Matt Slauson Explained

Matt Slauson
Number:68
Position:Guard
Birth Date:February 18, 1986
Birth Place:Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S.
Height Ft:6
Height In:5
Weight Lbs:315
High School:Sweet Home
(Sweet Home, Oregon)
College:Nebraska
Draftyear:2009
Draftround:6
Draftpick:193
Pastteams:
Statlabel1:Games played
Statvalue1:116
Statlabel2:Games started
Statvalue2:113
Statlabel3:Fumble recoveries
Statvalue3:1
Pfr:SlauMa20

Matthew Benjamin Slauson[1] (born February 18, 1986) is a former American football guard. He was selected by the New York Jets in the sixth round of the 2009 NFL draft. He also played for the Chicago Bears, San Diego/Los Angeles Chargers, and Indianapolis Colts before retiring after the 2018 season. He played college football at Nebraska.

Professional career

New York Jets

The New York Jets selected Slauson with their sixth round pick in the 2009 NFL draft.[2] The Jets offensive line coach Bill Callahan previously coached Slauson at Nebraska and considered him versatile, athletic, and durable.[3] Slauson was signed to a four-year deal by the team in May.[4] Slauson would appear in three regular season games in 2009 playing at the guard and center positions respectively.

Following the team's selection of Vladimir Ducasse in the 2010 NFL draft, the Jets would release veteran guard Alan Faneca.[5] During the team's training camp sessions, Slauson battled Ducasse to replace Faneca.[6] [7] On September 9, 2010, Slauson would be named the team's starting left guard.[8]

Slauson became the subject of criticism after utilizing a cut block against Brian Cushing that resulted in Cushing tearing his ACL on October 8, 2012. The play was considered legal by USA Today as both were within three yards of the line of scrimmage where an offensive lineman is allowed to low block a defensive player;[9] the Houston Chronicle contended that the block itself was legal but the location of the block was not.[10] Cushing, when asked about the play, stated "It's football. It's part of the game...it happened to me, and I've been on the other side of that, so I know how it goes." Slauson was fined $10,000 by the league after they determined that he used an illegal peel-back block.[11]

Chicago Bears

On March 29, 2013, Slauson signed a one-year deal with the Chicago Bears.[12] On January 2, 2014, Slauson was re-signed by the Bears to a four-year contract.[13] On January 24, Slauson was named to the USA Today All-Joe Team.[14]

In 2014, in a 51–23 loss to the New England Patriots, Slauson tore his right pectoral muscle and was ruled out for the rest of the season.[15] On April 7, 2015, Slauson was awarded the Ed Block Courage Award.[16]

On May 1, 2016, Slauson was released by the Bears.[17]

San Diego / Los Angeles Chargers

Slauson signed a two-year contract with the San Diego Chargers on May 7, 2016.[18] In his first year with the Chargers, he started all 16 games at center.[19]

Slauson entered the 2017 season as the Chargers' starting left guard.[20] In Week 7, he suffered a season-ending biceps injury and was placed on injured reserve.[21]

Indianapolis Colts

On March 20, 2018, Slauson signed with the Indianapolis Colts on a one-year, $3 million deal, reuniting with former Jets offensive line coach Dave DeGuglielmo.[22] He was named the starting right guard to start the season, starting the first five games before being placed on injured reserve on October 8, 2018.[23]

Retirement

On February 6, 2019, Slauson announced his retirement from the NFL after 10 seasons.[24]

Personal life

Slauson was born in Cincinnati, Ohio, to Nancy and Robert Slauson and attended and played football at Sweet Home High School in Oregon before graduating from Air Academy High School in Colorado Springs, Colorado.[25] From a young age, Slauson was diagnosed with stuttering, a speech disorder that occurs primarily when he is placed in unfamiliar situations.[26] Slauson has two other brothers, Nick and Chris, as well as a sister, Alli.

Slauson is married to Cami, and the couple has a son, Montgomery James.[27]

Slauson is a nephew of Jim Thurber, best known for his appearances on Discovery's TV show "Gold Rush".

