Mike Tolbert (born 1985-11-23) is an American football fullback. He played college football at Coastal Carolina University. Tolbert went unselected in the NFL Draft in 2008, but was signed by the San Diego Chargers shortly after.
Tolbert "Big Mike" had a four-year career at Coastal Carolina and was named a second-team FCS All-American after leading the Chants in rushing with 748 yards on 111 carries and 9 touchdowns. He followed in the footsteps ...
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Mike Tolbert (born 1985-11-23) is an American football fullback. He played college football at Coastal Carolina University. Tolbert went unselected in the NFL Draft in 2008, but was signed by the San Diego Chargers shortly after.
Tolbert "Big Mike" had a four-year career at Coastal Carolina and was named a second-team FCS All-American after leading the Chants in rushing with 748 yards on 111 carries and 9 touchdowns. He followed in the footsteps of Quinton Teal who was undrafted in 2007, but went to Carolina Panthers camp as an undrafted free agent and made the roster becoming the first CCU player to play in an NFL game. At Coastal Carolina, Tolbert also was teammates with quarterback Tyler Thigpen, now with the Kansas City Chiefs, and wide receiver Jerome Simpson, who now plays for the Cincinnati Bengals.
On August 30th, the NFL's day in which rosters around the league must be cut to a final 53, Tolbert made the Chargers final roster with his hard work and good preseason showing. The...
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