American football player
No. 49 | |
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Position: | Linebacker |
Personal information | |
Born: | (1992-09-25) September 25, 1992 (age 32) Houston, Texas |
Height: | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) |
Weight: | 232 lb (105 kg) |
Career information | |
High school: | Houston (TX) North Shore |
College: | Houston |
Undrafted: | 2015 |
Career history | |
* Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |
Stats at Pro Football Reference |
Derrick Mathews (born September 25, 1992) is an American football linebacker who is currently a free agent. He played college football at Houston.
College career
Mathews played four years at Houston, finishing fifth in the school's history with 400 career tackles with 15 double-digit tackle games. He was a team captain his senior year, starting six games before suffering a torn ACL.
Professional career
Washington Redskins
On November 23, 2015, Mathews was signed to the Washington Redskins' practice squad. He was released by the Redskins on January 5, 2016, but signed a reserve/future contract with the team a week later. He was waived by the Redskins on May 2, 2016.
Green Bay Packers
On August 2, 2016, Mathews signed with the Green Bay Packers. He was waived on August 29, 2016. He was re-signed to the practice squad on November 23, 2016. He signed a reserve/future contract with the Packers on January 24, 2017.
On September 2, 2017, Mathews was waived by the Packers and was signed to the practice squad the next day. He was released on November 11, 2017, but was re-signed two days later. He was released on November 28, 2017.
New York Giants
On December 6, 2017, Mathews was signed to the New York Giants' practice squad. He was promoted to the active roster on December 26, 2017.
On May 15, 2018, Mathews was waived by the Giants.
References
- "Get To Know New Redskins Linebacker Derrick Mathews". Redskins.com. November 23, 2015. Archived from the original on December 29, 2017. Retrieved December 29, 2017.
- "11/23: Redskins Make Roster Moves". Redskins.com. November 23, 2015. Archived from the original on December 30, 2017. Retrieved December 29, 2017.
- "1/5: Redskins Make Roster Moves". Redskins.com. January 5, 2016. Retrieved December 29, 2017.
- "Redskins Sign Three To Reserve/Future Contracts". Redskins.com. January 12, 2016. Retrieved December 29, 2017.
- "05/02: Redskins Make Roster Moves". Redskins.com. May 2, 2016. Archived from the original on December 30, 2017. Retrieved December 29, 2017.
- "Packers sign LB Derrick Mathews". Packers.com. August 2, 2016. Retrieved December 29, 2017.
- "Packers release six players". Packers.com. August 29, 2016. Archived from the original on December 30, 2017. Retrieved December 29, 2017.
- "Packers sign LB Derrick Mathews to the practice squad". Packers.com. November 23, 2016. Retrieved December 29, 2017.
- "Packers sign eight free agents". Packers.com. January 24, 2017. Archived from the original on October 19, 2017. Retrieved December 29, 2017.
- "Packers announce roster moves to reduce roster to 53". Packers.com. September 2, 2017. Archived from the original on May 7, 2018. Retrieved December 29, 2017.
- "Packers sign LB Brooks, claim LB Odom, place OL Barclay on IR". Packers.com. September 3, 2017. Retrieved December 29, 2017.
- "Packers release LB Mathews". Packers.com. November 11, 2017. Retrieved December 29, 2017.
- "Packers sign LB Derrick Mathews to the practice squad". Packers.com. November 11, 2017. Retrieved December 29, 2017.
- "Packers announce roster moves". Packers.com. November 28, 2017. Retrieved December 29, 2017.
- "Giants Promote WR Darius Powe, Sign LB Derrick Mathews To PS". December 6, 2017. Retrieved December 29, 2017.
- Eisen, Michael (December 26, 2017). "Giants place Landon Collins on IR, sign LB Derrick Mathews". Giants.com. Retrieved December 29, 2017.
- Eisen, Michael (May 14, 2018). "Giants roster moves: Six players signed, six waived". Giants.com. Archived from the original on May 16, 2018.
External links
- Houston Cougars bio Archived December 30, 2017, at the Wayback Machine