Top Qs
Timeline
Chat
Perspective

Fred Matua

American football player (1984–2012) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Fred Matua
Remove ads

Fred Matua (January 14, 1984 – August 5, 2012) was an American football guard. After playing college football for Southern California, he was selected by the Detroit Lions in the seventh round of the 2006 NFL draft.[1] He was also a member of the Lions, Tennessee Titans, Cleveland Browns, Washington Redskins, Florida Tuskers, and Omaha Nighthawks.

Quick Facts No. 67, 53, Position: ...
Remove ads

Early life

Born in Wilmington, California, Matua prepped at Banning High School in Wilmington, California where he won the 2000 LA City 4A Championship his junior year.[2][3]

College career

While playing college football for the USC Trojans, Matua was an All-American guard in 2005.

Professional career

More information Height, Weight ...

Matua was selected on the second day by the National Football League's Detroit Lions but was cut by the team and was signed to the Tennessee Titans practice squad. On October 28, 2006, he was signed to the Cleveland Browns roster.

Matua was signed by the Florida Tuskers of the United Football League on September 3, 2009.[5]

Death

On August 5, 2012, Matua died at the age of 28 of a heart-related issue.[3]

References

Loading related searches...

Wikiwand - on

Seamless Wikipedia browsing. On steroids.

Remove ads