Where are they now??.......Former Bills OT Mike Jasper

[Special K]

We all had high hopes for OT Mike Jasper in his time on the drought-era Bills, but where is he now??

 

Well, it turns out he is the Head Coach at a small College down here in Central Florida called Stetson University.

 

Fun fact: The College was created by the family who was responsible for the Stetson Cowboy Hat....that's why they are the "Hatters".

 

This is his first year as Head Coach, but it's nice to see a former Buffalo Bill having some success!!

 

https://www.news-journalonline.com/story/sports/college/football/2025/08/15/stetson-hatters-football-head-coach-mike-jasper/85641716007/

[RobbRiddick]

His players don't rally around their coach, they orbit him.

 

 

Good for him

[NI Bills Fan]

Hats off to him!

[machine gun kelly]

6 hours ago, Special K said:

We all had high hopes for OT Mike Jasper in his time on the drought-era Bills, but where is he now??

 

Well, it turns out he is the Head Coach at a small College down here in Central Florida called Stetson University.

 

Fun fact: The College was created by the family who was responsible for the Stetson Cowboy Hat....that's why they are the "Hatters".

 

This is his first year as Head Coach, but it's nice to see a former Buffalo Bill having some success!!

 

https://www.news-journalonline.com/story/sports/college/football/2025/08/15/stetson-hatters-football-head-coach-mike-jasper/85641716007/

K, if we are talking about the same Stetson, they are not central FL, but St. Petersburg south of Clearwater.  They actually have a great Law School.  I’m glad you mentioned it, as I might drive down 40 minutes and catch a game.  I always liked Jasper, but his feet were just too slow on the O Line and D Line.  It sounds cool to have a 400+ lbs. Guy on the line, but they also need speed and athleticism.  

[Dan Darragh]

The subject of this thread reminds me of a former columnist for the Wall Street Journal who every now and then would write a column called "Questions Nobody is Asking"

[BuffaloBill]

Good for him.

[BearNorth]

30 minutes ago, machine gun kelly said:

K, if we are talking about the same Stetson, they are not central FL, but St. Petersburg south of Clearwater.  They actually have a great Law School.  

The Stetson main campus is located in DeLand, Florida, which is north of Sanford and west of Daytona Beach.  The law school is located near Saint Petersburg.  Not unusual, Penn State has a college of law is located not in State College but in Carlisle, PA. Wife is a retired college professor and one of her late revered colleagues was a Stetson grad.

[Special K]

3 hours ago, machine gun kelly said:

K, if we are talking about the same Stetson, they are not central FL, but St. Petersburg south of Clearwater.  They actually have a great Law School.  I’m glad you mentioned it, as I might drive down 40 minutes and catch a game.  I always liked Jasper, but his feet were just too slow on the O Line and D Line.  It sounds cool to have a 400+ lbs. Guy on the line, but they also need speed and athleticism.  

 

 

2 hours ago, BearNorth said:

The Stetson main campus is located in DeLand, Florida, which is north of Sanford and west of Daytona Beach.  The law school is located near Saint Petersburg.  Not unusual, Penn State has a college of law is located not in State College but in Carlisle, PA. Wife is a retired college professor and one of her late revered colleagues was a Stetson grad.

 

That's interesting that the Law School is so far away from the main campus....thanks for the info.

[Conlan58]

Wasnt Jasper a DT?

[Ridgewaycynic2013]

20 minutes ago, Special K said:

 

 

 

That's interesting that the Law School is so far away from the main campus....thanks for the info.

There's a joke lurking in there about keeping the budding lawyers away from the general student population, but guddammit, I ain't making it. 😁

[Augie]

3 minutes ago, Conlan58 said:

Wasnt Jasper a DT?

 

 

 

….best known for jumping out of a pool full of water? 

 

That’s what I think of when I hear his name. 🤷‍♂️

Just now, Ridgewaycynic2013 said:

There's a joke lurking in there about keeping the budding lawyers away from the general student population, but guddammit, I ain't making it. 😁

 

 

….and closer to a large body of water??? 

 

[finn]

A huge, huge man who could dunk a basketball. Gives you a sense of what it takes to make it in the NFL, much less be a star. 

[skibum]

You can’t coach 400 pounds.

 

[BigAl2526]

I learned about Stetson when my wife and I rented a house in Astor Florida for a month - February 2020.

[BillsShredder83]

I remember he met his wife while here. Anybody know if he dropped the weight?? Or some of it? I hope so

 

(Edit)Awww he did! That makes me happy as hell!!!

Edited 3 hours ago by BillsShredder83

[Goin Breakdown]

Someone asked who stepped on Oliver's foot so much that Oliver has been put this long. My first thought was Michael Jasper. Idk why my brain went to him. He was just so BIG. 

[BillsPride12]

1 hour ago, BillsShredder83 said:

I remember he met his wife while here. Anybody know if he dropped the weight?? Or some of it? I hope so

 

(Edit)Awww he did! That makes me happy as hell!!!

I believe he married somebody from North Tonawanda and was living in the area for awhile 

[SoMAn]

15 hours ago, Special K said:

We all had high hopes for OT Mike Jasper in his time on the drought-era Bills, but where is he now??

 

Well, it turns out he is the Head Coach at a small College down here in Central Florida called Stetson University.

 

Fun fact: The College was created by the family who was responsible for the Stetson Cowboy Hat....that's why they are the "Hatters".

 

This is his first year as Head Coach, but it's nice to see a former Buffalo Bill having some success!!

 

https://www.news-journalonline.com/story/sports/college/football/2025/08/15/stetson-hatters-football-head-coach-mike-jasper/85641716007/

I just remember that he was huge and had off the chart measurable for quicknessand athleticism. It’s hard for somebody like me whose never played at that level to understand how somebody with those traits couldn’t make it in the NFL. I thought he would turn out to be something special, but he never even made the final 53.

[PromoTheRobot]

I have his signed jersey.

[Jon in Pasadena]

10 hours ago, NI Bills Fan said:

Hats off to him!

 

The first practice he ran where he told his Offense "Everybody put a hat on a hat!"  didn't go at all as expected.