Shane Matthews

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Shane Matthews (born June 1, 1970 to Bill and Peggy Matthews in Pascagoula, Mississippi, USA) is a quarterback in the National Football League. Matthews played college football at the University of Florida under head coach Steve Spurrier. Upon finishing his college career, Matthews was signed by the Chicago Bears in 1993. Despite achieving amazing success in college (he was up for the Heisman), he remained the Bears' back-up and third-string quarterback for four seasons. Matthews did not appear in a regular season game with the Bears until 1996. After leaving the Bears, Matthews spent 1997 and 1998 with the Carolina Panthers, but remained a back-up and never appeared in a regular season game with the team. The Bears brought Matthews back for the 1999 season and in his second stint with the team he played a much bigger role. Matthews had his best season in the NFL in 1999, starting seven games, throwing for 1645 yards and 10 touchdowns. Matthews played the next two season with the Bears, starting a total of 8 games in that span. He also relieved starter Jim Miller in the 2002 (2001 NFL season) playoff game against the Philadelphia Eagles after Miller separated his shoulder and could not continue. In 2002, Matthews signed with the Washington Redskins and started 7 games, throwing for 1251 yards and 11 touchdowns. Since that season, Matthews has returned to his back-up and third-string role with the Cincinnati Bengals in 2003 (0 games) and the Buffalo Bills in 2004 (3 games, 0 starts). In 2005, Shane Matthews was on the roster of the Bills, but was the third-string quarterback behind J.P. Losman and Kelly Holcomb. Matthews did not appear in a regular season game during the 2005 NFL season. He retired following the 2005 NFL season.

Always known as a quarterback with a great knowledge of the game, Matthews has always been criticized for his lack of arm strength. However, his experience and knowledge has proven to be a valuable asset in the development of Rookie QB's such as Patrick Ramsey in Washington, Carson Palmer in Cincinnati, and JP Losman in Buffalo. In an interesting move, Coach Steve Spurrier signed Matthews to be his quarterback of the Redskins in 2002. Matthews played at the University of Florida under Spurrier from 1990 until 1992.

Preceded by: Erik Kramer	Chicago Bears Starting Quarterbacks 1999 (with Cade McNown and Jim Miller)	Succeeded by: Cade McNown
Preceded by: Tony Banks	Washington Redskins Starting Quarterbacks 2002 (with Patrick Ramsey) and (Danny Wuerffel)[1]	Succeeded by: Patrick Ramsey

Preceded by: Donald Douglas

Florida Gator Quarterbacks (1990-1992)

Succeeded by: Terry Dean

Florida Gators Quarterbacks
Bell • Berlin • Brindise • Dean • Dickey • Douglas • Dunn • Gaffney • Gailey • Grossman • Johnson • Leak • Libertore • Martin • Matthews • Palmer • Peace • Reaves • Shannon • Spurrier • Sullivan • Tebow • Wuerffel