Bill Matthews

Matthews, William Marvin
Position: LB
Height: 6-2 Weight: 235
Born: March 12, 1956 Santa Monica, CA
High School: Wessington (SD)

Year	College	Participation
1974	South Dakota State	Lettered
1975	South Dakota State	Lettered
1976	South Dakota State	Lettered
1977	South Dakota State	Lettered

Draft: 5th round (129th overall) 1978 New England Patriots

Roster Key • Stat Key

YEAR TEAM	NO	POS	GP	GS
1979 New England Patriots (NFL)1979 NE NFL	53	LLB	16	1
1980 New England Patriots (NFL)1980 NE NFL	53	ILB	16	0
1981 New England Patriots (NFL)1981 NE NFL	53	RILB-OLB	16	9
1984 Denver Gold (USFL)1984 DEN USFL	51	RILB-LILB	12	8
3 Years (NFL)3 Years NFL			48	10

Team	Date	Transaction
1978 New England Patriots (NFL)New England Patriots	5/2/1978	Draft
1978 New England Patriots (NFL)New England Patriots		Signed
1978 New England Patriots (NFL)New England Patriots	8/28/1978	Injured Reserve
1982 New York Giants (NFL)New York Giants	8/2/1982	Traded
1982 New York Giants (NFL)New York Giants	9/7/1982	Injured Reserve
1983 New York Giants (NFL)New York Giants	8/23/1983	Injured Reserve
1983 New York Giants (NFL)New York Giants	9/23/1983	Released
1984 Denver Gold (USFL)Denver Gold	2/24/1984	Signed
1985 Denver Gold (USFL)Denver Gold	2/18/1985	Released

INTERCEPTIONS	NO	YDS	AVG	LG	TD
1980 New England Patriots (NFL)1980 NE NFL	1	5	5.0	5	0
Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL	1	5	5.0	5	0

KICKOFF RETURNS	NO	FC	YDS	AVG	LG	TD	20+	40+	FUM
1981 New England Patriots (NFL)1981 NE NFL	1	0	5	5.0	5	0	0	0	0
1984 Denver Gold (USFL)1984 DEN USFL	1		9	9.0	9	0	0	0
Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL	1	0	5	5.0	5	0	0	0	0

SACKS	NO	YDS
1984 Denver Gold (USFL)1984 DEN USFL	1.0	6.0

FUMBLES	NO	LOST	OWN	OPP	REC	YDS	TD
1981 New England Patriots (NFL)1981 NE NFL	0	0	0	1	1	0	0
Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL	0	0	0	1	1	0	0