2011 Colts Media Guide - Nfl

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MIKE POLLAK
Offensive Guard
6-3 301
Arizona State
4th Year With Colts
Draft-2, 2008 (59th overall)
Born: February 16, 1985
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GAMES STARTED/PLAYED: (2008, 13/13); (2009, 7/14); (2010, 13/16) Total 33/43
2010: Started 13 of 16 games at RG…saw action on special teams games 9-11…with linemates, helped club produce
5,000+ net yards for 13th consecutive season…line allowed 16 sacks, tied for fewest allowed in NFL…marked
second time in three seasons team has ranked first in fewest sacks allowed (14, 2008, 4th; 13, 2009, 1st; 16, 2010,
T1st)…line set 2nd-best ratio of sacks per pass plays (1 sack for every 43.4 pass plays) in club history…three best ratios
of sacks per pass plays in club's 58-year history have come in last three seasons: 1 sack for 47.2 pass plays in 2009
(614 pass plays, 13 sacks), 1 for 43.4 in 2010 (695, 16), 1 for 42.8 in 2008 (599, 14)…was part of line that ranked
No. 1 in NFL with 90.7 rating according to New York Life Protection Index by Stats, Inc., a measure of team's ability
in pass protection…90.7 rating was highest in NFL since at least 1995…line also helped QB-Peyton Manning become
only NFL QB with 13 consecutive seasons with 25+-TD passes and 3,000+ seasons to open career, while Manning
extended his NFL record for 4,000+ seasons to 11. POST-SEASON: Started at RG in Wild Card Playoffs vs. NYJ
1/8.
2009: Appeared in 14 games, starting first seven games at RG…was inactive vs. New England 11/15 and at
Baltimore 11/22…line allowed 13 sacks in 2009, the fewest sacks allowed in NFL…for second consecutive season,
line set franchise record for best ratio of sacks per pass plays (1 sack for every 47.2 pass plays), besting previous mark
of 1 sack for every 42.8 pass plays set in 2008. POST-SEASON: Was inactive vs. Baltimore 1/16 in Divisional
Playoffs, vs. NYJ 1/24 in AFC Championship Game and vs. New Orleans 2/7 in Super Bowl XLIV.
2008: Started 13 games at RG…was inactive for first three games…line allowed 14 sacks, ranking 3rd in AFC and
4th in NFL in fewest allowed…line set then franchise record for best ratio of sacks per pass plays (1 sack for every 42.8
pass plays). POST-SEASON: Was inactive in Wild Card Playoffs at San Diego 1/3.
HONORS: 2008: PFW/PFWA NFL All-Rookie Team.
COLLEGE: Four-year letterman who opened 36 of 46 career games…in final two seasons as starter, allowed seven
sacks on 777 pass plays…started 13 games at C and was First-Team All-Pac 10 choice as senior…was recipient of
Tim Landers Iron Man Award, given to Arizona State player with exemplary work ethic in weight room, on field or in
community…also earned Cecil Bono Team Captain Award and Pat Tillman Award…earned Hard Hat Champion honors
in weight room for second consecutive year…was member of Outland Trophy, Rimington Trophy and Lombardi
Award watch lists…started 13 games as junior in first full season as starting C…was All-Pac 10 Second-Team
choice…was team's Most Outstanding Offensive Lineman-of-the-Year…started six of 12 games at C as sophomore…started
final five games and against Oregon State…started four of eight games at C as freshman…started
first four games…was redshirted in 2003.
PERSONAL: Full name is Michael David Pollak…born in Scottsdale, Ariz.…attended Corona del Sol (Tempe, Ariz.)
High School…played G and DT…was First-Team All-Arizona, all-city and all-conference by Arizona Republic…also was
Super All-State First-Team and Prep Star all-region choice…was standout pitcher in baseball for three years, earning
First-Team all-region, All-East Valley and all-conference and honorable mention all-state honors as junior…brother,
Andrew, is member of Arizona State baseball team…Pollak and his wife, Kristi, reside in Chandler, Ariz.
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