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Tyrone Devine Matthews (/ˈtaɪrən mæθ.juː/; born May 13, 1992) is an American football safety for the Kansas City Chiefs of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for Louisiana State University (LSU). In college he developed a reputation for generating turnovers, setting a Southeast Conference (SEC) record with 11 career comps and earning the nickname “Honey Badger” after the mammal of the same name. In his second season, he was recognized as a unanimous All-American, won the Chuck Bednaric Award as the best defensive player in college football, and was a finalist for the Heisman Trophy. Matthews was dismissed from the LSU football program later that season due to team rules violations.
| No. 32 – Kansas City Chiefs | |
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| Position: | Safety |
| Personal information | |
| Born: | May 13, 1992 New Orleans, Louisiana |
| Height: | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) |
| Weight: | 190 lb (86 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school: | St. Augustine (New Orleans, Louisiana) |
| College: | LSU |
| NFL Draft: | 2013 / Round: 3 / Pick: 69 |
College Basketball
Former LSU cornerback Tyrone Matthews is best known for his exploits on (and off) the football field. Like most athletes though, he can do much more than just be the ball hawk and return man for the Tigers and now the Arizona Cardinals.
It looks like the Honey Badger can take over as well. Watch the video below of Matthew fighting off enemies at an undisclosed location. (Disclaimer: The song in the video is NSFW.)
Matthew looks like the kind of player you’d expect from a 5-9. Fast, fast, good at getting into the lane. He has a textbook on his jumper and he certainly has fast-twitch fibers going along with his ability to change direction all at once.
Two-sport star? Meh, who knows what kind of competition he was playing against — the pick-up game isn’t where you find locked-down defenders — but he might have been helping Trent Johnson in his three years on campus. Could (or at least the first two).
College Soccer
At 5’9″ and 175 pounds, Matthews certainly isn’t imposing physically, but his quick pace and big hits made him an overnight sensation throughout his sophomore season.
The New Orleans native was a Heisman finalist after collecting 76 total tackles (59 singles), 1.5 sacks, six forced fumbles (two returned for touchdowns) and two interceptions. Couple that with two punt returns for a touchdown, and there was no doubt that Matthews was one of the most dangerous defenders in all of America last season.
Now he will be looking for a new team, and it will be interesting to see who comes to his door.
It’s been a wild year for Matthews, who went from a relatively unknown player entering last season to a star who could make a valid Heisman argument, and now to second in less than three weeks before the season begins. Looking for team.
Football
A native of New Orleans, Louisiana, Matthew attended St. Augustine High School, where he played for the St. Augustine Purple Knights High School football team. He recorded 32 tackles, five interceptions, one sack and one fumble recovery as a senior.
While living in New Orleans Central City, Matthew was raised by his grandparents. His biological mother was absent most of the time and his biological father, Darrin Hayes, has been imprisoned for murder for most of Matthew’s life. After his grandfather’s death in 1997, Matthews was adopted by his uncle, Tyrone Matthews, and aunt, Sheila Matthews.[1]
Matthews also ran track and field for St. Augustine’s track team and was a member of the relay team. He was one of the state’s top performers in the long jump. He had a personal best of 1.93m in the high jump and 7.29m in the long jump.
Considered a four-star recruit by Rivals.com, Matthews was listed as the number 13 cornerback in the country in 2010.