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: ESPN Profile . ESPN.com.
  2. Web site: 2009 New York Jets Draftees . August 21, 2010 . Pro-Football-Reference.com.
  3. Web site: Cimini, Rich . April 26, 2009 . Jets take versatile Slauson with final pick . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130609181026/http://www.nydailynews.com/blogs/jets/2009/04/jets-take-versatile-slauson-wi.html . June 9, 2013 . August 21, 2010 . New York Daily News.
  4. Web site: May 19, 2009 . Jets sign sixth-round pick Matt Slauson . August 21, 2010 . Sporting News.
  5. Web site: Cimini, Rich . April 25, 2010 . Jets to cut veteran Faneca . August 21, 2010 . ESPN.com.
  6. Web site: 2010 . Jets' Slauson, Ducasse friends despite competition . August 21, 2010 . CBS Sports.
  7. Web site: McManus, Jane . August 7, 2010 . Vet and rookie battle for guard spot . August 21, 2010 . ESPN.com.
  8. Web site: Stephenson, Colin . September 9, 2010 . Jets award starting left guard job to Matt Slauson . September 10, 2010 . The Star-Ledger.
  9. News: Klemko, Robert . October 9, 2012 . Texans linebacker Brian Cushing has torn ACL . USA Today . dead . October 10, 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20121011002057/http://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nfl/texans/2012/10/09/linebacker-cushing-has-torn-acl/1623111/ . October 11, 2012.
  10. News: Solomon, Jerome . October 9, 2012 . Was the Matt Slauson cutoff of Brian Cushing legal? . Houston Chronicle . dead . October 10, 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20121010232340/http://blog.chron.com/jeromesolomon/2012/10/was-the-matt-slauson-cutoff-of-brian-cushing-legal/ . October 10, 2012.
  11. Web site: McManus, Jane . October 11, 2012 . Source: Matt Slauson to appeal . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20121013031504/http://espn.go.com/new-york/nfl/story/_/id/8492235/matt-slauson-new-york-jets-fined-10k-league-hit-brian-cushing-houston-texans . October 13, 2012 . October 12, 2012 . ESPN New York.
  12. Web site: Rosenthal, Gregg . March 29, 2013 . Matt Slauson, Chicago Bears strike one-year contract . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20131203125050/http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap1000000155350/article/matt-slauson-chicago-bears-strike-oneyear-contrac . December 3, 2013 . March 29, 2013 . National Football League.
  13. Web site: Mayer . Larry . January 2, 2014 . Bears sign Cutler, two others . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140102194822/http://www.chicagobears.com/news/article-1/Bears-sign-Cutler-two-others/a5c2962a-9b4f-4f05-b786-1272cedc48e0 . January 2, 2014 . January 2, 2014 . Chicago Bears.
  14. Web site: Mayer . Larry . January 24, 2014 . McCown, Slauson on 'All-Joe' team . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160306202105/http://www.chicagobears.com/news/article-1/McCown-Slauson-on-All-Joe-team/5203d799-d6ec-4538-8cd1-bfc7e54d7bf9 . March 6, 2016 . January 24, 2014 . Chicago Bears.
  15. Web site: Mayer . Larry . October 27, 2014 . Houston, Slauson out for the season . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160608044136/http://www.chicagobears.com/news/article-1/Houston-Slauson-out-for-the-season/d909652a-f64e-43fd-a7a5-d3cc5d60e879 . June 8, 2016 . April 30, 2020 . Chicago Bears.
  16. Web site: Mayer . Larry . April 7, 2015 . Matt Slauson receives Ed Block Award . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150411215817/http://www.chicagobears.com/news/article-1/Matt-Slauson-receives-Ed-Block-Award/73f91d2a-79ab-4b4c-99a2-3f8ea469f011 . April 11, 2015 . April 7, 2015 . Chicago Bears.
  17. Web site: Bears part ways with Slauson, Rolle . May 2, 2016 . www.chicagobears.com.
  18. Web site: Hanzus . Dan . May 7, 2016 . Report: Matt Slauson inks two-year deal with Chargers . May 8, 2016 . NFL.com.
  19. Web site: Los Angeles Chargers Depth Chart Archive (11/01/2016) . February 11, 2018 . OurLads.com.
  20. Web site: Los Angeles Chargers Depth Chart Archive (09/01/2017) . February 11, 2018 . OurLads.com.
  21. Web site: Henne, Ricky . October 23, 2017 . Matt Slauson Out for the Year with Biceps Injury . Chargers.com.
  22. Web site: Walker, Andrew . March 20, 2018 . Colts Sign Free Agent Center/Guard Matt Slauson . Colts.com.
  23. Web site: Walker, Andrew . October 8, 2018 . Colts Place Starting Guard Matt Slauson On IR; Sign Center/Guard Evan Boehm . Colts.com.
  24. Web site: Shook, Nick . February 6, 2019 . Guard Matt Slauson retires after 10 seasons in NFL . NFL.com.
  25. News: Waszak Jr., Dennis . May 2, 2009 . Jets rookie Slauson succeeding despite stutter . Seattle Times . dead . November 18, 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160402122624/http://seattletimes.com/html/sports/2009163534_apfbnjetsslausonsstutter.html . April 2, 2016.
  26. Web site: Cimini, Rich . August 15, 2010 . The source of Matt Slauson's strength . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20100817214822/http://sports.espn.go.com/new-york/nfl/news/story?id=5465783 . August 17, 2010 . August 21, 2010 . ESPN New York.
  27. Web site: Mazzeo, Mike . January 1, 2011 . Jets' Matt Slauson at son's birth . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20121106053232/http://sports.espn.go.com/new-york/nfl/news/story?id=5974882 . November 6, 2012 . January 3, 2011 . ESPN New York.

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