Matt Dominguez

For the professional baseball player, see Matt Dominguez (baseball).

Matt Dominguez

Free agent
Date of birth:	June 27, 1978 (1978-06-27) (age 33)
Place of birth:	Georgetown, Texas
Career information
CFL status:	Import
Position(s):	WR
Height:	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight:	222 lb (101 kg)
College:	Sam Houston State
NFL Draft:	2001 / Undrafted
Organizations
As player:
2001-2002 2003 2004 2004–2008	Denver Broncos Saskatchewan Roughriders New York Jets* Saskatchewan Roughriders *Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career highlights and awards
95th Grey Cup champion
CFL West All-Star:	2006
Playing stats at CFL.ca
Playing stats at NFL.com

Matt Pilar Dominguez (born June 27, 1978, in Georgetown, Texas) is an American and Canadian football wide receiver free agent. He was originally signed by the Denver Broncos as an undrafted free agent in 2002. He played college football at Sam Houston State.

Dominguez has also been a member of the New York Jets and Saskatchewan Roughriders. He won a Grey Cup with the Roughriders in the 2007 Saskatchewan Roughriders season.

Dominguez along with his then teammate Gene Makowsky made a cameo appearance in the Corner Gas episode "Reader Pride".

College career

Dominguez attended Sam Houston State for college where he was the team's MVP twice and the school's first NCAA division I-AA All-American.

Professional career

Denver Broncos

Dominguez spent time on the Denver Broncos practice squad and played in 12 games with 3 receptions for 27 yards, his first catch came against the Seattle Seahawks on October 14, 2001.

First stint with Roughriders

After being released Dominguez was signed by the Roughriders in 2003 and quickly used his size to his advantage and became a fan favourite by gaining over 1,000 yards in his first year.

New York Jets

In 2004 Dominguez signed with the New York Jets of the National Football League. He was cut at the end of training camp.

Second stint with Roughriders

In 2005, Dominguez tore ligaments in his knee and was lost for the season after two games. Dominguez runs a football camp in Saskatchewan^[1] and spends his off-season in Regina with his wife Jennifer and his sons Matthew the 2nd and daughter Victoria. He won the 95th Grey Cup in the 2007 CFL season with the Saskatchewan Roughriders.

Dominguez was released by the Roughriders on February 13, 2009, days before he was due a bonus payment and other incentives with two years remaining on his contract. Dominguez stated that he would still like to re-sign with Saskatchewan even if they are seeking a smaller contract. Sources suggested to the Regina Leader-Post that the Roughriders would like to sign him if he passes some physical tests after suffering his third knee injury of his career last season.^[2]

References

1. ^ "Matt Dominguez Football Camp". Matt Dominguez Football Camp. http://www.mattdfootballcamp.com/. Retrieved 2009-02-15. 
2. ^ Mccormick, Murray (2009-02-14). "Dominguez released". Leader-Post. http://www2.canada.com/reginaleaderpost/news/sports/story.html?id=8280682b-ec92-4291-8a2a-61595ebad2ac. Retrieved 2009-02-15. 

External links

• Saskatchewan Roughriders bio

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Name	Dominguez, Matt
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Date of birth	June 27, 1978
Place of birth	Georgetown, Texas
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