Mike Estep

Michael Lawrence Estep (born December 29, 1963) is an English-born American former professional football player who was a tackle and guard for one season in the National Football League (NFL) for the Buffalo Bills and Green Bay Packers. He played college football for the Bowling Green Falcons, where he was a two-time first-team All-Mid-American Conference (MAC) selection, and appeared in three games in the NFL as a replacement player during the 1987 NFL strike.

Early life Estep was born on December 29, 1963, in Northampton, England, and later moved to the U.S., where he attended Newark High School. At Newark, he competed in football, basketball, and track and field. In football, he played as a guard and defensive end. As a senior, he helped Newark compile a 7–3 record while leading the team in tackles, fumble recoveries and sacks. He was named first-team All-Ohio, All-Class AAA and the Central Ohio League lineman of the year for his performance. Professional career After going unselected in the 1987 NFL draft, Estep signed with the New York Jets as an undrafted free agent. Increasing his weight to when he joined the Jets, he was reported to be among their top performers on the bench press and was asked to play right guard. However, he ended up being waived at the start of August 1987. Later, in October, NFL players went on strike, and as a result, teams signed replacement players. Estep signed to play for the Green Bay Packers as a replacement and saw action in their first strike game against the Minnesota Vikings. At the end of the strike the following week, Estep and most other replacement players were released.