MATT SUHEYSuhey, Matthew JeromeHeight: 5-11 Weight: 215 Born: July 7, 1958 Bellefonte, PA High School: State College (PA) |
| Year | College | Status |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | Penn State | Lettered |
| 1977 | Penn State | Lettered |
| 1978 | Penn State | Lettered |
| 1979 | Penn State | Lettered |
| Draft: 2nd round (46th overall) 1980 Chicago Bears |
| Relatives: Grandson of Bob Higgins; son of Steve Suhey |
| NFL Game Logs |
| NFL Playoff Statistics |
| Roster Key • Stat Key |
| YEAR TEAM | NO | POS | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 Chicago Bears (NFL)1980 CHIB NFL | 26 | FB | 16 | 1 |
| 1981 Chicago Bears (NFL)1981 CHIB NFL | 26 | FB | 15 | 14 |
| 1982 Chicago Bears (NFL)1982 CHIB NFL | 26 | FB | 9 | 8 |
| 1983 Chicago Bears (NFL)1983 CHIB NFL | 26 | RB | 16 | 13 |
| 1984 Chicago Bears (NFL)1984 CHIB NFL | 26 | FB | 16 | 16 |
| 1985 Chicago Bears (NFL)1985 CHIB NFL | 26 | FB | 16 | 16 |
| 1986 Chicago Bears (NFL)1986 CHIB NFL | 26 | FB | 16 | 14 |
| 1987 Chicago Bears (NFL)1987 CHIB NFL | 26 | FB | 12 | 2 |
| 1988 Chicago Bears (NFL)1988 CHIB NFL | 26 | FB | 16 | 16 |
| 1989 Chicago Bears (NFL)1989 CHIB NFL | 26 | FB | 16 | 0 |
| 10 Years (NFL)10 Years NFL | 148 | 100 |
| Transaction | Date | Team |
|---|---|---|
| Draft | 4/29/1980 | 1980 Chicago Bears (NFL)1980 CHIB NFL |
| Signed | 7/18/1980 | 1980 Chicago Bears (NFL)1980 CHIB NFL |
| Exemption | 9/23/1987 | 1987 Chicago Bears (NFL)1987 CHIB NFL |
| Activated | 10/20/1987 | 1987 Chicago Bears (NFL)1987 CHIB NFL |
| Unrestricted Free Agent | 4/15/1989 | 1988 Chicago Bears (NFL)1988 CHIB NFL |
| Signed | 5/22/1989 | 1989 Chicago Bears (NFL)1989 CHIB NFL |
| Unrestricted Free Agent | 4/12/1990 | 1989 Chicago Bears (NFL)1989 CHIB NFL |
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | X1% | X2 | X2A | DX | FG | FGA | FG% | S | SAF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 Chicago Bears (NFL)1981 CHIB NFL | 3 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 18 | ||
| 1982 Chicago Bears (NFL)1982 CHIB NFL | 3 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 18 | ||
| 1983 Chicago Bears (NFL)1983 CHIB NFL | 5 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 30 | ||
| 1984 Chicago Bears (NFL)1984 CHIB NFL | 6 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 36 | ||
| 1985 Chicago Bears (NFL)1985 CHIB NFL | 2 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 12 | ||
| 1986 Chicago Bears (NFL)1986 CHIB NFL | 2 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 12 | ||
| 1988 Chicago Bears (NFL)1988 CHIB NFL | 2 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 12 | ||
| 1989 Chicago Bears (NFL)1989 CHIB NFL | 2 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 12 | ||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 25 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 150 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | FD | 20+ | 40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 Chicago Bears (NFL)1980 CHIB NFL | 22 | 45 | 2.0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1981 Chicago Bears (NFL)1981 CHIB NFL | 150 | 521 | 3.5 | 26 | 3 | 0 | |||
| 1982 Chicago Bears (NFL)1982 CHIB NFL | 70 | 206 | 2.9 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1983 Chicago Bears (NFL)1983 CHIB NFL | 149 | 681 | 4.6 | 39 | 4 | 0 | |||
| 1984 Chicago Bears (NFL)1984 CHIB NFL | 124 | 424 | 3.4 | 21 | 4 | 0 | |||
| 1985 Chicago Bears (NFL)1985 CHIB NFL | 115 | 471 | 4.1 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1986 Chicago Bears (NFL)1986 CHIB NFL | 84 | 270 | 3.2 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1987 Chicago Bears (NFL)1987 CHIB NFL | 7 | 24 | 3.4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1988 Chicago Bears (NFL)1988 CHIB NFL | 87 | 253 | 2.9 | 19 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1989 Chicago Bears (NFL)1989 CHIB NFL | 20 | 51 | 2.6 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 828 | 2946 | 3.6 | 39 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | COM% | INC | YDS | Y/ATT | Y/COM | LG | TD | TD% | INT | INT% | SK | YL | FD | 20+ | 40+ | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 Chicago Bears (NFL)1983 CHIB NFL | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 74 | 74.0 | 74.0 | 74t | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 158.3 |
| 1984 Chicago Bears (NFL)1984 CHIB NFL | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 | ||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 2 | 1 | 50.0 | 1 | 74 | 37.0 | 74.0 | 74t | 1 | 50.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 135.4 |
| RECEIVING | TAR | REC | PCT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | FD | 20+ | 40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 Chicago Bears (NFL)1980 CHIB NFL | 7 | 60 | 8.6 | 21 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 1981 Chicago Bears (NFL)1981 CHIB NFL | 33 | 168 | 5.1 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 1982 Chicago Bears (NFL)1982 CHIB NFL | 36 | 333 | 9.3 | 45 | 0 | ||||||
| 1983 Chicago Bears (NFL)1983 CHIB NFL | 49 | 429 | 8.8 | 52 | 1 | ||||||
| 1984 Chicago Bears (NFL)1984 CHIB NFL | 42 | 312 | 7.4 | 23 | 2 | 0 | |||||
| 1985 Chicago Bears (NFL)1985 CHIB NFL | 33 | 295 | 8.9 | 35 | 1 | 0 | |||||
| 1986 Chicago Bears (NFL)1986 CHIB NFL | 24 | 235 | 9.8 | 58 | 0 | ||||||
| 1987 Chicago Bears (NFL)1987 CHIB NFL | 7 | 54 | 7.7 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1988 Chicago Bears (NFL)1988 CHIB NFL | 20 | 154 | 7.7 | 29 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 1989 Chicago Bears (NFL)1989 CHIB NFL | 9 | 73 | 8.1 | 22 | 1 | 0 | |||||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 260 | 2113 | 8.1 | 58 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | 20+ | 40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 Chicago Bears (NFL)1980 CHIB NFL | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | 20+ | 40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 Chicago Bears (NFL)1980 CHIB NFL | 19 | 406 | 21.4 | 31 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1987 Chicago Bears (NFL)1987 CHIB NFL | 1 | 0 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1989 Chicago Bears (NFL)1989 CHIB NFL | 6 | 0 | 93 | 15.5 | 21 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 26 | 0 | 508 | 19.5 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 Chicago Bears (NFL)1980 CHIB NFL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1981 Chicago Bears (NFL)1981 CHIB NFL | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1982 Chicago Bears (NFL)1982 CHIB NFL | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1983 Chicago Bears (NFL)1983 CHIB NFL | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1984 Chicago Bears (NFL)1984 CHIB NFL | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1985 Chicago Bears (NFL)1985 CHIB NFL | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1986 Chicago Bears (NFL)1986 CHIB NFL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1988 Chicago Bears (NFL)1988 CHIB NFL | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1989 Chicago Bears (NFL)1989 CHIB NFL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 22 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
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