Matt Flanagan (born March 26, 1995) is a former American football tight end. He played college football at Pittsburgh, and was signed as an undrafted free agent by the Washington Redskins in 2018.
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| Position: | Tight end | ||||||
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| Born: | March 26, 1995 Chester, New Jersey, U.S. | ||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | ||||||
| Weight: | 260 lb (118 kg) | ||||||
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| High school: | West Morris Mendham (Mendham Borough, NJ) | ||||||
| College: | Pittsburgh | ||||||
| Undrafted: | 2018 | ||||||
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| * Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |||||||
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Early life
editFlanagan grew up in Chester, New Jersey and attended West Morris Mendham High School. He played football and ran track for the Minutemen.[1]
College career
editRutgers
editFlanagan spent the first four years of his collegiate career playing for the Rutgers Scarlet Knights, redshirting his freshman season. He began as a walk-on but eventually earned a scholarship.[2] Over three seasons, Flanagan appeared in 33 games (17 starts) and had 18 total receptions for the Scarlet Knights.[3]
Pittsburgh
editAfter his redshirt junior season, Flanagan transferred to the University of Pittsburgh for his final season of eligibility as a graduate transfer.[2] He started nine games for the Panthers before a season-ending injury, catching 17 passes for 160 yards.[4]
Professional career
editWashington Redskins
editFlanagan signed with the Washington Redskins as an undrafted free agent on April 29, 2018.[5] He was cut at the end of training camp and subsequently re-signed to the team's practice squad on September 2, 2018.[6] Flanagan was promoted to the Redskins' active roster on December 15, 2018.[7] He made his NFL debut on December 16, 2018, in a 16–13 win against the Jacksonville Jaguars.[8] He made his first career catch, a 14-yard reception, in the Redskins' final game of the season against the Philadelphia Eagles. He appeared in three games as a rookie, playing primarily as a blocking tight end.[9]
Flanagan was waived/injured during final roster cuts on August 31, 2019,[10] and reverted to the team's injured reserve list the next day. He was waived from injured reserve with an injury settlement on September 5.[11]
Jacksonville Jaguars
editFlanagan was brought in for workouts by several teams during 2019 NFL season, but was not signed by any team. Flanagan had a tryout with the Jacksonville Jaguars on August 20, 2020.[12] He was signed on August 22, 2020.[13] He was waived on September 5, 2020 and signed to the practice squad the next day.[14] He was released on September 18.[15]
References
edit- ^ Dunleavy, Ryan (April 11, 2016). "Flanagan back at Rutgers practice after gruesome injury". Asbury Park Press. USA Today. Retrieved December 25, 2018.
- ^ a b Batko, Brian (March 27, 2017). "Pitt football lands Matt Flanagan, graduate-transfer tight end from Rutgers". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Retrieved December 18, 2018.
- ^ Batko, Brian (August 20, 2017). "Pitt tight ends Chris Clark, Matt Flanagan might bring best of both worlds". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Retrieved December 18, 2018.
- ^ Wilson, Aaron (April 12, 2018). "Pitt TE Matt Flanagan visits Texans". Chron.com. Houston Chronicle. Retrieved December 18, 2018.
- ^ Whaley, Anson (April 29, 2018). "Pitt tight end Matt Flanagan signs with Washington Redskins as Undrafted Free Agent". CardiacHill.com. SB Nation. Retrieved December 17, 2018.
- ^ Cummings, Ian (September 4, 2018). "Redskins sign eight players to practice squad, including RB Kapri Bibbs". RiggosRag.com. FanSided. Retrieved December 18, 2018.
- ^ Horton, Bill (December 15, 2018). "Redskins shuffle the roster ahead of Sunday's game [UPDATED]". HogsHaven.com. SB Nation. Retrieved December 18, 2018.
- ^ Svrluga, Barry (December 17, 2018). "Neither good nor bad, Redskins once again are emphatically indifferent". The Washington Post.
- ^ "Redskins' Matt Flanagan: Catches on at end of season". CBSSports.com. RotoWire. January 1, 2018.
- ^ "Redskins cuts tracker: Tracking Washington's roster moves, trades, rumors, updates and more". August 30, 2019.
- ^ Bouda, Nate (September 5, 2019). "Redskins Waive TE Matt Flanagan From IR With Settlement". Retrieved August 22, 2020.
- ^ @AlbertBreer (August 20, 2020). "Today's tryout/visit list" (Tweet). Retrieved August 21, 2020 – via Twitter.
- ^ Johnson, James (August 22, 2020). "Jags sign TE Matt Flanagan, waive/injured TE Charles Jones". USAToday.com. Retrieved August 23, 2020.
- ^ Oehser, John (September 5, 2020). "Roster Reduction: Jaguars move to 53 players". Jaguars.com.
- ^ @Jaguars (September 18, 2020). "We have signed third-year S Doug Middleton (@21DM_ERA) to the practice squad and released TE Matt Flanagan from the practice squad" (Tweet). Retrieved October 5, 2020 – via Twitter.