sport.wikisort.org - AthleteMichael Lee Matthews (born October 9, 1983) is a former American football tight end for the New York Giants. He was signed as an undrafted free agent in 2007. He played college football at Georgia Tech.
American football player (born 1983)
American football player
Michael Matthews Matthews during the 2009 NFL season |
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Position: | Tight End |
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Born: | (1983-10-09) October 9, 1983 (age 38) West Covina, California |
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Height: | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) |
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Weight: | 270 lb (122 kg) |
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High school: | Cincinnati (OH) Sycamore |
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College: | Georgia Tech |
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Undrafted: | 2007 |
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- New York Giants (2007–2008)
- New England Patriots (2009)
- Detroit Lions (2009)
- Buffalo Bills (2010)*
- Indianapolis Colts (2011)*
- Virginia Destroyers (2011)
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* Offseason and/or practice squad member only |
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- Super Bowl champion (XLII)
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Receptions: | 8 |
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Receiving yards: | 54 |
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Receiving touchdowns: | 0 |
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Player stats at NFL.com |
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Matthews earned a Super Bowl ring with the Giants in Super Bowl XLII. He was also a member of the New England Patriots, Detroit Lions, Buffalo Bills, Indianapolis Colts, and Virginia Destroyers.
Early years
Matthews attended Sycamore High School in Cincinnati, Ohio and was a student and a letterman in football, basketball, Track, and baseball. In football, he was named as a first-team All-City selection, a second-team All-District selection, and a first-team All-Conference selection. Michael Matthews graduated from Sycamore High School in 2002.
College years
Matthews played collegiately for the Georgia Tech football team
Professional career
New York Giants
Matthews was signed by the Giants as an undrafted free agent in 2007. Matthews played in every game for the Giants in the 2007 season as a backup tight end behind Jeremy Shockey and Kevin Boss, in which he was an important contributor to the team's rushing attack with his strong blocking. Matthews went on to win Super Bowl XLII with the Giants; he started the game with Boss in a double tight end formation.
Matthews returned to the Giants to serve as the backup tight end behind Kevin Boss in 2008. Matthews was typically used as a blocking tight end, with Boss being the receiving tight end.
New England Patriots
Matthews was traded to the New England Patriots on September 5, 2009, in exchange for a conditional 2011 draft pick.[1] He was waived on October 20; the condition for the trade was not met, meaning the Patriots did not surrender a draft choice.[2]
Detroit Lions
Matthews was signed by the Detroit Lions on December 15, 2009.[3] He was waived on April 20, 2010.
Buffalo Bills
Matthews signed with the Buffalo Bills on April 21, 2010. He was injury waived on August 23.
Virginia Destroyers
Matthews was signed by the Virginia Destroyers of the United Football League on May 19, 2011.[4]
Indianapolis Colts
On August 9, 2011, Matthews signed with the Indianapolis Colts.
References
- Reiss, Mike (September 5, 2009). "Patriots making trades at tight end". The Boston Globe. Retrieved September 5, 2009.
- Rapoport, Ian (October 20, 2009). "Bill Belichick on Joey Galloway's release: "We moved on on that one… It just didn't work out."". Boston Herald. Retrieved October 20, 2009.
- Adam Schefter [@AdamSchefter] (December 15, 2009). "Lions claimed LB Brian Witherspoon on waivers from Jaguars, signed former NYG TE Michael Matthews and RB Cedric Peerman off practice squad" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- "UFL Transactions". OurSports Central. May 19, 2011. Retrieved June 14, 2011.
