Derrick Mathews
No. 49
Position:Linebacker
Personal information
Born: (1992-09-25) September 25, 1992
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
Career NFL statistics
Player stats at NFL.com

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.[1]

Professional career

Washington Redskins

On November 23, 2015, Mathews was signed to the Washington Redskins' practice squad.[2] He was released by the Redskins on January 5, 2016, but signed a reserve/future contract with the team a week later.[3][4] He was waived by the Redskins on May 2, 2016.[5]

Green Bay Packers

On August 2, 2016, Mathews signed with the Green Bay Packers.[6] He was waived on August 29, 2016.[7] He was re-signed to the practice squad on November 23, 2016.[8] He signed a reserve/future contract with the Packers on January 24, 2017.[9]

On September 2, 2017, Mathews was waived by the Packers and was signed to the practice squad the next day.[10][11] He was released on November 11, 2017, but was re-signed two days later.[12][13] He was released on November 28, 2017.[14]

New York Giants

On December 6, 2017, Mathews was signed to the New York Giants' practice squad.[15] He was promoted to the active roster on December 26, 2017.[16]

On May 15, 2018, Mathews was waived by the Giants.[17]

References

  1. ↑ "Get To Know New Redskins Linebacker Derrick Mathews". Redskins.com. November 23, 2015. Retrieved December 29, 2017.
  2. ↑ "11/23: Redskins Make Roster Moves". Redskins.com. November 23, 2015. Archived from the original on December 30, 2017. Retrieved December 29, 2017.
  3. ↑ "1/5: Redskins Make Roster Moves". Redskins.com. January 5, 2016. Retrieved December 29, 2017.
  4. ↑ "Redskins Sign Three To Reserve/Future Contracts". Redskins.com. January 12, 2016. Retrieved December 29, 2017.
  5. ↑ "05/02: Redskins Make Roster Moves". Redskins.com. May 2, 2016. Archived from the original on December 30, 2017. Retrieved December 29, 2017.
  6. ↑ "Packers sign LB Derrick Mathews". Packers.com. August 2, 2016. Retrieved December 29, 2017.
  7. ↑ "Packers release six players". Packers.com. August 29, 2016. Archived from the original on December 30, 2017. Retrieved December 29, 2017.
  8. ↑ "Packers sign LB Derrick Mathews to the practice squad". Packers.com. November 23, 2016. Retrieved December 29, 2017.
  9. ↑ "Packers sign eight free agents". Packers.com. January 24, 2017. Archived from the original on October 19, 2017. Retrieved December 29, 2017.
  10. ↑ "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.
  11. ↑ "Packers sign LB Brooks, claim LB Odom, place OL Barclay on IR". Packers.com. September 3, 2017. Retrieved December 29, 2017.
  12. ↑ "Packers release LB Mathews". Packers.com. November 11, 2017. Retrieved December 29, 2017.
  13. ↑ "Packers sign LB Derrick Mathews to the practice squad". Packers.com. November 11, 2017. Retrieved December 29, 2017.
  14. ↑ "Packers announce roster moves". Packers.com. November 28, 2017. Retrieved December 29, 2017.
  15. ↑ "Giants Promote WR Darius Powe, Sign LB Derrick Mathews To PS". December 6, 2017. Retrieved December 29, 2017.
  16. ↑ Eisen, Michael (December 26, 2017). "Giants place Landon Collins on IR, sign LB Derrick Mathews". Giants.com. Retrieved December 29, 2017.
  17. ↑ Eisen, Michael (May 14, 2018). "Giants roster moves: Six players signed, six waived". Giants.com. Archived from the original on May 16, 2018.
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