fbpx
Wikipedia

Grant Mattos

Grant Logan Mattos (born March 12, 1981) is known as a former NFL wide receiver and special teams player who played for three teams over a four-year career, and as a contestant on Survivor: Redemption Island, the 22nd season of U.S. Survivor, where he finished in eighth place.

Grant Mattos
Born: (1981-03-12) March 12, 1981 (age 42)
Mountain View, California
Career information
Position(s)WR
Height6 ft 2[1] in (188 cm)
Weight225[1] lb (102 kg)
CollegeSouthern California
High schoolSaint Francis
(Mountain View, California)
Career history
As player
2003–2004San Diego Chargers
2004-2005Denver Broncos
2006Tennessee Titans
Career stats
  • Playing stats at CBSsports.com

High school and college career edit

Mattos went to Saint Francis High School in Mountain View, California. He then played college football at the University of Southern California after transferring from Foothill College in Los Altos Hills, California and graduated in 2003.[2] In 2003, he was part of the team's Orange Bowl triumph.[3] During his time at USC, he received high praise from teammate Carson Palmer, a future NFL star QB who said of Mattos: "Having a guy like Grant Mattos come in has been great, he's really gonna set the tone for the receivers. He's out there working harder than anyone on this team and he'll catch any ball, his hands are unbelievable. He's big and physical too so we can put him at tight end or receiver and he's strong enough to do both. It's gonna be exciting to see what he does this year. His story of how he got here is amazing, I'm not surprised at all that Coach Chow went out and found some guy from some place and brought him in with a chance to start"[4] "He has awesome hands and he doesn't drop anything. He's a lot like (ex-USC receiver) Matt Nickels. Only he has more potential. He's bigger and stronger and capable of more."[5]

NFL career edit

After his college career, Mattos played for the San Diego Chargers.[6] He earned a spot on the Chargers roster in 2003 with his impressive performances in training camp, despite having not even been initially recruited by a major college.[7] He also was not selected in any round in the NFL draft. He lasted two years with the Chargers, and four years in the League overall, also being signed by the Denver Broncos, and later the Tennessee Titans. Knee problems limited his effectiveness and chances of game action in later years.[8][9]

Survivor edit

Grant Mattos appeared on Survivor: Redemption Island, the 22nd season of the reality TV show Survivor. On the Ometepe tribe, Mattos quickly formed a close friendship and strong alliance with the eventual winner Rob Mariano. He was part of the majority alliance of 6 formed early with Rob Mariano, Ashley Underwood, Matthew Elrod/Wyatt Nash, Andrea Boehlke, and Natalie Tenerelli; with Phillip Sheppard then replacing Matt Elrod in the alliance of 6 after Matt Elrod's Day 5 blindside. This alliance became commonly known as both the "Ometepe 6" and also as "Stealth R Us", a term coined by the eccentric Sheppard. Mattos also established himself as one of the physically strongest players in the game, dominating many of the pre-merge challenges to help Ometepe hit the merge with the numbers advantage over the opposing Zapatera tribe. When the tribes merged, the former Ometepe members used their majority to systematically eliminate those outside their alliance. Grant Mattos also won a few individual immunities and a cake reward that he chose to share with Andrea Boehlke and Rob Mariano, his 2 closest allies within the alliance. Mattos was nearly voted out in the first tribal council e merge, but survived 6 votes to 5 against Elrod, fooling Matthew Elrod to vote for proposed target Steve Wright.[10] On Day 35 after intended target Ashley Underwood won the Immunity/Reward Challenge, Grant Mattos was blindsided and voted out, as he was deemed by Mariano and the other tribe mates to be the largest threat of all the games remaining players to win the jury's vote at the end. Rob Mariano would be the deciding vote to eliminate Mattos, electing to vote him out instead of Natalie Tenerelli, another close ally, but one considered far less of a jury or immunity challenge threat.[11] Mattos was then officially eliminated by coming last in the final Redemption Island duel, behind Andrea Boehlke, Mike Chiesl, and Matthew Elrod, dropping his final finish in the game down to 8th.

Mattos holds the distinction of having dropped the most places in Survivor history through the Redemption Island twist (5th to 8th), which was a new twist added in seasons 22 and also used in seasons 23 and 27. Until ex-NFL player Brad Culpepper in Season 34 Survivor: Game Changers taking 2nd place, Mattos had held the record for the most days lasted in a season among all former major league pro athletes by lasting 35 days consecutively on the main island (36 when counting his official elimination after losing in the final Redemption Island duel a day later).

