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Matt Chatham No. -- Free Agent Linebacker Personal information Date of birth: June 28, 1977 Place of birth: Newton, Iowa Height: 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Weight: 250 lb (113 kg) Career information College: South Dakota Debuted in 2000 for the New England Patriots Career history Career highlights and awards - 3x Super Bowl champion (XXXVI, XXXVIII, XXXIX)
Stats at NFL.com Matt Chatham (born June 28, 1977 in Newton, Iowa) is an American football linebacker who is currently a free agent. He played college football at South Dakota.
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High school years
Chatham attended North High School in Sioux City, Iowa, and won All-State honors in football and baseball.
College career
Chatham attended the University of South Dakota. As a junior he made 95 tackles and six interceptions. In his senior year he made 74 tackles and one interception.
NFL career
Chatham was signed by the St. Louis Rams as a rookie free agent but was released before the start of the regular season.
He spent the first six seasons of his career in New England, where he was instrumental in the Patriots' three Super Bowl victories (XXXVI, XXXVIII, XXXIX). Chatham's most notable play was the leveling of a streaker, identified as Mark Roberts, as he ran from security personnel during Super Bowl XXXVIII. *This play ranks #50 on ESPN's Greatest Super Bowl moments.
External links
- NFL.com Bio
- ESPN's Greatest Super Bowl moments
- SI Vault article with Matt Chatham quotes about tackling the streaker
New England Patriots Super Bowl XXXVIII Champions 4 Adam Vinatieri | 6 Rohan Davey | 10 Jamin Elliott | 12 Tom Brady (MVP) | 13 Ken Walter | 16 Kliff Kingsbury | 17 Dedric Ward | 18 Chas Gessner | 19 Damon Huard | 21 Mike Cloud | 22 Asante Samuel | 23 Antwan Harris | 24 Ty Law | 26 Eugene Wilson | 30 Je'Rod Cherry | 31 Larry Centers | 32 Antowain Smith | 33 Kevin Faulk | 34 Chris Akins | 35 Patrick Pass | 37 Rodney Harrison | 38 Tyrone Poole | 39 Shawn Mayer | 44 Fred McCrary | 46 Brian Kinchen | 48 Tully Banta-Cain | 49 Sean McDermott | 50 Mike Vrabel | 51 Don Davis | 52 Ted Johnson | 53 Larry Izzo | 54 Tedy Bruschi | 55 Willie McGinest | 58 Matt Chatham | 59 Rosevelt Colvin | 60 Wilbert Brown | 61 Stephen Neal | 62 Tim Provost | 63 Joe Andruzzi | 64 Gene Mruczkowski | 65 Damien Woody | 66 Lonie Paxton | 67 Dan Koppen | 68 Tom Ashworth | 70 Adrian Klemm | 71 Russ Hochstein | 72 Matt Light | 75 Jamil Soriano | 76 Brandon Gorin | 77 Mike Compton | 80 Troy Brown | 81 Bethel Johnson | 82 Daniel Graham | 83 Deion Branch | 84 Fred Baxter | 85 J. J. Stokes | 86 David Patten | 87 David Givens | 88 Christian Fauria | 90 Dan Klecko | 91 Bobby Hamilton | 92 Ted Washington | 93 Richard Seymour | 94 Ty Warren | 95 Roman Phifer | 96 Rick Lyle | 97 Jarvis Green | 98 Anthony Pleasant | 99 Ethan Kelley
Head Coach: Bill Belichick
Coaches: Romeo Crennel | Brian Daboll | Jeff Davidson | Ivan Fears | Sean Gustus | John Hufnagel | Pepper Johnson | Eric Mangini | Josh McDaniels | Markus Paul | Rob Ryan | Dante Scarnecchia | Brad Seely | Charlie Weis | Mike WoicikNew England Patriots Super Bowl XXXIX Champions 4 Adam Vinatieri | 6 Rohan Davey | 8 Josh Miller | 10 Kevin Kasper | 12 Tom Brady | 13 Jim Miller | 14 P. K. Sam | 18 Cedric James | 19 Ricky Bryant | 21 Randall Gay | 22 Asante Samuel | 23 Omare Lowe | 24 Ty Law | 26 Eugene Wilson | 27 Rabih Abdullah | 28 Corey Dillon | 29 Earthwind Moreland | 30 Je'Rod Cherry | 31 Hank Poteat | 32 Kory Chapman | 33 Kevin Faulk | 34 Cedric Cobbs | 35 Patrick Pass | 37 Rodney Harrison | 38 Tyrone Poole | 39 Guss Scott | 42 Dexter Reid | 46 Zeron Flemister | 47 Justin Kurpeikis | 48 Tully Banta-Cain | 49 Eric Alexander | 50 Mike Vrabel | 51 Don Davis | 52 Ted Johnson | 53 Larry Izzo | 54 Tedy Bruschi | 55 Willie McGinest | 58 Matt Chatham | 59 Rosevelt Colvin | 61 Stephen Neal | 63 Joe Andruzzi | 64 Gene Mruczkowski | 65 Lance Nimmo | 66 Lonie Paxton | 67 Dan Koppen | 68 Tom Ashworth | 69 Buck Rasmussen | 70 Adrian Klemm | 71 Russ Hochstein | 72 Matt Light | 74 Billy Yates | 75 Vince Wilfork | 76 Brandon Gorin | 80 Troy Brown | 81 Bethel Johnson | 82 Daniel Graham | 83 Deion Branch (MVP) | 84 Benjamin Watson | 85 Jed Weaver | 86 David Patten | 87 David Givens | 88 Christian Fauria | 90 Dan Klecko | 91 Marquise Hill | 93 Richard Seymour | 94 Ty Warren | 95 Roman Phifer | 96 Rodney Bailey | 97 Jarvis Green | 98 Keith Traylor | 99 Ethan Kelley
Head Coach: Bill Belichick
Coaches: Romeo Crennel | Brian Daboll | Jeff Davidson | Ivan Fears | Pepper Johnson | Eric Mangini | Josh McDaniels | Matt Patricia | Markus Paul | Dean Pees | Dante Scarnecchia | Brad Seely | Cory Undlin | Charlie Weis | Mike WoicikThis biographical article relating to an American football linebacker born in the 1970s is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.