Mike Gibson (American football)

Gibson was selected by the Philadelphia Eagles in the sixth round of the 2008 NFL draft with the 184th overall pick.^[5] During the 2008 preseason, he sustained a shoulder injury and was placed on injured reserve for the remainder of the year. He was waived on September 5, 2009. He was re-signed to their practice squad on September 6.

Gibson was signed off of the Eagles practice squad on October 21, 2009 by the Seattle Seahawks. He played in his first NFL game on December 20 against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. He started for the Seahawks in their 2010 season opening game against the San Francisco 49ers on September 12.^[6] He was waived on September 28, 2010, but later re-signed to the team's practice squad. He was promoted to the active roster on October 3, 2010, made 8 starts at right guard, and played in a total of 14 regular season games during the season. He also started the NFC wild card playoff game against New Orleans and the divisional playoff game against Chicago. He was released by the team on September 3 before the start of the 2011 NFL season.

On December 7, 2011, Gibson was re-signed by the Seattle Seahawks after Russell Okung was placed on the injured reserve.^[7]

Gibson was re-signed to a two-year contract with the Eagles on March 15, 2012, after his contract with Seattle expired.^[8]

He was released by the Eagles on August 30, 2012.

The Arizona Cardinals signed Gibson on December 17, 2012. He played in 16 games for the Cardinals in 2013.^[9]

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