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Matthew Kale Snider, born in Des Moines, Iowa on January 26th, 1976, was an un-drafted fullback from the University of Richmond. He graduated in 1999 and the Carolina Panthers offered him a free agent contract in the spring of 1999. He spent the summer in Charlotte and went through three mini-camps with the club, but they released him after the third. Green Bay then offered him a two year contract in July of 1999<ref>{{cite press release|title = PACKERS CLAIM ROOKIES SNIDER, McBRIDE ON WAIVERS|Publisher = [[Green Bay Packers]]|Date = [[1999-07-02]]|url = http://www.packers.com/news/releases/1999/07/07-02.html|accessdate = 2007-05-20}}</ref>, and Snider made the roster as a back-up fullback and special teams performer. One highlight of his career at Green Bay was a 66 yard touchdown reception at Lambeau Field. He played two seasons for Green Bay, they released him at the start of the 2001 season, and Minnesota picked him up soon after. Snider played four games with the Vikings before they released him, and for the rest of the 2001 season he was not on a roster. The newly formed Houston Texans signed Snider as a free agent in December 2002, and he has the distinct priviledge of being one of the first ten players the Houston Texans ever signed. The Texans released Snider after training camp in August 2002 and his surprising/underdog NFL career was over. |
Matthew Kale Snider, born in Des Moines, Iowa on January 26th, 1976, was an un-drafted fullback from the University of Richmond. He graduated in 1999 and the Carolina Panthers offered him a free agent contract in the spring of 1999. He spent the summer in Charlotte and went through three mini-camps with the club, but they released him after the third. Green Bay then offered him a two year contract in July of 1999<ref>{{cite press release|title = PACKERS CLAIM ROOKIES SNIDER, McBRIDE ON WAIVERS|Publisher = [[Green Bay Packers]]|Date = [[1999-07-02]]|url = http://www.packers.com/news/releases/1999/07/07-02.html|accessdate = 2007-05-20}}</ref>, and Snider made the roster as a back-up fullback and special teams performer. One highlight of his career at Green Bay was a 66 yard touchdown reception at Lambeau Field. He played two seasons for Green Bay, they released him at the start of the 2001 season, and Minnesota picked him up soon after. Snider played four games with the Vikings before they released him, and for the rest of the 2001 season he was not on a roster. The newly formed Houston Texans signed Snider as a free agent in December 2002, and he has the distinct priviledge of being one of the first ten players the Houston Texans ever signed. The Texans released Snider after training camp in August 2002 and his surprising/underdog NFL career was over. |
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Snider now lives in San Diego working as a commercial real estate mortgage broker for Marcus & Millichap Capital Corporation. |
Snider now lives in San Diego working as a commercial real estate mortgage broker for #REDIRECT [[Marcus & Millichap Capital Corporation]]. |
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==References== |
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Matthew Kale Snider, born in Des Moines, Iowa on January 26th, 1976, was an un-drafted fullback from the University of Richmond. He graduated in 1999 and the Carolina Panthers offered him a free agent contract in the spring of 1999. He spent the summer in Charlotte and went through three mini-camps with the club, but they released him after the third. Green Bay then offered him a two year contract in July of 1999[1], and Snider made the roster as a back-up fullback and special teams performer. One highlight of his career at Green Bay was a 66 yard touchdown reception at Lambeau Field. He played two seasons for Green Bay, they released him at the start of the 2001 season, and Minnesota picked him up soon after. Snider played four games with the Vikings before they released him, and for the rest of the 2001 season he was not on a roster. The newly formed Houston Texans signed Snider as a free agent in December 2002, and he has the distinct priviledge of being one of the first ten players the Houston Texans ever signed. The Texans released Snider after training camp in August 2002 and his surprising/underdog NFL career was over.
Snider now lives in San Diego working as a commercial real estate mortgage broker for #REDIRECT Marcus & Millichap Capital Corporation.
References
- ^ "PACKERS CLAIM ROOKIES SNIDER, McBRIDE ON WAIVERS" (Press release). Retrieved 2007-05-20.
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