Personal life edit

During the Survivor: Redemption Island reunion, Mattos confirmed that following his return from competing in the game, he married actress Christina Cox. They were married by eloping. The date of their elopement and marriage was October 1, 2010, only about a week after returning from the airing of that season's Survivor.[12] They now have one daughter, born in December 2013.

Before and in the years after Survivor, Mattos worked as full-time yoga instructor at City Yoga LA.[13][14] He then became a yoga instructor at Moda Yoga International in Los Angeles, California from mid 2013 onwards,[15] until late April 2015, when he moved to Toronto, Ontario, Canada.[citation needed] He moved to New York City in September 2015 and works at Moda Yoga NYC.[16]

Mattos is a member of Team Gleason,[17] a team that is headed by his friend and ex-NFL player and ALS sufferer Steve Gleason. In February and March 2016 he ran a fundraising campaign for the Steve Gleason team, which was one of many efforts by various team members to raise awareness and money to help research for the ALS disease, and also medical care for the many who suffer with it.[18] As the climax of the campaign Mattos participated in the 10 km fundraising run in New Orleans on March 26, 2016.[19][20] He was the 2nd highest fundraiser of the large team, raising $1750, and the team collectively went well beyond their $20,000 goal by raising more than $66,000.[21]

References edit

  1. ^ a b "Grant Mattos Stats". Pro-Football-Reference.com. January 1, 1970. Retrieved November 6, 2016.
  2. ^ "He Was Taken for Granted - Los Angeles Times". Articles.latimes.com. October 17, 2001. Retrieved September 26, 2015.
  3. ^ "Orange Bowl - USC vs Iowa Box Score, January 2, 2003". College Football at Sports-Reference.com.
  4. ^ Shane Mielke (August 10, 2001). "Carson Palmer Article - The Alumni Section - Santa Margarita Eagles Football". Eaglesfootball.com. Retrieved November 1, 2016.
  5. ^ "Grant Mattos Bio - University of Southern California Official Athletic Site". Usctrojans.com. Retrieved September 26, 2015.
  6. ^ Trotter, Jim (November 6, 2003). Mattos to make like Moss on scout team, San Diego Union Tribune
  7. ^ "San Diego Chargers NFL Football Front Page". Scout.com. Retrieved September 26, 2015.
  8. ^ "Grant Mattos - Tennessee Titans - 2016 Player Profile". Rotoworld.com. Retrieved November 1, 2016.
  9. ^ "Grant Mattos, WR, Free Agent". Kffl.com. Retrieved November 1, 2016.
  10. ^ "'Survivor' eliminates Sarita White and votes off Matt Elrod again". Reality TV World. Retrieved November 1, 2016.
  11. ^ Reiher, Andrea (May 11, 2011). "'Survivor: Redemption Island': Grant Mattos or Natalie Tenerelli? Who will Boston Rob turn on?". Zap2It. Retrieved September 26, 2015.
  12. ^ "Christina Cox on Twitter: "It's a #SentimentalSaturday for @GrantMattos & I �� because 6 years ago today we #eloped Best decision ever & it just keeps getting better". Twitter.com. October 1, 2016. Retrieved November 1, 2016.
  13. ^ "Happy New Year to the incredible City Yoga Community". Myemail.constantcontact.com. Retrieved November 1, 2016.
  14. ^ "Basics - Vinyasa / good 4 beginners | Mindful.Yoga.Health". Mindful.Yoga.Health. Retrieved November 1, 2016.
  15. ^ Matthew Case (September 30, 2014). "The Transition from NFL Player to Yogi: Grant Mattos Tells it Like it is". Purpose 2 Play. Retrieved September 26, 2015.
  16. ^ "Grant Mattos". Grant Mattos. Retrieved November 1, 2016.
  17. ^ "Steve Gleason | ALS Disease | Official Site". Teamgleason.org. Retrieved November 1, 2016.
  18. ^ Grant Mattos (March 26, 2016). "Allstate Sugar Bowl Crescent City Classic 10k". FirstGiving. Retrieved November 1, 2016.
  19. ^ "Crescent City Classic". FirstGiving. March 26, 2016. Retrieved November 1, 2016.
  20. ^ "2016 Allstate Sugar Bowl Crescent City Classic 10k Registration, Sat, Mar 26, 2016 at 8:00 AM". Eventbrite. Retrieved November 1, 2016.
  21. ^ "Allstate Sugar Bowl Crescent City Classic 10k". FirstGiving. Retrieved November 1, 2016.

