Ricardo Mathews
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Mathews with the San Diego Chargers | |||||||||||
| No. 90 Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||||||||
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| Position: | Defensive end | ||||||||||
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| Date of birth: | July 30, 1987 | ||||||||||
| Place of birth: | Jacksonville, Florida | ||||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||||||||||
| Weight: | 300 lb (136 kg) | ||||||||||
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| High school: | Jacksonville (FL) Parker | ||||||||||
| College: | Cincinnati | ||||||||||
| NFL Draft: | 2010 / Round: 7 / Pick: 238 | ||||||||||
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| * Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |||||||||||
| Roster status: | Active | ||||||||||
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| Career NFL statistics as of Week 10, 2016 | |||||||||||
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Ricardo Eugene Mathews (born July 30, 1987) is an American football defensive end for the Pittsburgh Steelers of the National Football League (NFL). He was drafted by the Indianapolis Colts in the seventh round of the 2010 NFL draft. He played college football at Cincinnati.
He has also played for the Houston Texans and San Diego Chargers.
Professional career
| Ht | Wt | 40-yd dash | 10-yd split | 20-yd split | 20-ss | 3-cone | Vert | Broad | BP | ||||||||||
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| 6 ft 2 in | 290 lb | 4.95 s | 1.69 s | 2.85 s | 4.51 s | 7.30 s | 31 1/2" in | 9' ft 6" in | 26 reps | ||||||||||
| All values from his Pro Day | |||||||||||||||||||
He was a member of the 2009 Cincinnati Bearcats college football team. Ricardo graduated from Jacksonville, Florida's Terry Parker High School and was a three time First-Team All Conference Selection for Terry Parker's football team. Ricardo was also a conference champion wrestler and made it to the Florida state championships in track.
Indianapolis Colts
Mathews was selected in the seventh round (238th overall) by the Indianapolis Colts in the 2010 NFL Draft.[1] On July 29, 2010, he signed a contract with the Colts.
Mathews was released by the Colts during final team cuts on September 3, 2011.[2] On September 5, 2011, he was signed to the Colts' practice squad. Mathews was promoted for the practice squad to active roster on October 5, 2011.[3]
With the Colts, he recorded 51 tackles and a sack and a half.
Houston Texans
On April 15, 2014, Mathews was signed by the Houston Texans.[4] He was released by the Texans during final roster cuts on August 30, 2014.[5]
San Diego Chargers
Mathews was signed by the San Diego Chargers on September 1, 2014.[6] On September 29, 2014, he made his Chargers debut, recording a sack and 2 tackles. On December 20, 2014, Mathews and Dwight Freeney sacked Colin Kaepernick, forcing a fumble which lead to a recovery and touchdown by Corey Liuget. Mathews finished the 2014 season with career high stats, recording 1.5 sacks, two force fumbles, and 21 tackles. He was re-signed to a one-year contract with the Chargers.
Pittsburgh Steelers
On March 31, 2016, Mathews signed with the Pittsburgh Steelers.[7]
References
- ↑ "Ricardo Mathews Draft Profile". NFL.com. Retrieved November 18, 2016.
- ↑ "Indianapolis Colts make roster moves". Colts.com. September 3, 2011. Retrieved November 18, 2016.
- ↑ "Roster moves". Colts.com. October 5, 2011. Retrieved November 18, 2016.
- ↑ "Texans sign Ricardo Mathews". HoustonTexans.com. April 15, 2014. Retrieved November 18, 2016.
- ↑ "Texans make roster moves". HoustonTexans.com. August 30, 2014. Retrieved November 18, 2016.
- ↑ "DT Ricardo Mathews signed to beef Up D-line". Chargers.com. September 1, 2014. Retrieved November 18, 2016.
- ↑ Varley, Teresa (March 31, 2016). "Steelers add depth on defensive line". Steelers.com. Retrieved November 18, 2016.