- Matt Trannon
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Matt Trannon No. -- Free Agent Wide receiver Personal information Date of birth: July 7, 1983 Place of birth: Flint, Michigan Height: 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) Weight: 235 lb (107 kg) Career information College: Michigan State Undrafted in 2007 No regular season or postseason appearances Career history - Arizona Cardinals (2007)*
- Kansas City Chiefs (2007)*
- Oakland Raiders (2007)*
- Pittsburgh Steelers (2008)*
- *Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career highlights and awards - N/A
Stats at NFL.com Matthew Horise Trannon (born July 7, 1983 in Flint, Michigan) is an American football wide receiver who is currently a free agent. He was signed by the Arizona Cardinals as an undrafted free agent in 2007. He played college football as well as basketball at Michigan State.
Trannon has also been a member of the Kansas City Chiefs, Oakland Raiders and Pittsburgh Steelers.
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Early years
He was ranked among the nation's top 20 prep basketball players by ESPN.com (No. 18), and was the number six ranked power forward,[citation needed] and ranked as the nation's 34th best wide receivers by Rivals.com.[1] He was named the top high school athlete in the nation by Prep Spotlight after starring in both football and basketball at Flint Northern High School. In basketball he averaged 19 points and 11 rebounds, in football he caught 77 passes for 1100 yards and twenty touchdowns as a senior.
College career
Basketball
Trannon did not join the basketball team until he was a sophomore where he played in 17 games, averaging 6.9 minutes per contest averaged 1.2 points and 1.6 rebounds per contest. During his junior year he shot 68.8 percent (22-of-32) from the field,[2] tops among teammates with at least 30 field-goal attempts. He has played in 2 NCAA Tournaments, including an appearance in the Final Four during 2004-2005. Trannon decided to forgo his senior year of basketball to prepare for the 2007 NFL Draft.
Football
Trannon started 11 games at wide receiver, ranked second on the team with 36 receptions for 405 yards and two touchdowns in his junior year. He caught 28 passes for 259 yards in 2003 caught passes in nine different games. During his senior year, he set the Michigan State single game reception record with 14 receptions against Eastern Michigan University, and also became MSU's all time receptions leader with 148 receptions. In addition, he was second on the team in receptions (44), receiving yards (502) and touchdown catches (3).[3]
Professional career
Football
Arizona Cardinals
Despite not being taken in the 2007 NFL Draft, Trannon signed with the Arizona Cardinals. He was released on August 31, 2007 but was signed to the Cardinals practice squad.
Pittsburgh Steelers
On January 18, 2008 he signed with the Pittsburgh Steelers. However, he was waived on July 24.
Basketball
Bendigo Telstra Braves
Trannon signed as an 'import player' with the Bendigo Braves basketball team, based in Bendigo, Australia in 2009.[4]
Personal
He is the son of Katherine Trannon and cousin of former NFL player Lonnie Young.
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Categories:- 1983 births
- Living people
- People from Flint, Michigan
- American basketball players
- Power forwards (basketball)
- Michigan State Spartans men's basketball players
- American football wide receivers
- Michigan State Spartans football players
- Undrafted National Football League players
- Arizona Cardinals players
- Kansas City Chiefs players
- Oakland Raiders players
- Pittsburgh Steelers players
- Sportspeople of multiple sports
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