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Matt Cushing
American football player (born 1975) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Matthew Jay Cushing (born July 2, 1975) is an American former professional football player who was a tight end for six seasons for the Pittsburgh Steelers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Illinois Fighting Illini.
Cushing was a 1998 undrafted free agent of the Steelers who was released during camp that year. After injuries to Mark Bruener and Mitch Lyons in 1999, he obtained a roster spot. Cushing went on to increase his value to the team by serving as an emergency fullback.
In college at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, he was a three-year starter who received the Bruce Capel award as most courageous player and was an Academic All Big Ten selection.
In February 2010, Cushing was sworn in as a Downers Grove, IL park district commissioner. He has served as President of a Downers Grove, Illinois company, First Choice Dental Lab.[citation needed]
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