Fred Matua
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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
| Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 40-yard dash | 20-yard shuttle | Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump | Bench press | |||
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| Template:NFL predraft/check | Template:NFL predraft/check | Template:NFL predraft/check | Template:NFL predraft/check | 5.00 s | 4.76 s | 7.87 s | Template:NFL predraft/check | Template:NFL predraft/check | 28 reps | |||
| All values from NFL Combine/Pro Day[4] | ||||||||||||
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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
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External links
- Detroit Lions bio
- USC Trojans bio Script error: No such module "webarchive".
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- 1984 births
- 2012 deaths
- American sportspeople of Samoan descent
- Players of American football from Los Angeles
- American football offensive guards
- USC Trojans football players
- Detroit Lions players
- Tennessee Titans players
- Cleveland Browns players
- Washington Redskins players
- Florida Tuskers players
- Omaha Nighthawks players
- People from Wilmington, Los Angeles
- Phineas Banning High School alumni