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Dave Pearson (American football)
David John Pearson (born March 29, 1981) is a former American football center. He played college football at Michigan. Early life and college careerPearson grew up in Brighton, Michigan and graduated from Brighton High School in 1999.[1] At Brighton High, Pearson played football and basketball with future college teammate Drew Henson and was an honorable USA Today All-American.[2] At the University of Michigan, Pearson redshirted the 1999 season on the Michigan Wolverines football team. In 2000 and 2001, Pearson played as a reserve defensive tackle. He moved to the offensive line afterwards and was the starting center in 2002 and 2003.[1][3][4][5] Pearson made the All-Big Ten second-team as a senior in 2003.[1] He was also part of two Big Ten championship teams in 2000 and 2003. Professional careerPearson first signed with the Detroit Lions as an undrafted free agent on April 30, 2004.[6] He was released after training camp and signed with the Atlanta Falcons practice squad on October 20.[7] The Falcons released Pearson after the 2005 preseason.[8] On December 1, 2005, the Lions signed Pearson to the practice squad.[2] A week after signing him to the active roster, the Lions allocated Pearson to the Cologne Centurions of NFL Europe on January 9, 2006.[2] Pearson started four games for the Centurions and appeared in the final two games of the 2006 season for the Lions.[9][2] Pearson signed with the St. Louis Rams on July 31, 2007. After an injury during the preseason, Pearson was released August 28.[10] Post-football careerAfter retiring from football, Pearson moved to New York City and became a senior vice president at The Related Companies, a real estate firm founded by fellow Michigan alum Stephen M. Ross.[11] References
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