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S Mike Doss (3x All B1G, 3x 1st Team All-American, National Champion, OSU HOF, CFB HOF)

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Re: "While in Indianapolis, he played under current Vikings defensive coordinator Leslie Frazier."

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Mike Doss started 42 of the 46 regular season games he has played in for the Colts.

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/football/nfl/04/04/bc.fbn.vikings.doss.ap/index.html

I don't believe that he played up to his potential with the Colts. A fresh start with a new team may be a good thing for him.
 
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Doss shows himself to be a quick healer
Safety practicing seven months after surgery
BY DON SEEHOLZER
Pioneer Press
Article Last Updated: 05/23/2007 11:35:03 PM CDT


No one knows new Vikings safety Mike Doss better than first-year defensive coordinator Leslie Frazier, who coached him the past two seasons with the Indianapolis Colts.

But even Frazier didn't expect to see Doss on the practice field so soon after arthroscopic knee surgery.

"Mike has been a surprise to me," Frazier said Wednesday. "I didn't expect to see him move around as well as he has in these first couple practices. I really thought there'd be a lot more limitations considering it's only been seven months since the surgery. But he's moving around very, very well, and I'm optimistic that he'll be 100 percent by the time we get to training camp."

Doss, who signed with the Vikings in April as a free agent, missed the final 10 games of last season and the playoffs after tearing his left anterior cruciate ligament in an Oct. 22 game against Washington.

Early projections were that he might not be ready until the start of training camp. But Doss said he expected to take part in this week's organized team activities.

"I wouldn't be out here if I couldn't go," he said. "I'm not out here laboring and trying to push through it. It's just a matter of getting back to football and taking it one day at a time."

In addition to his possible contributions on the field, Doss is expected to serve as a valuable locker-room resource for Frazier as Frazier installs his version of the cover 2 defense.

"It'll help a lot," Frazier said. "That was one of the reasons

I was happy that we were able to sign him. One of the things, when you bring in a new guy like myself, sometimes the way I'll say things may not be the way that the person who was in this position before me would say them. Sometimes you need a guy in the locker room who can say this relates to such and such. Mike is that guy. He'll be a barometer for me, but he'll also be a guy that other players can come to."
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http://www.twincities.com/vikings/ci_5972090
 
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Doss reunites with Colts
Sunday, June 17, 2007
By TODD PORTER
SUNDAY SPECIAL

It was just one night, but Mike Doss felt like an Indianapolis Colt again. The former Ohio State All-American and McKinley High School All-Ohioan went back to Indianapolis to spend an evening with his Super Bowl teammates.

The Colts received their championship rings in a private ceremony courtesy of owner Robert Irsay.

Doss did not play in the Super Bowl, but he was active most of the season before a torn knee ligament ended his year. He has signed a one-year contract with Minnesota.

"It was a lot of fun," Doss said. "It was cool. I really enjoyed being in my old stomping grounds. I got to see all my old teammates and coaches. The organization realized it was a great deal, and I appreciate everything they did for us."

While the players were wined and dined, Irsay began to read a poem he wrote. Players noticed waiters and waitresses moving about.

The rings were then brought out on silver platters.

"The way they brought them out was nice," Doss said. "They brought these platters out with boxes on them, and every player's name was on a box. You knew what was inside the box, but it was like opening a Christmas or birthday present. You already knew what it was, but the anticipation of seeing it was building."

Doss' name is inscribed on one side of his ring, with the words "Our Time" inscribed on the same side. "Our Time" was the Colts' team phrase for the 2006 season. "Faith" was inscribed on the other side in an effort to remember the tragedies Indianapolis endured - Head Coach Tony Dungy's son committed suicide in 2005, and receiver Reggie Wayne's brother died in a car accident in September.

The Colts' familiar horseshoe logo was on top of the ring with the Lombardi Trophy in the middle of it. There were diamonds and one ruby, to represent the figurative blood the team gave to win.

"I didn't stare at it that night, because we were hanging out and celebrating," Doss said. "But (Friday) I sat back and looked at it. I was like, 'Man, I really got a Super Bowl ring.' "

The NFL provides the Super Bowl team with 150 rings at a maximum price of $5,000 a ring. Usually, owners foot the bill for rings above the allotted 150 for team employees.

NOT CONTENT WITH ONE

Doss returned to the field two weeks ago for the first time since his injury.

"That was the best thing ever," Doss said. "Me being on the field again? Geesh! I felt like a whole new person, a whole new player. I feel my time is now, no matter what."

During practice, Doss intercepted a pass. He was so excited about an interception in June that he phoned his uncle, Larry Doss, in Canton to tell him. Doss is competing for a starting spot in a crowded safety rotation.

"My knee feels great. It's strong," Doss said. "Right now, depth charts and all that is all up in the air. We're battling it out. If I don't start, it won't make me any different. When I get my chance, I will make the most of it."

Doss' motivation, he said, was to contribute and make another Super Bowl run.

"I've got to go back and play in one," Doss said. "I said I ain't going out like that."

Doss now has a Super Bowl ring, two high school state title rings and a national championship ring from Ohio State's 2002 title.
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cantonrep.com
 
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110 Feet

DOCUMENTARY DEBUT

Carlton Williams has spent more than a year trying to get his documentary complete, and the Canton native is just about there. The first episode of ?110 feet? is finished. It is about McKinley graduate and Minnesota Vikings safety Mike Doss.

Doss? Make A Difference foundation will host a youth football camp June 30 at Fawcett Stadium. Registration is today at the Edward ?Peel? Coleman Community Center.

?I?m more excited about the football camp and the spotlight being on Canton (from the documentary),? Doss said. ?It?s not necessarily about me. They followed me around, and it?s more about Canton, Ohio, and the way kids are raised in the inner city, then going to college and wanting to make it back as a Hall of Famer as a professional player in your own right.?

Williams contacted Cleveland Browns Hall of Famer Jim Brown to narrate the documentary. Brown obliged, and didn?t charge a fee.

STORY BEHIND ?110 FEET?

Williams measured the distance from the front gates of Fawcett Stadium to the steps of the Pro Football Hall of Fame. It?s 110 feet.

?And it takes a 30-year journey to get there,? Williams said. ?You?re about 45 years old when you get inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame.?

The first episode is titled ?Mike Doss, the Story of a Champion.? Williams and friends financed the first chapter, costing about $82,000.

They followed Doss around last season and continued through his rehabilitation following knee surgery.
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