Matt Daniels
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| Position: | Assistant special teams coach | ||||||||
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| Born: | September 27, 1989 Tucson, Arizona | ||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||||||||
| Weight: | 212 lb (96 kg) | ||||||||
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| High school: | Fayetteville (GA) Fayette Co. | ||||||||
| College: | Duke | ||||||||
| Undrafted: | 2012 | ||||||||
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Matthew Daniels (born September 27, 1989) is a former American football safety and current assistant special teams coach of the Dallas Cowboys of the National Football League (NFL). He was signed by the St. Louis Rams as an undrafted free agent in 2012. He played college football for Duke.
College career
Daniels played college football for the Duke University Blue Devils. In 2008, as a true freshman, he played in 10 games with one start and finished the year with 22 tackles, one INT and one fumble recovery. In 2009 the Sophomore safety was an Academic All-ACC selection and started all 12 games and finished third on the team and 18th in the ACC with 83 tackles and added 3.0 tackles for loss, 0.5 quarterback sacks, six pass breakups and three caused fumbles. In 2010, his junior season, Daniels was again an Academic All-ACC choice and started all 12 games and finished second on the team with 93 total tackles and added 6.0 tackles for loss, seven PBUs, three caused fumbles, two fumble recoveries and one INT. In his Senior Year, 2011, Daniels was a Second-team All-American and finished with 126 tackles. He graduated Duke as the school's all-time leader in several key defensive categories such as tackles, caused fumbles, and pass breakups.
Professional career
| Height | Weight | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20-yard shuttle | Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump | Bench press | |||
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| 5 ft 11+3⁄4 in (1.82 m) |
212 lb (96 kg) |
4.48 s | 1.50 s | 2.55 s | 4.31 s | 6.90 s | 35+1⁄2 in (0.90 m) |
10 ft 4 in (3.15 m) |
15 reps | |||
| All values from NFL combine[1] | ||||||||||||
St. Louis Rams
In 2012, he was signed by the Rams as an undrafted free agent. He was released on August 26, 2014. He was signed to the Rams practice squad on September 1, 2014. He was released on September 3, 2014 to make room for Brad Smelley.
Jacksonville Jaguars
Daniels was signed to the Jaguars practice squad on October 27, 2014.[2] He was promoted to the active roster on December 17. He was waived with an injury settlement on September 1, 2015.[3]
San Diego Chargers
On November 4, 2015, the San Diego Chargers signed Daniels to the practice squad.[4] On December 28, 2015, the San Diego Chargers promoted Daniels to the 53-man roster.[5]
Coaching career
On February 26, 2018, the Los Angeles Rams announced that they had added Daniels to their coaching staff, hiring him as assistant special teams coach. Daniels played with the Rams under current special teams coordinator John Fassel in the recent past.
References
- ^ NFL Draft Scout Profile
- ^ Jaguars Public Relations (October 27, 2014). "Jaguars sign safety Matt Daniels to practice squad". jaguars.com. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved December 2, 2014.
- ^ "Jaguars waive injured safety Matt Daniels". FCN First For You. Retrieved December 29, 2015.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Chargers Sign DT Damion Square to Active Roster, Add Four to Practice Squad". San Diego Chargers. Retrieved December 29, 2015.
- ^ "Eric Weddle 1 of 4 Chargers placed on IR". The San Diego Union-Tribune. Retrieved December 29, 2015.
External links
- 1989 births
- Living people
- People from Fayetteville, Georgia
- Sportspeople from the Atlanta metropolitan area
- Players of American football from Georgia (U.S. state)
- American football safeties
- Duke Blue Devils football players
- St. Louis Rams players
- Jacksonville Jaguars players
- San Diego Chargers players
- Coaches of American football from Georgia (U.S. state)
- Los Angeles Rams coaches
- Dallas Cowboys coaches