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Matt Nagy Philadelphia Eagles Offensive Quality Control Coach Quarterback Personal information Date of birth: April 24, 1978 Place of birth: Piscataway Township, New Jersey Height: 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Weight: 220 lb (100 kg) Career information College: Delaware Undrafted in 2002 Debuted in 2002 for the New York Dragons Last played in 2008 for the Columbus Destroyers Made coaching debut in 2008 for the Philadelphia Eagles Career history As player:
- New York Dragons (2002)
- Carolina Cobras (2004)
- Georgia Force (2005–2006)
- Columbus Destroyers (2007–2008)
- Philadelphia Eagles (2009)*
- *Offseason and/or practice squad member only
As coach:
- Philadelphia Eagles (2008-2009)
(Coaching intern) - Philadelphia Eagles (2010)
(Coaches assistant) - Philadelphia Eagles (2011−present)
(Offensive quality control coach)
Career highlights and awards - First-team All-ECAC (2001)
- First-team All-A-10 (2001)
- Third-team I-AA All-American (2001)
- Second-team All-Arena (2005)
Career Arena football statistics TD-INT 374-55 Passing yards 18,866 QB Rating 115.11 Stats at ArenaFan.com Matt Nagy (born April 24, 1978) is a former gridiron football quarterback in the Arena Football League. He played for the New York Dragons, Carolina Cobras, Georgia Force and Columbus Destroyers in his six season career. He was signed by the Dragons as a street free agent in 2002. He played college football at Delaware. He is currently the offensive quality control coach for the Philadelphia Eagles of the National Football League.
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Playing career
Early years
Nagy played high school football for Pennsylvania powerhouse Manheim Central.
College
Nagy played college football for the University of Delaware.
Professional career
New York Dragons
Nagy played for the New York Dragons in 2002.
Carolina Cobras
Nagy played for the Carolina Cobras in 2004.
Georgia Force
Nagy replacing injured quarterback Jim Kubiak early in the 2005 season and led the Georgia Force to ArenaBowl XIX.
Columbus Destroyers
Nagy was traded to Columbus during the 2006 offseason, and played in two seasons with the team before the AFL folded in 2009. In 2007, Nagy led the Destroyers to ArenaBowl XXI, but lost in the championship game to the San Jose SaberCats.
Career statistics
Year Comp Att Comp% Yds TD INT Rating 2002 105 178 59 1242 27 5 106.5 2004 237 348 68.1 2371 47 6 113.8 2005 260 378 68.8 3003 66 10 121 2006 372 527 70.6 4265 85 11 125.5 2007 339 545 62.2 3545 75 15 103.9 2008 358 576 62.2 4440 74 8 112.33 Career Statistics 1671 2552 65.5 18866 374 55 115.11 Coaching career
High school
During the 2002 and 2003 high school football seasons, Nagy spent time at Cedar Crest High School in Lebanon, Pennsylvania[1] as the quarterbacks coach, as well as serving as the Junior Varsity Offensive Head Coach. While at CCHS, Nagy introduced many plays from his college days at Delaware.
Nagy was also an assistant coach at Manheim Central High School.[1]
From 2008–2009, Nagy was the offensive coordinator for the Palmyra Cougars of Palmyra Area High School in Palmyra, Pennsylvania.[1]
Philadelphia Eagles
Nagy was signed by the Philadelphia Eagles on August 10, 2009 after an injury to backup quarterback Kevin Kolb. Nagy had been working for the Eagles as a coaching intern prior to his signing. The NFL disapproved his contract the following day. Philadelphia disclosed at a press conference that they would not pursue a re-signing of Nagy, but that he would continue to be a coaching intern for the team. He was promoted to coaches assistant on February 9, 2010.[2] He was promoted to offensive quality control coach on March 2, 2011.
References
- ^ a b c "Matt Nagy lands a job with the Eagles". LancasterOnline.com. February 8, 2010. http://blogs.lancasteronline.com/jeffreyreinhart/2010/02/08/matt-nagy-lands-a-job-with-the-eagles/. Retrieved 2010-05-15.
- ^ McLane, Jeff (February 10, 2010). "Matt Nagy gets administrative job with Eagles". Philly.com. http://www.philly.com/philly/sports/eagles/20100210_Matt_Nagy_gets_administrative_job_with_Eagles.html. Retrieved 2010-02-10.[dead link]
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Categories:- 1978 births
- Living people
- People from Middlesex County, New Jersey
- People from Pennsylvania
- American football quarterbacks
- Delaware Fighting Blue Hens football players
- New York Dragons players
- Carolina Cobras players
- Georgia Force players
- Columbus Destroyers players
- Undrafted National Football League players
- Philadelphia Eagles players
- Philadelphia Eagles coaches
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