Matt Overton

Matt Overton

No. 47     Omaha Nighthawks
Long snapper
Personal information
Date of birth: July 6, 1985 (1985-07-06) (age 26)
Place of birth: Tracy, California
Height: 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	Weight: 254 lb (115 kg)
Career information
College: Western Washington
Undrafted in 2007
No regular season or postseason appearances
Career history
Seattle Seahawks (2007)* Tri-Cities Fever (2008) Florida Tuskers (2009) Seattle Seahawks (2010)* Omaha Nighthawks (2010–present) *Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Roster status: Active
Career highlights and awards
UFL top-10 players list

Matt Overton (born July 6, 1985) is an American football long snapper for the Omaha Nighthawks of the United Football League. He was signed as an undrafted free agent by the Seattle Seahawks in 2007. He was resigned by the Seattle Seahawks in 2010. He played college football at Western Washington. Overton also runs his own youth charity foundation called Pros 2 Youth.

Overton has also played for the Tri-Cities Fever and Florida Tuskers.

Early years

Overton attended Tracy High School in Tracy, California where he was a two-way starter for four years for the Bulldogs football team. He earned Lineman of the Year, player of the month, athlete of the month awards, and 2002 SJAA honorable mention honors.

College career

Overton played college football at Western Washington where he was a team captain and two-year starter at defensive end and long snapper. As the starting defensive end, he recorded over 40 tackles, 5 sacks, 7.5 tackles for loss, 1 interception, 1 forced fumble and 7 pass break-ups. He also attended Diablo Valley College from 2003-2004 before transferring to Western Washington. While at Diablo Valley College, he was named team co-captain and special teams MVP.

Professional career

Overton played for the Tri-Cities Fever of the af2 in 2008. He played for the Florida Tuskers of the United Football League in 2009 and helped them to an undefeated season and appeared in the first UFL championship. He was re-signed by the Seattle Seahawks on February 10, 2010.^[1] After being released by the Seahawks during training camp, he signed with the Omaha Nighthawks of the UFL for his second season. Overton was named to the UFL top-10 players list in 2010. He is now in his third UFL season.

References

1. ^ Overton back with Seahawks

External links

• [1]
• Omaha Nighthawks bio
• Western Washington Vikings bio
• United Football League bio
• Seattle Seahawks bio
• Former UFL players gives back
• Overton back with UFL
• Tracy to the NFL and back

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Name	Overton, Matt
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Date of birth	July 6, 1985
Place of birth	Tracy, California
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