Michael Pierce
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Search complete. 13 mentions across 9 episodes found for "Michael Pierce".
Sep 17, 2026
Judd ZulgadHOST
But Dalvin ate a ton of space.
Judd ZulgadHOST
They tried Michael Pierce, as I recall.
Judd ZulgadHOST
That didn't work out as well.
Phil MackeyHOST
Yeah.
Garrett DowningHOST
They come back.
Garrett DowningHOST
I think of guys like Michael Pierce and Brent Urban and Pernell McPhee.
Garrett DowningHOST
And I'm sure there's plenty of others that we can go through and look at.
Garrett DowningHOST
John Simpson.
Mark ZockelHOST
No, actually it may, may have been last year.
Mark ZockelHOST
But the, the Ravens nose tackle, his name was Michael Pierce.
Mark ZockelHOST
Michael Pierce found himself in a crazy position in one of the last games of the year, if not the last game of the year, where he had to, you know, f- fake attack and then immediately take several steps backwards.
Mark ZockelHOST
And what he was doing was he was dropping into coverage.
Mark ZockelHOST
So he was going from engaging with the big beef offensive lineman in front of him to backing up to where a receiver would be coming across the field, and he would, in some ways, be looked on to cover the receiver.
Mark ZockelHOST
The quarterback-
Matt GeorgeHOST
Mm-hmm
Mark ZockelHOST
... threw the ball basically directly into his hands, and Michael Pierce caught an interception at 350 plus pounds, caught an interception, took about three or four steps, and then went down on one knee.
NathanHOST
And the interesting thing is we just said with Tom, like they're gonna cover Zay Flowers, then it becomes, uh, right, what's your, what's your plan B if your plan A is bottled up? You know, Josh Downs is no mug.
NathanHOST
Michael Pierce, if he's out there, isn't gonna be a mug.
NathanHOST
I know I just joked about Keenan Allen but there's a reason that he keeps doing it for as long as he does, 'cause his game's not based on speed.
NathanHOST
Um, and Jonathan Taylor is, you know, week one he's gonna be as healthy as he is, even if his legs are made out of, you know, hopes and prayers and little elastic bands.
Phil MackeyHOST
Like, that team was, oh-
Jeremiah SearlesPANELIST
Was that Michael Pierce? Brandon Williams?
Phil MackeyHOST
No, it was, um ...
Phil MackeyHOST
Who was it?
Sarah EllisonHOST
If he could stay healthy.
Sarah EllisonHOST
Michael Pierce.
Sarah EllisonHOST
That's a huge one.
Sarah EllisonHOST
Michael Pierce, I'd put high up there.
Sarah EllisonHOST
Janelle Ellerbee.
Sarah EllisonHOST
Jameel McClain, for a minute, was real hot.
Sarah EllisonHOST
Like, we'll see what comes of Keon Martin, Jay Higgins, obviously Ethan Burke and Joe Fagnano.
Sarah EllisonHOST
But, yeah, those other guys I'd put up there with...
Garrett DowningHOST
There sometimes is a guy or two who does enough in the final preseason game that the coaches say and the front office say, we just can't let him walk out the door.
Garrett DowningHOST
Michael Pierce comes to mind for that.
Garrett DowningHOST
He had a great preseason finale as an undrafted rookie in New Orleans, made plays, and it was like, okay, he just won a job.
Garrett DowningHOST
Right.
Kevin OestreicherHOST
I mean, we see guys all the time, Q, make rosters in the final preseason games, make that late push.
Kevin OestreicherHOST
Michael Pierce, an example of that one that I remember from...
Kevin OestreicherHOST
Was, was it 2018 or 2017? I can't remember what year, but that Saints game, I remember in New Orleans.
Kevin OestreicherHOST
He, he established himself, made the roster, and carved out a pretty nice career for himself there.
Maureen CurranHOST
[laughs]
Ken McKusickHOST
He dr- he dropped the cover and he, and he had a Michael Pierce-esque interception.
Maureen CurranHOST
I'm guessing he didn't run it back.
Ken McKusickHOST
He didn't run it back for the score, but he did run back, uh, for the score, a fumble that was caused by Duane Missouri on a sack.