Mike Current

Michael Current (September 17, 1945 – January 16, 2012) was an American football collegiate and professional offensive lineman in the 1960s and 1970s.

Career

College A native of Lima, Ohio, Current played left tackle for the Ohio State Buckeyes under head coach Woody Hayes. After backing up All American Jim Davidson as a sophomore, Current became a starter as a junior in 1965. Prior to his senior year, he was named a team co-captain, along with defensive back John Fill and center Ray Pryor.

Professional Current was selected in the third round of the 1967 AFL/NFL common draft by the American Football League's Denver Broncos. He was traded to the AFL's Miami Dolphins where he played for two games before being traded back to the Broncos. He played with the AFL Broncos from 1967 through 1969 and for the NFL Broncos from 1970 through 1975. He was picked up by the NFL Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the 1976 veteran allocation draft, and returned to the NFL Dolphins from 1977 through 1979.

Personal life Current had three sons, Justin Current who currently lives in Aurora, Colorado and works for Arrow in the Denver Tech Center, JT Current who lives in New Berlin, Wisconsin and works for 1st Advantage Mortgage a Draper and Kramer Company, and Anthony Current who lives in Des Moines, Iowa. According to the filing, he owed between $500,000 and $1 million. A federal order filed in January 2012 authorized a bank to foreclose on his home in Silverton. Tara Lawrence, the attorney for the victims, indicated that she would be pursuing justice through the civil courts since Current's suicide did not allow the victims to get their day in court. "Our hope is that with Current's death, any additional victims may feel empowered to break their silence and speak out about their own abuse", Lawrence said.