| No. -- CFL Free Agent | |
| Linebacker | |
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| Date of birth: March 26, 1986 | |
| Place of birth: San Jose, California | |
| Height: 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | Weight: 230 lb (104 kg) |
| Career information | |
| College: San Jose State | |
| Undrafted in 2008 | |
| No regular season or postseason appearances | |
| Career history | |
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| Stats at CFL.ca | |
Matt Castelo (born March 26, 1986 in San Jose, California) is a professional American and Canadian football linebacker free agent. He was signed by the Seattle Seahawks as an undrafted free agent in 2008. He played college football for the San Jose State Spartans.
Castelo has also been a member of the Hamilton Tiger-Cats.
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Castelo prepped at Valley Christian where he earned All-Central Coast Section honors twice. As a senior, he had 128 tackles, 10 sacks and was named league’s ‘Linebacker of the Year’.
Castelo started with the San Jose State Spartans in 2004. In his first game against Washington, Castelo had an interception. In 2005, Castelo finished the season with 91 tackles.
In 2006, Castelo was ranked number-two nationally with 165 total tackles. He earned second-team all-WAC honors, and was the WAC Defensive Player of the Week. In the 2006 New Mexico Bowl, Castelo had 18 tackles and 2 forced fumbles and was named the defensive MVP of the bowl. He was named to ESPN.com's all-Bowl team.
In 2007, Castelo returned as the nation’s top returning tackler in terms of career average with a 9.42 per game. His 292 tackles ranked him third among all Division I-A football players. He was listed on 2007 Nagurski Award and Football Writers Association of America All-America watch lists. He was named to the all-WAC first team with teammate Dwight Lowery.
He was considered a prospect for the 2008 NFL Draft, but after going undrafted, signed with the Seattle Seahawks. Casetlo was released from the Seahawks August 12, 2008.
Castelo signed with the Hamilton Tiger-Cats on May 21, 2009. He was released on June 25, 2009.