BIOGRAPHY
Michael Ross Schofield III was born on November 15th, 1990, in Orland Park, Illinois. He is a guard in the NFL.
Schofield started to compete in football in sixth grade for the Orland Park Pioneers. In seventh grade, he played wide receiver and linebacker. As a sophomore at Sandburg High School, he became a lineman. By the time he was a senior, he was a special mention, 2008 Chicago Tribune All-State selection. Schofield signed with Michigan head coach Rich Rodriguez on February 4, 2009.
Schofield was born in Orland Park, Illinois. Schofield's father, Michael Schofield II, is a local fire chief. Schofield liked baseball as a youth but tagged along with his younger brother, Andrew, who wanted to play football. He started to compete in football in sixth grade for the Orland Park Pioneers. In seventh grade, he played wide receiver and linebacker. As a sophomore at Sandburg High School, he became a lineman. By the time he was a senior, he was a special mention, 2008 Chicago Tribune All-State selection. Schofield signed with Michigan head coach Rich Rodriguez on February 4, 2009.
Schofield earned 2013 All-Big Ten Conference honorable mention recognition from the coaches. He excelled in the pre-2014 Senior Bowl workouts winning NFL Network player of the day on Wednesday, January 22. He worked out two days at offensive guard position (where he played as a sophomore for the 2011 Wolverines) before moving back to tackle where he played for the 2012 and 2013 teams.
On September 3, 2017, Schofield was claimed by Los Angeles Chargers. He played in 15 games, starting five in place of the injured Joe Barksdale at right tackle.
On March 14, 2018, Schofield signed a two-year contract extension with the Chargers. He started all 16 games at right guard for the Chargers in 2018.
