Michael Rene Mularkey is an American professional football coach and is currently the head coach for the NFL's Jacksonville Jaguars. He played college football for the University of Florida, and thereafter, he played 9 seasons in the NFL as a tight end for the Minnesota Vikings and Pittsburgh Steelers of the National Football League . He has served as the head coach of the Buffalo Bills, the offensive coordinator for the Pittsburgh Steelers, and the tight ends coach for the Miami Dolphins and Tampa Bay Buccaneers of the NFL. Mularkey was born in Miami, Florida. He attended Northeast High... School in Oakland Park, Florida, and played quarterback for the Northeast Hurricanes high school football team. Mularkey attended the University of Florida in Gainesville, Florida, where he played tight end for coach Charley Pell's Florida Gators football team from 1980 to 1982. In 1983, Mularkey was a ninth-round draft pick for the San Francisco 49ers, but was cut before appearing in game. He went on to play with the Minnesota Vikings until the conclusion of the 1988 season.
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