Matthews attended Elkins High School, where he received All-District honors in his last two years. He was named to the 2005 All-Greater Houston football team. He also practiced the shot put.
He accepted a scholarship from Texas A&M University, becoming a starter at center as a junior. He finished his college career with 34 games and 25 straight starts.
Professional careeredit
Tennessee Titans (first stint)edit
Matthews was signed by the Tennessee Titans as an undrafted free agent following the 2010 NFL Draft on April 30. He was waived during final cuts on September 4, but was re-signed to the team's practice squad the next day. He was promoted to the active roster on December 15, after center Eugene Amano was placed on the injured reserve list due to a neck injury and started the last game of the season against the Indianapolis Colts.[1] The next year, 2011, he was declared inactive for 15 games.
In 2013, he appeared in 14 games (2 starts), before being lost for the year with a high ankle sprain injury, suffered in the week 15 game against the New York Jets.
Washington Redskinsedit
On May 7, 2013, Matthews signed as a free agent with the Washington Redskins.[2] He did not make the final roster and was cut on the last day of training camp on August 30.
Tennessee Titans (second stint)edit
On November 12, 2013, Matthews was re-signed by the Tennessee Titans. Throughout November and December, he was waived and re-signed on two occasions.[3][4]
Carolina Panthersedit
On July 23, 2014, he was signed by the Carolina Panthers. On August 26, he was placed on the injured reserve list with a right shoulder injury, that he suffered during a preseason practice.
kevin, matthews, american, football, kevin, james, matthews, born, february, 1987, former, american, football, center, played, national, football, league, tennessee, titans, carolina, panthers, played, college, football, texas, university, kevin, matthewsno, 6. Kevin James Matthews born February 4 1987 is a former American football center who played in the National Football League NFL for the Tennessee Titans and the Carolina Panthers He played college football at Texas A amp M University Kevin MatthewsNo 60 61Position CenterPersonal informationBorn 1987 02 04 February 4 1987 age 36 Sugar Land Texas U S Height 6 ft 4 in 1 93 m Weight 302 lb 137 kg Career informationHigh school Elkins Missouri City Texas College Texas A amp MUndrafted 2010Career historyTennessee Titans 2010 2012 Washington Redskins 2013 Tennessee Titans 2013 Carolina Panthers 2014 Offseason and or practice squad member onlyCareer NFL statisticsGames played 17Games started 3Player stats at NFL com PFR Contents 1 Early years 2 Professional career 2 1 Tennessee Titans first stint 2 2 Washington Redskins 2 3 Tennessee Titans second stint 2 4 Carolina Panthers 3 Personal life 4 References 5 External linksEarly years editMatthews attended Elkins High School where he received All District honors in his last two years He was named to the 2005 All Greater Houston football team He also practiced the shot put He accepted a scholarship from Texas A amp M University becoming a starter at center as a junior He finished his college career with 34 games and 25 straight starts Professional career editTennessee Titans first stint edit Matthews was signed by the Tennessee Titans as an undrafted free agent following the 2010 NFL Draft on April 30 He was waived during final cuts on September 4 but was re signed to the team s practice squad the next day He was promoted to the active roster on December 15 after center Eugene Amano was placed on the injured reserve list due to a neck injury and started the last game of the season against the Indianapolis Colts 1 The next year 2011 he was declared inactive for 15 games In 2013 he appeared in 14 games 2 starts before being lost for the year with a high ankle sprain injury suffered in the week 15 game against the New York Jets Washington Redskins edit On May 7 2013 Matthews signed as a free agent with the Washington Redskins 2 He did not make the final roster and was cut on the last day of training camp on August 30 Tennessee Titans second stint edit On November 12 2013 Matthews was re signed by the Tennessee Titans Throughout November and December he was waived and re signed on two occasions 3 4 Carolina Panthers edit On July 23 2014 he was signed by the Carolina Panthers On August 26 he was placed on the injured reserve list with a right shoulder injury that he suffered during a preseason practice Personal life editSee also Matthews family Kevin s father Bruce Matthews is a Hall of Fame offensive lineman who played for the Houston Tennessee Oilers Titans from 1983 2001 Kevin s uncle Clay Matthews Jr is a former four time Pro Bowl linebacker who played for the Cleveland Browns and Atlanta Falcons from 1978 1996 Kevin s grandfather Clay Matthews Sr is a former offensive tackle and linebacker who played for the San Francisco 49ers for four seasons during the 1950s Kevin s younger brother Jake Matthews is an offensive tackle for the Atlanta Falcons Kevin s cousins Clay Matthews III was a linebacker for the Green Bay Packers and Casey Matthews was a linebacker in the National Football League Kevin also has a younger brother Mike who is a center that was signed as an undrafted free agent by the Cleveland Browns 5 References edit Matthews vs Matthews is set Tinsman Brian May 7 2013 Redskins Sign Center Kevin Matthews Redskins com Archived from the original on June 30 2016 Retrieved 2013 05 08 Kuharsky Paul December 12 2013 Is nepotism working for Kevin Matthews ESPN com Retrieved 2014 06 29 Titans Sign Leon Washington Waive Kevin Matthews amp Devon Wylie Archived from the original on 2013 12 03 Retrieved 2014 06 29 Browns sign Texas A amp M center Mike MatthewsExternal links editTennessee Titans bio Carolina Panthers bio Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Kevin Matthews American football amp oldid 1161831465, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
