College career

Alstott attended Purdue University for four years, where he became the first player in school history named MVP in three consecutive seasons. Alstott scored 12 touchdowns as a sophomore, 14 as a junior and 11 as a senior, and held the Purdue rushing touchdown record with 39 until Kory Sheets broke it in 2008. He averaged 5.6 yards per attempt during his Purdue career before graduating in 1995 with a bachelor's degree in business. He finished as Purdue's all-time leading rusher with 3,635 yards, including a school-best 1,436 yards in 1995.

Professional career

Alstott was selected in the second round (35th overall) by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. The Buccaneers utilized Alstott primarily as a running fullback as opposed to a blocking fullback that teams were starting to switch to at the time. He was a member of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers team that won Super Bowl XXXVII (2002), played at Qualcomm Stadium in San Diego, California. Alstott rushed for 15 yards and the first Super Bowl touchdown in Tampa Bay Buccaneers history. He also caught five passes for 43 yards.

Alstott signed a one-year contract to stay in Tampa Bay for the 2005 season, and signed a similar contract at the conclusion of the 2006 season after contemplating retirement. However, he spent all of the 2007 season on injured reserve because of neck problems, leading to his retirement on January 24, 2008.

In the summer of 2007, shortly before he suffered his season-ending and ultimately career-ending neck injury, Alstott appeared in a television commercial for ESPN Fantasy Football along with former teammate Warrick Dunn, who was later signed by the Falcons.

He was ranked #10 on the NFL Network's "Top Ten Power Backs".

Career Stats

Rushing Stats

Year	Team	Games	Attempts	Yards	Average Yards per Carry	Longest Carry	Touchdowns	First Downs	Fumbles	Fumbles Lost
1996	TB	16	96	377	3.9	39	3	21	2	1
1997	TB	15	176	665	3.8	47	7	34	4	3
1998	TB	16	215	846	3.9	37	8	49	4	4
1999	TB	16	242	949	3.9	30	7	47	6	6
2000	TB	13	131	465	3.6	20	5	37	3	2
2001	TB	16	165	680	4.1	39	10	40	0	0
2002	TB	16	146	548	3.8	32	5	37	2	1
2003	TB	4	27	77	2.9	29	2	10	0	0
2004	TB	14	67	230	3.4	32	2	20	1	1
2005	TB	16	34	80	2.4	9	6	12	0	0
2006	TB	16	60	171	2.9	17	3	17	1	1
Total	Total	158	1,359	5,088	3.7	47	58	324	23	19

Receiving Stats

Year	Team	Games	Receptions	Yards	Average Yards per Reception	Longest Reception	Touchdowns	First Downs	Fumbles	Fumbles Lost
1996	TB	16	65	557	8.6	29	3	28	2	1
1997	TB	15	23	178	7.7	26	3	13	1	0
1998	TB	16	22	152	6.9	26	1	7	1	1
1999	TB	16	27	239	8.9	24	2	11	0	0
2000	TB	13	13	93	7.2	21	0	3	0	0
2001	TB	16	35	231	6.6	19	1	9	2	2
2002	TB	16	35	242	6.9	44	2	11	2	1
2003	TB	4	10	83	8.3	17	0	3	0	0
2004	TB	14	29	202	7.0	20	0	11	1	1
2005	TB	16	25	222	8.9	24	1	11	0	0
2006	TB	16	21	85	4.0	18	0	6	0	0
Total	Total	158	305	2,284	7.5	44	13	113	9	6

Personal life

Alstott is married to Nicole Alstott. They have three children; daughters Hannah and Lexie and son Griffin. Their family currently resides in St. Petersburg, Florida. Along with his wife Nicole they formed the Mike Alstott Family Foundation. Alstott also owns Island Way Grill, a restaurant in Clearwater, Florida along with former teammate tight end Dave Moore. Alstott also hosts an annual football camp. He was given the key to St. Petersburg on February 13, 2003. He makes an annual visit to St. Petersburg All Children's Hospital. Alstott also coaches youth football for the Seminole Chiefs and is head coach for the Northside Christian Mustangs in St. Petersburg, Florida.

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