
Played three seasons with the Edmonton Eskimos of the CFL
Was a member of both the offensive and defensive units in 1997
Posted 27 tackles (10 solo) and one sack while rushing for 133 yards on 40 carries and catching five passes for 57 yards
Appeared in 17 games as a defensive end in 1996, recording 23 tackles (16 solo) and three sacks
Earned Juco All-America honors at linebacker at Walla Walla (Wash.) Community College
Was a standout player in football, basketball and track at North Thurston (Wash.) High School
Named Washington State’s prep player of the year and the offensive player of the year as a senior