External links edit

grant, mattos, grant, logan, mattos, born, march, 1981, known, former, wide, receiver, special, teams, player, played, three, teams, over, four, year, career, contestant, survivor, redemption, island, 22nd, season, survivor, where, finished, eighth, place, bor. Grant Logan Mattos born March 12 1981 is known as a former NFL wide receiver and special teams player who played for three teams over a four year career and as a contestant on Survivor Redemption Island the 22nd season of U S Survivor where he finished in eighth place Grant MattosBorn 1981 03 12 March 12 1981 age 42 Mountain View CaliforniaCareer informationPosition s WRHeight6 ft 2 1 in 188 cm Weight225 1 lb 102 kg CollegeSouthern CaliforniaHigh schoolSaint Francis Mountain View California Career historyAs player2003 2004San Diego Chargers2004 2005Denver Broncos2006Tennessee TitansCareer statsPlaying stats at CBSsports com Contents 1 High school and college career 2 NFL career 3 Survivor 4 Personal life 5 References 6 External linksHigh school and college career editMattos went to Saint Francis High School in Mountain View California He then played college football at the University of Southern California after transferring from Foothill College in Los Altos Hills California and graduated in 2003 2 In 2003 he was part of the team s Orange Bowl triumph 3 During his time at USC he received high praise from teammate Carson Palmer a future NFL star QB who said of Mattos Having a guy like Grant Mattos come in has been great he s really gonna set the tone for the receivers He s out there working harder than anyone on this team and he ll catch any ball his hands are unbelievable He s big and physical too so we can put him at tight end or receiver and he s strong enough to do both It s gonna be exciting to see what he does this year His story of how he got here is amazing I m not surprised at all that Coach Chow went out and found some guy from some place and brought him in with a chance to start 4 He has awesome hands and he doesn t drop anything He s a lot like ex USC receiver Matt Nickels Only he has more potential He s bigger and stronger and capable of more 5 NFL career editAfter his college career Mattos played for the San Diego Chargers 6 He earned a spot on the Chargers roster in 2003 with his impressive performances in training camp despite having not even been initially recruited by a major college 7 He also was not selected in any round in the NFL draft He lasted two years with the Chargers and four years in the League overall also being signed by the Denver Broncos and later the Tennessee Titans Knee problems limited his effectiveness and chances of game action in later years 8 9 Survivor editGrant Mattos appeared on Survivor Redemption Island the 22nd season of the reality TV show Survivor On the Ometepe tribe Mattos quickly formed a close friendship and strong alliance with the eventual winner Rob Mariano He was part of the majority alliance of 6 formed early with Rob Mariano Ashley Underwood Matthew Elrod Wyatt Nash Andrea Boehlke and Natalie Tenerelli with Phillip Sheppard then replacing Matt Elrod in the alliance of 6 after Matt Elrod s Day 5 blindside This alliance became commonly known as both the Ometepe 6 and also as Stealth R Us a term coined by the eccentric Sheppard Mattos also established himself as one of the physically strongest players in the game dominating many of the pre merge challenges to help Ometepe hit the merge with the numbers advantage over the opposing Zapatera tribe When the tribes merged the former Ometepe members used their majority to systematically eliminate those outside their alliance Grant Mattos also won a few individual immunities and a cake reward that he chose to share with Andrea Boehlke and Rob Mariano his 2 closest allies within the alliance Mattos was nearly voted out in the first tribal council e merge but survived 6 votes to 5 against Elrod fooling Matthew Elrod to vote for proposed target Steve Wright 10 On Day 35 after intended target Ashley Underwood won the Immunity Reward Challenge Grant Mattos was blindsided and voted out as he was deemed by Mariano and the other tribe mates to be the largest threat of all the games remaining players to win the jury s vote at the end Rob Mariano would be the deciding vote to eliminate Mattos electing to vote him out instead of Natalie Tenerelli another close ally but one considered far less of a jury or immunity challenge threat 11 Mattos was then officially eliminated by coming last in the final Redemption Island duel behind Andrea Boehlke Mike Chiesl and Matthew Elrod dropping his final finish