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Micah Hyde

Safety (S) #23 Buffalo Bills
Birthday December 31, 1990
Age 33 years
Height 6' 0''
Weight 197 lbs
College Iowa
Draft Year 2013
Draft Info 2013: Rd 5, Pk 159 (GB)

Micah Hyde, born Micah Richmond Hyde, is a football safety for the Buffalo Bills. The Green Bay Packers selected Hyde in the fifth round of the 2013 NFL Draft. Before that, he played college football at Iowa.

Hyde was born in Fostoria, Ohio to his mother, Pamela Hampton. Unfortunately, his father’s identity is not known. The NFL player has three siblings, Marcus, Meghan, and Jada Danielle. His older brother, Marcus played college football at Michigan State. Besides, Micah’s two sisters were high school athletes too.

Pamela’s partner, with whom she gave birth to her four kids, wasn’t available when their kids were small. So, she raised them as a single mother. She is currently married to Clayton Moore.

Talking about Micah’s love life, the Bills safety has been happily married to Amanda Hyde since July 7, 2018. The husband and wife have two children, sons Micah Richmond Hyde Jr., and Maverick Hudson Hyde.

Career Highlights

  • Micah lettered in three sports, baseball, basketball, and football at Fostoria High School.
  • Hyde played as a quarterback, defensive back, and placekicker in high school.
  • He finished his high school career with 165 tackles, eight interceptions, and seven defended passes as a cornerback.
  • The Green Bay Packers selected Micah Hyde in the fifth round, with 159th overall pick of the 2013 NFL Draft.
  • He signed a four-year, $2.33 million contract with a signing bonus of $178,108 on May 10, 2013.
  • Hyde made his NFL debut in the Packer’s season-opener against the 49ers which they lost by 34-28.
  • He finished his rookie season with 55 combined tackles (41 solo), two pass deflections, and a sack.
  • Micah transitioned to free safety before the start of the 2014 season. He finished the season with 59 combined tackles (45 solo), seven pass deflections, two interceptions, and a sack.
  • After the regular 2017 season, Hyde was named to the Pro Bowl for the first time in his career.
  • After four seasons with the Packers, Hyde signed a five-year, $30.50 million contract that included an $8 million signing bonus on March 9, 2017.
  • He signed a two-year, $19.25 million contract extension with the Bills on March 5, 2021.
  • Micah earned his second Pro Bowl selection after the 2021 regular season.

Career Stats

SEASON TEAM GP GS TKL AST COMBINED SOLO SCK SFTY PDEF INT YDS AVG LNG TDS FF OPP FR
2013 Green Bay Packers 16 3 40 14 54 37 1 0 2 1
2014 Green Bay Packers 16 12 45 14 59 41 1 0 7 2 9 4.5 9 0 0
2015 Green Bay Packers 15 7 51 4 55 49 1 0 6 3 36 12 34 0 0 2
2016 Green Bay Packers 16 11 47 11 58 41 1 0 9 3 11 3.7 11 0 0
2017 Buffalo Bills 16 16 65 17 82 58 0 0 13 5 64 12.8 37 0 0
2018 Buffalo Bills 15 15 41 17 58 36 0 0 5 2 16 8 16 0 0 1
2019 Buffalo Bills 16 16 50 22 72 43 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 2 1
2020 Buffalo Bills 15 15 48 22 70 45 0 0 5 1 33 33 33 0 0
2021 Buffalo Bills 17 17 53 21 74 49 1 0 10 5 59 11.8 26 1 1 2
2022 Buffalo Bills 2 2 4 3 7 1 0 0 0 0
2023 Buffalo Bills 14 14 37 17 54 28 0 0 7 2 24 12 23 0 0
TOTAL 158 128 481 162 643 428 5 0 66 24 252 10.5 37 1 4 6

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