External links
New York Giants Super Bowl XLII champions |
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- 2 Anthony Wright
- 9 Lawrence Tynes
- 10 Eli Manning (MVP)
- 12 Steve Smith
- 13 Jared Lorenzen
- 15 Michael Jennings
- 17 Plaxico Burress
- 18 Jeff Feagles
- 20 Jim Finn
- 22 Reuben Droughns
- 23 Corey Webster
- 24 Robert Douglas
- 25 R. W. McQuarters
- 26 DJ Ware
- 27 Brandon Jacobs
- 28 Gibril Wilson
- 29 Sam Madison
- 30 Craig Dahl
- 31 Aaron Ross
- 33 Geoffrey Pope
- 34 Derrick Ward
- 35 Kevin Dockery
- 37 James Butler
- 39 Madison Hedgecock
- 43 Michael Johnson
- 44 Ahmad Bradshaw
- 51 Zak DeOssie
- 52 Tank Daniels
- 53 Reggie Torbor
- 55 Kawika Mitchell
- 57 Chase Blackburn
- 58 Antonio Pierce
- 59 Gerris Wilkinson
- 60 Shaun O'Hara
- 61 Adam Koets
- 65 Grey Ruegamer
- 66 David Diehl
- 67 Kareem McKenzie
- 69 Rich Seubert
- 70 Na'Shan Goddard
- 71 Dave Tollefson
- 72 Osi Umenyiora
- 75 Manuel Wright
- 76 Chris Snee
- 77 Kevin Boothe
- 77 Dek Bake
- 79 Guy Whimper
- 80 Jeremy Shockey
- 81 Amani Toomer
- 82 Brandon London
- 83 Sinorice Moss
- 84 Darcy Johnson
- 85 David Tyree
- 86 Jerome Collins
- 87 Domenik Hixon
- 88 Michael Matthews
- 89 Kevin Boss
- 90 Ryan Kuehl
- 91 Justin Tuck
- 92 Michael Strahan
- 93 Jay Alford
- 94 William Joseph
- 95 Adrian Awasom
- 96 Barry Cofield
- 97 Mathias Kiwanuka
- 98 Fred Robbins
- 99 Russell Davis
- -- Kay-Jay Harris
- -- Todd Lowber
- -- Jason Bell
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- Coaches: Andre Curtis
- Dave DeGuglielmo
- Pat Flaherty
- Kevin Gilbride
- Peter Giunta
- Jerald Ingram
- Thomas McGaughey
- David Merritt
- Chris Palmer
- Mike Pope
- Tom Quinn
- Sean Ryan
- Bill Sheridan
- Steve Spagnuolo
- Mike Sullivan
- Mike Waufle
- Markus Paul
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- Owners: John Mara
- Steve Tisch
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Virginia Destroyers 2011 UFL champions |
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- 1 Matt Henry
- 4 Delbert Alvarado
- 8 Mike McMahon
- 14 Chris Greisen
- 15 Huey Whittaker
- 16 Aundrae Allison
- 20 Keiwan Ratliff
- 22 Clifton Smith
- 23 Jerome Carter
- 24 Darius Vinnett
- 25 Wynel Seldon
- 26 Aaron Rouse (MVP)
- 27 Simeon Castille
- 28 Ahmad Carroll
- 29 Adrian Peterson
- 31 Reggie Jones
- 33 Dominic Rhodes
- 35 Kyle Whitehurst
- 36 Tra Battle
- 39 DeAngelo Willingham
- 42 Billy Latsko
- 47 Jason Davis
- 49 Ryan Senser
- 50 Tony Taylor
- 51 Darnell Bing
- 52 Savion Frazier
- 53 Mike Balogun
- 53 Neal Howey
- 54 Marques Murrell
- 55 Terrence Melton
- 58 Joe Clermond
- 59 Diyral Briggs
- 63 Adrien Clarke
- 66 Anthony Davis
- 67 Brett Helms
- 68 McKinley Boykin
- 69 Orien Harris
- 70 Shane Olivea
- 72 Kyle Young
- 73 Clint Oldenburg
- 76 Na'Shan Goddard
- 78 Seth Wand
- 79 Jonathan Palmer
- 80 Jamarko Simmons
- 81 Cortez Hankton
- 82 John Standeford
- 86 Ronnie Ghent
- 88 Calvin Russell
- 89 Michael Matthews
- 91 Jay Alford
- 92 Maurice Fountain
- 92 Quentin Moses
- 93 Antwon Burton
- 94 Stylez G. White
- 96 Eric Moore
- 99 Jonathan Lewis
- -- Bryan Evans
- Assistant Coaches:
- Gerald Carr
- Delbert Cowsette
- Chet Fuhrman
- Johnny Holland
- Bill Laveroni
- John Marshall
- Bobby Saunders
- Kurt Schottenheimer
- Terry Shea
- Mike Stock
- Lionel Washington
- James Willis
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