in the game down to 8th Mattos holds the distinction of having dropped the most places in Survivor history through the Redemption Island twist 5th to 8th which was a new twist added in seasons 22 and also used in seasons 23 and 27 Until ex NFL player Brad Culpepper in Season 34 Survivor Game Changers taking 2nd place Mattos had held the record for the most days lasted in a season among all former major league pro athletes by lasting 35 days consecutively on the main island 36 when counting his official elimination after losing in the final Redemption Island duel a day later Personal life editDuring the Survivor Redemption Island reunion Mattos confirmed that following his return from competing in the game he married actress Christina Cox They were married by eloping The date of their elopement and marriage was October 1 2010 only about a week after returning from the airing of that season s Survivor 12 They now have one daughter born in December 2013 Before and in the years after Survivor Mattos worked as full time yoga instructor at City Yoga LA 13 14 He then became a yoga instructor at Moda Yoga International in Los Angeles California from mid 2013 onwards 15 until late April 2015 when he moved to Toronto Ontario Canada citation needed He moved to New York City in September 2015 and works at Moda Yoga NYC 16 Mattos is a member of Team Gleason 17 a team that is headed by his friend and ex NFL player and ALS sufferer Steve Gleason In February and March 2016 he ran a fundraising campaign for the Steve Gleason team which was one of many efforts by various team members to raise awareness and money to help research for the ALS disease and also medical care for the many who suffer with it 18 As the climax of the campaign Mattos participated in the 10 km fundraising run in New Orleans on March 26 2016 19 20 He was the 2nd highest fundraiser of the large team raising 1750 and the team collectively went well beyond their 20 000 goal by raising more than 66 000 21 References edit a b Grant Mattos Stats Pro Football Reference com January 1 1970 Retrieved November 6 2016 He Was Taken for Granted Los Angeles Times Articles latimes com October 17 2001 Retrieved September 26 2015 Orange Bowl USC vs Iowa Box Score January 2 2003 College Football at Sports Reference com Shane Mielke August 10 2001 Carson Palmer Article The Alumni Section Santa Margarita Eagles Football Eaglesfootball com Retrieved November 1 2016 Grant Mattos Bio University of Southern California Official Athletic Site Usctrojans com Retrieved September 26 2015 Trotter Jim November 6 2003 Mattos to make like Moss on scout team San Diego Union Tribune San Diego Chargers NFL Football Front Page Scout com Retrieved September 26 2015 Grant Mattos Tennessee Titans 2016 Player Profile Rotoworld com Retrieved November 1 2016 Grant Mattos WR Free Agent Kffl com Retrieved November 1 2016 Survivor eliminates Sarita White and votes off Matt Elrod again Reality TV World Retrieved November 1 2016 Reiher Andrea May 11 2011 Survivor Redemption Island Grant Mattos or Natalie Tenerelli Who will Boston Rob turn on Zap2It Retrieved September 26 2015 Christina Cox on Twitter It s a SentimentalSaturday for GrantMattos amp I a d because 6 years ago today we eloped Best decision ever amp it just keeps getting better Twitter com October 1 2016 Retrieved November 1 2016 Happy New Year to the incredible City Yoga Community Myemail constantcontact com Retrieved November 1 2016 Basics Vinyasa good 4 beginners Mindful Yoga Health Mindful Yoga Health Retrieved November 1 2016 Matthew Case September 30 2014 The Transition from NFL Player to Yogi Grant Mattos Tells it Like it is Purpose 2 Play Retrieved September 26 2015 Grant Mattos Grant Mattos Retrieved November 1 2016 Steve Gleason ALS Disease Official Site Teamgleason org Retrieved November 1 2016 Grant Mattos March 26 2016 Allstate Sugar Bowl Crescent City Classic 10k FirstGiving Retrieved November 1 2016 Crescent City Classic FirstGiving March 26 2016 Retrieved November 1 2016 2016 Allstate Sugar Bowl Crescent City Classic 10k Registration Sat Mar 26 2016 at 8 00 AM Eventbrite Retrieved November 1 2016 Allstate Sugar Bowl Crescent City Classic 10k FirstGiving Retrieved November 1 2016 External links editGrant Mattos at NFL com Grant Mattos at TSN Grant Mattos biography for Survivor Redemption Island at CBS com Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Grant Mattos amp oldid 1165217113, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

article

, read, download, free, free download, mp3, video, mp4, 3gp, jpg, jpeg, gif, png, picture, music, song, movie, book, game, games.