Steve Matthews
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| Date of birth: October 13, 1970 | |||||||||
| Place of birth: Tullahoma, Tennessee | |||||||||
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| College: Memphis | |||||||||
| NFL Draft: 1994 / Round: 7 / Pick: 199 | |||||||||
| Debuted in 1994 | |||||||||
| Last played in 1998 | |||||||||
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Stephen "Steve" Keith Matthews (born October 13, 1970) is a former American football quarterback in the National Football League. He played five seasons for the Kansas City Chiefs, Jacksonville Jaguars, and Tennessee Oilers. He played collegiately at Memphis. He is currently the head football coach at Knoxville Catholic High School in Knoxville, Tennessee.[1]
Pro career
Matthews was drafted in the seventh round (199th overall) in the 1994 NFL Draft by the Kansas City Chiefs. After three seasons with no playing time, he left and joined the Jacksonville Jaguars. With the Jaguars, Matthews played in two games and started one. In his first start on September 7, 1997, Matthews led Jacksonville to a win over the New York Giants by completing 23 of 35 passes with no interceptions.[2] He would then play for the Tennessee Oilers during the 1998 season. He played in just one game, completing 2 of 3 passes for 24 yards. He would be released at the end of the season.
References
- ↑ Dave Link (December 21, 2012). "Catholic High School hires Steve Matthews as football coach". knoxnews.com. Retrieved January 7, 2014.
- ↑ "Looking for No. 3 Can QB Steve Matthews, cut by Jaguars, stick with Oilers?". Sports Illustrated. August 28, 1998. Retrieved January 7, 2014.
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