.JPG) Matthews during the 2009 NFL season | |||||||
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| Position: | Tight end | ||||||
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| Born: | October 9, 1983 West Covina, California, U.S. | ||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | ||||||
| Weight: | 270 lb (122 kg) | ||||||
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| High school: | Cincinnati (OH) Sycamore | ||||||
| College: | Georgia Tech | ||||||
| Undrafted: | 2007 | ||||||
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Michael 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.
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.
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.
Matthews played collegiately for the Georgia Tech football team
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.
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]
Matthews was signed by the Detroit Lions on December 15, 2009.[3] He was waived on April 20, 2010.
Matthews signed with the Buffalo Bills on April 21, 2010. He was injury waived on August 23.
Matthews was signed by the Virginia Destroyers of the United Football League on May 19, 2011.[4]
On August 9, 2011, Matthews signed with the Indianapolis Colts.