Matthew Robert Birk
Position: C
Height: 6-4 Weight: 300 lbs.
Born: July 23, 1976 in St. Paul, MN
College: Harvard (school history)
Drafted by the Minnesota Vikings in the 6th round (173rd overall) of the 1998 NFL Draft.
Weighted Career AV (100-95-...): 70 (637th overall since 1950)
6-time Pro Bowler (fine print)
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| All-Time Rank: #553. Tommy Nobis… #554. Keith Brooking… #555. Trent Green… #556. MATT BIRK… #557. Dennis Smith… #558. Jim Katcavage… #559. MacArthur Lane… |
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| Year | Age | Tm | Pos | No. | G | GS | Sk | Int | Yds | TD | Lng | PD | FF | Fmb | FR | Yds | TD | Tkl | Ast | Sfty | AV |
| 1998 | 22 | MIN | 75 | 7 | 0 | 1 | |||||||||||||||
| 1999 | 23 | MIN | 78 | 15 | 0 | 1 | |||||||||||||||
| 2000* | 24 | MIN | C | 78 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | |||||||||
| 2001* | 25 | MIN | C | 78 | 16 | 16 | 8 | ||||||||||||||
| 2002 | 26 | MIN | C | 78 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | |||||||||
| 2003* | 27 | MIN | C | 78 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |||||||||
| 2004* | 28 | MIN | C | 78 | 12 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 0 | -31 | 0 | 8 | |||||||||
| 2006* | 30 | MIN | C | 78 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
| 2007* | 31 | MIN | C | 78 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -16 | 0 | 7 | |||||||||
| 2008 | 32 | MIN | C | 78 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -22 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | |||||||
| 2009 | 33 | BAL | C | 77 | 16 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 7 | ||||||||||||
| 2010 | 34 | BAL | C | 77 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 8 | |||||||
| 2011 | 35 | BAL | C/oc | 77 | 16 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||||||
| 2012 | 36 | BAL | C | 77 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
| Career | 210 | 187 | 0 | 5 | 5 | -69 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 93 | |||||||||||
| 10 yrs | MIN | 146 | 123 | 0 | 5 | 3 | -69 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 66 | ||||||||||
| 4 yrs | BAL | 64 | 64 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 27 | ||||||||||
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| Year | Team | Level | Voters |
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| 2000 | 1st Team | All-Conf. | Pro Football Weekly |
| 2003 | 1st Team | All-Conf. | Pro Football Weekly |
| 2003 | 2nd Team | All-NFL | Associated Press |
| 2003 | 1st Team | All-NFL | Sporting News |
| 2010 | 1st Team | All-NFL | Pro Football Focus |