Mike Rosenthal

Mike Rosenthal (born June 10, 1977) is an American former professional football player who was an offensive tackle in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Notre Dame Fighting Irish, earning first-team All-American honors in 1998. He was selected by the New York Giants in the fifth round of the 1999 NFL draft, and played nine seasons in the National Football League (NFL).

Early life Rosenthal was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and is Jewish.

In high school at Penn High School, he was named USA Today All-America as a senior in Mishawaka, Indiana. He also garnered All-America honors from Parade, SuperPrep, and Blue Chip Illustrated, earning top OL honors nationally by SuperPrep and ranking # 2 by Blue Chip.

College career At Notre Dame he started every game his junior and senior years (*Actually he started all four years), playing G as a junior and T as a senior. As a senior, he was tabbed an All-American by Walter Camp Foundation and a second-team All-America by Football News. In 1999, he played in 9 games with 7 starts as rookie with Giants. In 2000, he played in 8 games and started 2 for the Giants, and in 2001 he played in 7 games. In 2002, he started all 16 games and the Wildcard Playoff game at RT for the Giants.

In March 2003 he became an unrestricted free agent, and signed with the Minnesota Vikings for $1.8 million. 2003 was his first season with the Vikings, and he started all 16 games at RT for the 2nd consecutive season. He helped pave the way for the Vikings' offense to rank #1 in the NFL for the first time in team history. In 2004, he suffered a broken right foot in the second game of the season. He was placed on injured reserve on September 22. In 2005, he played in all 16 games, making 12 starts at right tackle. He was inducted into the Indiana Football Hall of Fame in 2014.

In 2022, Rosenthal became the athletic director of Mira Costa High School in Manhattan Beach, California.