Matt Flanagan (American football) explained

Matt Flanagan
Number:88
Position:Tight end
Birth Date:March 26, 1995
Birth Place:Chester, New Jersey, U.S.
Height Ft:6
Height In:6
Weight Lbs:260
High School:West Morris Mendham
(Mendham Borough, NJ)
College:Pittsburgh
Undraftedyear:2018
Pastteams:
Statlabel1:Receptions
Statvalue1:1
Statlabel2:Receiving yards
Statvalue2:14
Pfr:FlanMa00

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.

Early life

Flanagan 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

Rutgers

Flanagan 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

After 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

Washington Redskins

Flanagan 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

Flanagan 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]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Flanagan back at Rutgers practice after gruesome injury. Ryan. Dunleavy. Asbury Park Press. USA Today. April 11, 2016. December 25, 2018.
  2. Web site: Pitt football lands Matt Flanagan, graduate-transfer tight end from Rutgers. Brian. Batko. Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. March 27, 2017. December 18, 2018.
  3. Web site: Pitt tight ends Chris Clark, Matt Flanagan might bring best of both worlds. Brian. Batko. Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. August 20, 2017. December 18, 2018.
  4. Web site: Pitt TE Matt Flanagan visits Texans. Aaron. Wilson. Chron.com. Houston Chronicle. April 12, 2018. December 18, 2018.
  5. Web site: Pitt tight end Matt Flanagan signs with Washington Redskins as Undrafted Free Agent. Anson. Whaley. CardiacHill.com. SB Nation. April 29, 2018. December 17, 2018.
  6. Web site: Redskins sign eight players to practice squad, including RB Kapri Bibbs. Ian. Cummings. RiggosRag.com. FanSided. September 4, 2018. December 18, 2018.
  7. Web site: Redskins shuffle the roster ahead of Sunday's game [UPDATED]]. Bill. Horton. HogsHaven.com. SB Nation. December 15, 2018. December 18, 2018.
  8. Web site: Neither good nor bad, Redskins once again are emphatically indifferent. Barry. Svrluga. The Washington Post. December 17, 2018.
  9. Web site: Redskins' Matt Flanagan: Catches on at end of season. CBSSports.com. RotoWire. January 1, 2018.
  10. Web site: Redskins cuts tracker: Tracking Washington's roster moves, trades, rumors, updates and more. August 30, 2019.
  11. Web site: Redskins Waive TE Matt Flanagan From IR With Settlement. Nate. Bouda. September 5, 2019. August 22, 2020.
  12. AlbertBreer . Today’s tryout/visit list. . 1296557572107968514 . August 20, 2020 . August 21, 2020.
  13. News: Johnson, James . Jags sign TE Matt Flanagan, waive/injured TE Charles Jones . USAToday.com . August 22, 2020 . August 23, 2020.
  14. Web site: Roster Reduction: Jaguars move to 53 players. Oehser, John. Jaguars.com. September 5, 2020.
  15. Jaguars . We have signed third-year S Doug Middleton (@21DM_ERA) to the practice squad and released TE Matt Flanagan from the practice squad. . 1306940111075016710 . September 18, 2020 . October 5, 2020.