Matt Bushman
No. 84 – Kansas City Chiefs | |
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Position: | Tight end |
Personal information | |
Born: | Carbondale, Illinois | November 3, 1995
Height: | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) |
Weight: | 245 lb (111 kg) |
Career information | |
High school: | Sabino |
College: | BYU |
Undrafted: | 2021 |
Career history | |
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* Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |
Roster status: | Reserve/futures |
Career NFL statistics | |
Player stats at NFL.com |
Matt Bushman (born November 3, 1995) is an American football tight end for the Kansas City Chiefs of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at BYU and was undrafted in the 2021 NFL Draft. Bushman also played baseball at BYU in 2017.
College career[]
Bushman played in 39 games at BYU despite sitting out his senior season due to injury, compiling 125 receptions for 1,719 yards and 9 Touchdowns.
Professional career[]
Las Vegas Raiders[]
Bushman was signed and as undrafted free agent by the Las Vegas Raiders after going unselected in the 2021 NFL Draft. Bushman was released on August 31, 2021, but signed to the practice squad the next day.[1] He was released on December 23.
Kansas City Chiefs[]
On January 4, 2022, Bushman was signed to the Kansas City Chiefs practice squad. He signed a reserve/future contract with the Chiefs on February 2, 2022.[2]
Personal life[]
Prior to his college career, Bushman served a two-year mission for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Santiago, Chile and speaks fluent Spanish. While at BYU, Bushman married the daughter of former BYU and NFL tight end Chad Lewis.[3]
References[]
- ^ "Raiders 2021 practice squad tracker".
- ^ "Chiefs sign 13 players to reserve/future contracts". Chiefs Wire. USA Today. February 2, 2022.
- ^ "BYU's Matt Bushman on his Achilles injury, his new foundation and his decision to move forward".
External links[]
- 1995 births
- Living people
- American football tight ends
- 21st-century Mormon missionaries
- BYU Cougars football players
- Las Vegas Raiders players
- Kansas City Chiefs players
- Latter Day Saints from Arizona
- Players of American football from Arizona
- BYU Cougars baseball players
- American football tight end stubs