Matt Lepsis

Matt Lepsis
Matt Lepsis
Position(s)
Offensive tackle		 Jersey #(s)
78
Born January 13, 1974 (1974-01-13) (age 37)
Conroe, Texas
Career information
Year(s) 1997–2007
Undrafted in 1997
College Colorado
Professional teams
Career stats
Games played 150
Games started 133
Fumble recoveries 2
Stats at NFL.com
Career highlights and awards

Matthew Stanley Lepsis (born January 13, 1974) is a former American football offensive tackle of the National Football League. He was originally signed by the Denver Broncos as an undrafted free agent in 1997 and remained with the team until his retirement following the 2007 season. He played college football at Colorado.

Lepsis won a Super Bowl ring as a member of the Broncos in Super Bowl XXXIII.

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Early years

Matt Lepsis attended Frisco High School in Frisco, Texas, and was a letterman in football and track and field. In football, he was an All-Southwest selection and was named the Class 3A Defensive Player of the Year as a senior. In track and field, he was a two-time State Discus Champion.

College career

Lepsis went to the University of Colorado, where he earned All-Big Eight Conference honors as a tight end.

Professional career

Lepsis was signed by the Denver Broncos as an undrafted free agent in 1997. He did not miss an offensive snap on a 2004 line that set a franchise record by allowing only 15 sacks, shattering the previous best of 22 sacks set in 1971, to rank third in the NFL.

In Week 7 of the 2006 season, he suffered a season-ending knee injury in a 17-7 victory over the Cleveland Browns. He once again suffered a season-ending injury, in the 2007 season. On January 1, 2008 he announced to his team that he would be retiring after his performance slipped in 2007 and wanted to end his career on his own terms.[1] He officially retired on February 12, 2008.

Personal

In 2004 he and his wife, Shana, had their first child, Hayden Lepsis, and the family currently resides in Frisco, Texas.

External links

v · d · eDenver Broncos Super Bowl XXXIII Champions

1 Jason Elam | 6 Bubby Brister | 7 John Elway (MVP) | 14 Brian Griese | 16 Tom Rouen | 20 Tory James | 21 Darrien Gordon | 22 Vaughn Hebron | 25 Darius Johnson | 26 Eric Brown | 27 Steve Atwater | 28 Tito Paul | 29 Howard Griffith | 30 Terrell Davis | 31 Derek Loville | 34 Tyrone Braxton | 37 Anthony Lynn | 39 Ray Crockett | 42 Detron Smith | 48 George Coghill | 51 John Mobley | 53 Bill Romanowski | 54 Nate Wayne | 56 Keith Burns | 59 Glenn Cadrez | 60 K. C. Jones | 62 Dan Neil | 63 David Diaz-Infante | 66 Tom Nalen | 69 Mark Schlereth | 70 Trey Teague | 73 Cyron Brown | 74 Harry Swayne | 77 Tony Jones | 78 Matt Lepsis | 79 Chris Banks | 80 Rod Smith | 82 Marcus Nash | 83 Justin Armour | 84 Shannon Sharpe | 85 Willie Green | 86 Byron Chamberlain | 87 Ed McCaffrey | 89 Dwayne Carswell | 90 Neil Smith | 91 Alfred Williams | 93 Trevor Pryce | 94 Keith Traylor | 95 Marvin Washington | 96 Harald Hasselbach | 97 Mike Lodish | 98 Maa Tanuvasa | 99 Seth Joyner |
Head Coach: Mike Shanahan
Coaches: Frank Bush | Barney Chavous | Rick Dennison | Ed Donatell | George Dyer | Alex Gibbs | Mike Heimerdinger | Gary Kubiak | Pat McPherson | Brian Pariani | Ricky Porter | Greg Robinson | Rick Smith | John Teerlinck | Bobby Turner
v · d · eDenver Broncos 50th Anniversary Team (2009)
Offense: Elway (QB) • Davis (RB) • Little (RB) • McCaffrey (WR) • Smith (WR) • Sharpe (TE) • Lepsis (T) • Zimmerman (T) • Bishop (G) • Schlereth (G) • Nalen (C)
Defense: Fletcher (DE) • R. Jackson (DE) • Pryce (DT) • Carter (DT) • Mecklenburg (OLB) • Gradishar (ILB) • T. Jackson (OLB) • Bailey (CB) • Wright (CB) • Atwater (S) • Smith (S)
Special Teams: Upchurch (Ret.) • Elam (PK) • Rouen (P)


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