WVUforREDSKINS Posted October 19, 2008 Share Posted October 19, 2008 Redskins fullback Mike Sellers has been flying under the radar for years -- unless you're an opposing linebacker. The Redskins' offensive line has received the majority of the credit for Clinton Portis leading the league in rushing with 643 yards, but it's Sellers who's been blowing up linebackers on Washington's signature running play, "90 press lead." It's a zone-blocking play on which Sellers identifies a linebacker to block and then Portis has the option of staying outside or cutting back inside. At 6-foot-3, 270 pounds or so, Sellers has the power of an offensive lineman, but the quickness of a man who once caught 63 passes while playing in the Canadian Football League. Sellers, 33, became the youngest player (18) to sign a CFL contract when he joined the Edmonton Eskimos in 1995. He turned 19 during training camp, and quickly became a vital part of the team. He had attended Walla Walla (Washington) Community College for a year, but he left school to turn pro because of "financial constraints." "My first contract was for $60,000," said Sellers. "And I think they threw in a $10,000 signing bonus. I thought I was a rich man. Honestly, I didn't know what to do with all that money." Sellers fell in love with life in Canada and says he'd still be there if they could pay him like an NFL player. In 1998, he was signed as a tight end by the Redskins. He's always wanted to know who discovered him -- Norv Turner was the head coach at the time -- but no one can tell him. click link for full article http://myespn.go.com/blogs/nfceast/0-4-130/It-s-a-Sellers-market-for-the-Redskins.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D'KanSkinFan Posted October 19, 2008 Share Posted October 19, 2008 Uh...........yes, Portis owes him Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hunny Posted October 19, 2008 Share Posted October 19, 2008 Mike Sellers is hot. :cool: But seriously. I've always loved and appreciated Sellers, which is why I bought his jersey this year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FanboyOf91 Posted October 19, 2008 Share Posted October 19, 2008 Sellers deserves a Pro Bowl spot. CP could get 2000 yards this year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Santana_89 Posted October 19, 2008 Share Posted October 19, 2008 Continue to VOTE the REDSKINS ticket and show'em the fans apperciate what these guys do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WVUforREDSKINS Posted October 20, 2008 Author Share Posted October 20, 2008 Continue to VOTE the REDSKINS ticket and show'em the fans apperciate what these guys do. Um what is that:dunce: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iMeast Posted October 20, 2008 Share Posted October 20, 2008 Big Mike Sellers better make the Pro Bowl this year, especially if Clinton Portis is the league leading rusher at the end of the year. :lionsuck: HTTR Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IbleedBnG83 Posted October 20, 2008 Share Posted October 20, 2008 Posted earlier today... http://www.extremeskins.com/showthread.php?t=266138 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dfitzo53 Posted October 20, 2008 Share Posted October 20, 2008 I didn't realize we had Sellers in 98. Did we keep him all those years or did he bounce around? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AllAboutSkins08 Posted October 20, 2008 Share Posted October 20, 2008 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the burgundy and gold Posted October 20, 2008 Share Posted October 20, 2008 I didn't realize we had Sellers in 98. Did we keep him all those years or did he bounce around? he bounced around i believe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dinhlovestheskins Posted October 20, 2008 Share Posted October 20, 2008 I didn't realize we had Sellers in 98. Did we keep him all those years or did he bounce around? According to wikipedia, the authoritative source for all football information, Sellers was here from 98-2000, before ending up on the Browns in 2001 (how about that), in Canada for a few years and then back with the Redskins in 2004. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gutlead74 Posted October 20, 2008 Share Posted October 20, 2008 about fing time someone noticed!!!!!! i voted for him in the pro bowl so many friggin times last year Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gutlead74 Posted October 20, 2008 Share Posted October 20, 2008 crazy enough he was resigned hours before Gibbs two broke. I rmember thinking to myself thats odd an H back, then hours later I knew why Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MonkFan8 Posted October 20, 2008 Share Posted October 20, 2008 Mack Strong is the single reason Sellers doesn't have any pro-bowl's. Now that he's retired, everyone can see who the best FB in the NFC is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skinsfan44 Posted October 20, 2008 Share Posted October 20, 2008 Sellers is the MAN!!! He has been one of my favorite players and I too bought his jersey this year. I always get comments from fans at the stadium showing love for Big Mike. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimmyConway Posted October 20, 2008 Share Posted October 20, 2008 I don't see how Sellers doesn't make the Probowl now that Strong is gone. I hope the big man from Walla Walla CC will get some love from outside of the fanbase. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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