Dan Muir biography
Date of birth : 1983-09-12
Date of death : -
Birthplace : Washington, D.C.
Nationality : American
Category : Sports
Last modified : 2010-12-23
Credited as : Football player NFL, defensive tackle for the Indianapolis Colts, Super Bowl/NFL Draft player
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CAREER
2010: Started 14 games, 10 at RDT and four at LDT…had three tackles and one QB pressure in start at LDT at Houston 9/12…had three tackles vs. NY Giants 9/19…had one tackle at Denver 9/26, at Jacksonville 10/3 and vs. San Diego 11/28…had two tackles in start at LDT vs. Kansas City 10/10…had three tackles in start at LDT at Washington 10/17…had four tackles at Philadelphia 11/7 and vs. Cincinnati 11/14…had five tackles at New England 11/21, vs. Dallas 12/5 and at Tennessee 12/9…had one tackle and one QB pressure in start at LDT vs. Jacksonville 12/19.
2009: Appeared in 16 games, starting 10, seven at LDT and three at RDT…opened at St. Louis 10/25, vs. San Francisco 11/1 and final eight games…led defensive linemen with 66 tackles, 54 solo, and had 0.5 sack and six QB pressures…had eight tackles and had 0.5 sack in first career start at St. Louis…had six tackles vs. New England 11/15 and seven tackles at Baltimore 11/22…had season-high 10 tackles at Houston 11/29…had seven tackles in start at RDT vs. Denver 12/13. POST-SEASON: Started three games at LDT…had 13 tackles…led team with seven tackles vs. Baltimore 1/16 in Divisional Playoffs…had five tackles vs. NYJ 1/24 in AFC Championship Game and one tackle vs. New Orleans 2/7 in Super Bowl XLIV.
2008: Appeared in six games as reserve DT…saw action at Green Bay 10/19, at Tennessee 10/27, vs. Cincinnati 12/7, vs. Detroit 12/14, at Jacksonville 12/18 and vs. Tennessee 12/28…was inactive games 1-5 and 8-12…had four solo tackles, two pressures and one batted pass…had two solo tackles and one batted pass vs. Cincinnati 12/7…had one solo tackle vs. Detroit 12/14 and vs. Tennessee 12/28. POST-SEASON: Was inactive in Wild Card Playoffs at San Diego 1/3.
COLLEGE
Started 45 of 46 career games and left Kent State ranked 3rd in school history in career sacks (14.5) and 7th in tackles for losses (35)…finished career with 198 tackles…also had three FF, two FR and one interception…began collegiate career at DT before switching to DE and earning First-Team All-MAC honors as senior…started 12 games and had 52 tackles, 11 for losses, and 5.5 sacks…returned lone collegiate interception for 5t…started 11 games and earned Second-Team All-MAC honors as junior…recorded 52 tackles, 8.5 for losses, and three sacks…started 11 games as sophomore…recorded 48 tackles, eight for losses, and 4.5 sacks…started first 11 games before turning over starting spot to senior in season finale as freshman…finished with 46 tackles, 7.5 for losses, 1.5 sacks and one blocked field goal…did not play in 2002 due to NCAA initial eligibility guidelines...majored in criminal justice.
PERSONAL
Full name is Daniel Travanti Muir…born in Washington, D.C.…attended Parkdale (Riverdale, Md.) High School…four-year letterman played both DT and OG…earned all-state honors after finishing senior year with 96 tackles, including 13.5 sacks…had 179 tackles, including 28.5 sacks, final two seasons…also lettered in wrestling…finished second in state as junior and third as senior...Muir and his wife, Kristin, reside in Lanham, Md.
