Bruce Matthews

Bruce Rankin Matthews

Position: G-C-T
Height: 6-5 Weight: 305 lbs.

Born: August 8, 1961 in Raleigh, NC
College: USC (school history)
Drafted by the Houston Oilers in the 1st round (9th overall) of the 1983 NFL Draft.

Weighted Career AV (100-95-...): 119 (48th overall since 1950)

Relatives: Son of Clay Matthews, Father of Kevin Matthews, Brother of Clay Matthews and Uncle of Casey Matthews and Clay Matthews
14-time Pro Bowler & 7-time First-Team All-Pro (fine print)
Inducted into Hall of Fame in 2007

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News -- May 2013

5/14 EDSFootball: 2014 NFL Mock Draft Updated: Jadeveon Clowney still the No. 1 pick: Although the 2014 NFL Draft is nearly a year away, we have updated our 2014 NFL mock draft. With our next update, we will add...

4/25 FootballPerspective.com: Football Perspective Mock Draft: Before we get to my mock draft, here’s a recap of some of my previous articles on the NFL draft: The numbers behind Football...
4/17 EDSFootball: 2013 NFL Mock Draft Update - Round 5 Added: The 2013 NFL Draft is only one week from tomorrow and I have made an update to my current mock draft by adding Round 5 to it. Over...

3/24 EDSFootball: 2013 NFL Mock Draft: Luke Joeckel to Chiefs, Dion Jordan to Jaguars: One week closer to the 2013 NFL Draft from my last update, the No. 1 overall pick remains the same, but the top five is shaken...
3/22 FootballPerspective.com: Playing with the most coaches on one team: During the season, Mike Tanier noted that Shane Lechler has played for eight different coaches while being a member of the Raiders....
3/20 EDSFootball: 2013 NFL Mock Draft: First Post-Free Agency Update: Now that we are a few days into the free-agency period and the new official NFL league year, it is time to make an update to my...

2/6 FootballPerspective.com: NFL Retired Numbers, Player Deaths, and the Stories Behind Them: The table below lists every retired number for each of the 32 franchises. It also lists each player’s career AV (starting...

10/24 The NFL Injury Report: Titans Injury Report: Jake Locker, Matt Hasselbeck, Michael Roos: The Tennessee Titans have announced quarterback Jake Locker will miss another start due to injury. The team also said...

9/1 Stripe Hype: 2013 Draft Profile: Barrett Jones: We have all witnessed the poor interior line play of the Bengals over the last few years. Where it has been Eric Guichic or Kyle...

8/28 FootballPerspective.com: Ray Lewis and London Fletcher: incredible outliers or a signal of something more?: In a year where offensive fireworks dominated the headlines, here’s a piece of trivia on the other side of the ball: 36-year-old...
8/19 FootballPerspective.com: Trivia of the Day – Sunday, August 19th: Pro Bowls aren’t a great measure of NFL ability, but they’re one of the few statistics that enable comparisons across...