Matt Nelson (American football)

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Matt Nelson
No. 67 – Detroit Lions
Position:Offensive tackle
Personal information
Born: (1995-12-19) December 19, 1995 (age 26)
Cedar Rapids, Iowa
Height:6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Weight:313 lb (142 kg)
Career information
High school:Xavier
(Cedar Rapids, Iowa)
College:Iowa
Undrafted:2019
Career history
Roster status:Active
Career NFL statistics as of Week 15, 2021
Games played:27
Games started:10
Player stats at NFL.com · PFR

Matt Nelson (born December 19, 1995) is an American football offensive tackle for the Detroit Lions of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Iowa.

College career[]

Nelson was a member of the Iowa Hawkeyes for five seasons, redshirting as a true freshman. Nelson finished his collegiate career with 111 tackles, 12 tackles for loss, nine sacks, nine pass break-ups, and one forced fumble.[1]

Professional career[]

Nelson was signed by the Detroit Lions as an undrafted free agent with the intention of moving him to the offensive line.[2] He was waived during final roster cuts, but was re-signed to the Lions practice squad and spent the rest of the season there as he adjusted to the offensive line. Nelson made the team out of training camp in 2020.[3] Nelson made his NFL debut in the season opener on September 13, 2020 against the Chicago Bears.[4]

Nelson was given an exclusive-rights free agent tender by the Lions on March 4, 2021.[5] He signed the one-year contract on April 19.[6]

References[]

  1. ^ "Gustafson, Nelson Named Iowa's Big Ten Medal of Honor Winners". Retrieved September 14, 2020.
  2. ^ "Meet Detroit Lions' class of undrafted rookie free agents". Detroit Free Press. May 10, 2019. Retrieved September 14, 2020.
  3. ^ Eickholt, David (September 6, 2020). "Former Hawkeye Matt Nelson makes Detroit roster". 247Sports.com. Retrieved September 14, 2020.
  4. ^ Raven, Benjamin (September 14, 2020). "Snap counts: Lions roll with 3 safeties for most of Week 1 loss with Duron Harmon leading the way". MLive.com. Retrieved September 14, 2020.
  5. ^ "Lions tender three exclusive rights free agents". DetroitLions.com. March 4, 2021. Retrieved March 8, 2021.
  6. ^ "2021 NFL Transactions: Signings – April". NFL.com. Retrieved April 19, 2021.

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