Edward Joseph Michaels (born Mikolajewski) (June 11, 1914 – January 21, 1976) was an American football guard in the National Football League (NFL) for the Chicago Bears, the Washington Redskins, and the Philadelphia Eagles.

[1] Originally selected by the Chicago Bears, following the 1936 season he moved to the Washington Redskins for 1937, where he was part of the 1937 NFL Championship team, playing primarily in a reserve role.

[3] Michaels also played on the "Steagles", a merged team consisting of the Eagles and Pittsburgh Steelers in 1943.

The team was the result of a league-wide manning shortage brought on by World War II.

Many of the "Steagles" players were labeled 4-F's, those deemed physically unfit due to ailments such as ulcers, flat feet and even partial blindness.