Matt Stevens (safety)
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Matthew Brian Stevens (June 14, 1973 – March 20, 2025) was an American professional football player who was a safety in the National Football League (NFL) for five different teams. He played college football for the Appalachian State Mountaineers. He was selected in the third round of the 1996 NFL draft with the 87th overall pick.
Infobox
Position
Safety
Born
(1973-06-14)June 14, 1973Northville, Michigan, U.S.
Died
March 20, 2025(2025-03-20) (aged 51)Cary, North Carolina, U.S.
Height
6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight
205 lb (93 kg)
High school
Chapel Hill (Chapel Hill, North Carolina)
College
Appalachian State
NFL draft
1996: 3rd round, 87th overall pick
Expansion draft
2002: 1st round, 10th overall pick
Tackles
301
Interceptions
13
Sacks
1.0
Tables
Pre-draft measurables · NFL career statistics
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Height
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Weight
197 lb(89 kg)
Arm length
31+1⁄8 in(0.79 m)
Hand span
9+1⁄8 in(0.23 m)
| Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span |
| mw- .mw- 6 ft 0+1⁄8 in(1.83 m) | 197 lb(89 kg) | 31+1⁄8 in(0.79 m) | 9+1⁄8 in(0.23 m) |
· NFL career statistics
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Career high
| Legend | |
| Won the Super Bowl | |
| Bold | Career high |
· NFL career statistics › Regular season
GP
GP
Year
GP
Team
GS
Games
Comb
Games
Solo
Tackles
Ast
Tackles
Sck
Tackles
Int
Tackles
Yds
Interceptions
TD
Interceptions
Lng
Interceptions
FF
Interceptions
FR
Fumbles
Yds
Fumbles
TD
1996
1996
Year
1996
Team
BUF
Games
13
Games
11
Tackles
33
Tackles
26
Tackles
7
Tackles
0.0
Interceptions
2
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
0
Fumbles
0
Fumbles
1
Fumbles
0
Fumbles
0
1997
1997
Year
1997
Team
PHI
Games
11
Games
0
Tackles
10
Tackles
10
Tackles
0
Tackles
0.0
Interceptions
1
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
0
Fumbles
0
Fumbles
1
Fumbles
0
Fumbles
0
1998
1998
Year
1998
Team
PHI
Games
7
Games
1
Tackles
11
Tackles
6
Tackles
5
Tackles
0.0
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
0
Fumbles
0
Fumbles
0
Fumbles
0
Fumbles
0
WAS
WAS
Year
WAS
Team
3
Games
0
Games
0
Tackles
0
Tackles
0
Tackles
0.0
Tackles
0
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
0
Fumbles
0
Fumbles
0
Fumbles
0
1999
1999
Year
1999
Team
WAS
Games
15
Games
1
Tackles
42
Tackles
35
Tackles
7
Tackles
1.0
Interceptions
6
Interceptions
61
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
25
Fumbles
1
Fumbles
1
Fumbles
0
Fumbles
0
2000
2000
Year
2000
Team
WAS
Games
15
Games
4
Tackles
45
Tackles
35
Tackles
10
Tackles
0.0
Interceptions
1
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
0
Fumbles
2
Fumbles
1
Fumbles
1
Fumbles
0
NWE
NWE
Year
NWE
Team
1
Games
0
Games
1
Tackles
1
Tackles
0
Tackles
0.0
Tackles
0
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
0
Fumbles
0
Fumbles
0
Fumbles
0
2001
2001
Year
2001
Team
NWE
Games
15
Games
4
Tackles
43
Tackles
30
Tackles
13
Tackles
0.0
Interceptions
1
Interceptions
9
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
9
Fumbles
1
Fumbles
1
Fumbles
0
Fumbles
0
2002
2002
Year
2002
Team
HOU
Games
16
Games
16
Tackles
84
Tackles
61
Tackles
23
Tackles
0.0
Interceptions
1
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
0
Fumbles
0
Fumbles
0
Fumbles
0
Fumbles
0
2003
2003
Year
2003
Team
HOU
Games
12
Games
5
Tackles
32
Tackles
25
Tackles
7
Tackles
0.0
Interceptions
1
Interceptions
12
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
12
Fumbles
0
Fumbles
1
Fumbles
0
Fumbles
0
| Year | Team | Games | Tackles | Interceptions | Fumbles | ||||||||||
| GP | GS | Comb | Solo | Ast | Sck | Int | Yds | TD | Lng | FF | FR | Yds | TD | ||
| 1996 | BUF | 13 | 11 | 33 | 26 | 7 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1997 | PHI | 11 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1998 | PHI | 7 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| WAS | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1999 | WAS | 15 | 1 | 42 | 35 | 7 | 1.0 | 6 | 61 | 0 | 25 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 | WAS | 15 | 4 | 45 | 35 | 10 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| NWE | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2001 | NWE | 15 | 4 | 43 | 30 | 13 | 0.0 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 | HOU | 16 | 16 | 84 | 61 | 23 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2003 | HOU | 12 | 5 | 32 | 25 | 7 | 0.0 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 108 | 42 | 301 | 229 | 72 | 1.0 | 13 | 82 | 0 | 25 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 0 | ||
· NFL career statistics › Playoffs
GP
GP
Year
GP
Team
GS
Games
Comb
Games
Solo
Tackles
Ast
Tackles
Sck
Tackles
Int
Tackles
Yds
Interceptions
TD
Interceptions
Lng
Interceptions
FF
Interceptions
FR
Fumbles
Yds
Fumbles
TD
1996
1996
Year
1996
Team
BUF
Games
1
Games
1
Tackles
1
Tackles
1
Tackles
0
Tackles
0.0
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
0
Fumbles
0
Fumbles
0
Fumbles
0
Fumbles
0
1999
1999
Year
1999
Team
WAS
Games
2
Games
0
Tackles
4
Tackles
4
Tackles
0
Tackles
0.0
Interceptions
1
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
0
Fumbles
0
Fumbles
0
Fumbles
0
Fumbles
0
2001
2001
Year
2001
Team
NWE
Games
3
Games
0
Tackles
6
Tackles
3
Tackles
3
Tackles
0.0
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
0
Fumbles
0
Fumbles
0
Fumbles
0
Fumbles
0
| Year | Team | Games | Tackles | Interceptions | Fumbles | ||||||||||
| GP | GS | Comb | Solo | Ast | Sck | Int | Yds | TD | Lng | FF | FR | Yds | TD | ||
| 1996 | BUF | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1999 | WAS | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 | NWE | 3 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | 1 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
References
- Pro-Football-Reference.comhttps://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/1996/draft.htm
- National Football Posthttps://web.archive.org/web/20100329132349/http://www.nationalfootballpost.com/Former-NFL-player-Matt-Stevens-remains-in-a-wheelchair-after-accident.html
- Fox Newshttps://www.foxnews.com/sports/super-bowl-champion-matt-stevens-dead-51-family-says