Matt Giordano - Defensive Back

5-11, 200 California 5 years in the NFL D4b-05 DOB: 10/16/1982

2008:  Appeared in 16 games with one start at SS…opened vs. Tennessee 12/28…had 26 defensive stops, 16 solo, and 13 special teams tackles, seven solo…had season-high five defensive stops vs. Jacksonville 9/21…totaled four defensive stops and two special teams tackles vs. Houston 11/16…had three defensive tackles, two solo, at San Diego 11/23…had four defensive tackles, three solo, vs. Detroit 12/14…also had two special teams stops at Jacksonville 12/18 and vs. Tennessee. POST-SEASON:  Saw action as reserve in Wild Card Playoffs at San Diego 1/3.

2007:  Started four of 12 games at S position, three at FS and one at SS…saw action as reserve and special teamer in remaining games…started at SS vs. Tampa Bay 10/7 for injured Bob Sanders…started final three games at FS for injured Antoine Bethea…was inactive at Carolina 10/28, at San Diego 11/11, vs. Kansas City 11/18 and at Atlanta 11/22 with injury…had 21 tackles, 13 solo, 2-89, 1 TD interceptions and one pass defensed…also had four special teams tackles…had two tackles and 83t interception return vs. New Orleans 9/6…marked second career interception and first career TD…had two stops and one pass defensed vs. Denver 9/30…had three tackles in start vs. Tampa Bay…had four tackles in each of final three starts at Oakland 12/16, vs. Houston 12/23 and vs. Tennessee 12/30…had interception vs. Houston…had two special teams tackles at Houston 9/23.  POST-SEASON:  Saw action on special teams in Divisional Playoffs vs. San Diego 1/13.

2006:  Started one of 12 games at FS…was reserve S and special teamer in remaining games…started for injured Sanders and Marlin Jackson vs. Cincinnati 12/18…had 25 tackles, 19 solo, one pass defensed and one interception…had nine special teams tackles, eight solo…had 12 tackles and first career interception at Jacksonville 12/10 subbing for injured Bethea…had eight stops and one pass defensed vs. Cincinnati…had two solo tackles as reserve vs. Houston 9/17 and at Denver 10/29…had two solo specialty stops vs. Miami 12/31.  POST-SEASON:  Appeared as reserve and special teamer vs. Kansas City 1/6 in Wild Card Playoffs, at Baltimore 1/13 in Divisional Playoffs, vs. New England 1/21 in AFC Championship Game and vs. Chicago 2/4 in Super Bowl XLI…had one pass defensed and eight special teams tackles, five solo…had two specialty stops vs. Kansas City and one tackle at Baltimore…had five special teams tackles vs. New England…had key fourth-down pass defensed in fourth quarter vs. Chicago.  2005:  Appeared in 15 games as reserve DB and special teamer…was inactive 11/7 at New England…had six stops, four solo, two passes defensed and eight special teams stops, seven solo…had two solo tackles at Seattle 12/24…had seasonal-best four stops, two solo, and two passes defensed vs. Arizona 1/1…had special teams stops in six games, including three solo vs. Tennessee 12/4.  POST-SEASON:  Was inactive vs. Pittsburgh 1/15.

Two-year letterman who started 14 of 25 games at S…had 111 career tackles, 73 solo, four tackles for losses, one sack, two FF, one FR, six passes defensed and two interceptions…started 10 of 12 games as senior…despite playing with cast on hand to protect broken finger for portion of season, had 61 tackles, 41 solo, 1.5 tackles for losses, one sack, two FF, six passes defensed and one interception…had eleven tackles and one interception against Air Force…had eight solo stops, one FF and one pass defensed against New Mexico State…had six stops, four solo, 1.5 tackles for losses and one pass defensed against Oregon State…had five solo stops and one pass defensed against UCLA…had six solo stops and one FF against Arizona State…had seven tackles against Washington…had five tackles and two passes defensed in Holiday Bowl against Texas Tech…was All-America honorable mention by The NFL Draft Report and Pro Football Weekly…was All-Pac 10 first-team selection…started four of 13 games as junior…started first four games for injured Ryan Gutierrez and was reserve for remainder of season…had 50 tackles, 32 solo, 2.5 stops for losses, one FR and one interception…had 12 stops in debut against Kansas State…had eight tackles and one tackle for loss against Southern Mississippi…had eight stops against Utah…had interception against USC…had four solo stops against Oregon State…majored in American studies. Junior College: Was two-time all-conference choice at Fresno City College…was voted Defensive MVP in Northern California championship game…earned all-state honors at SS as freshman…had 62 stops, 26 solo, four FR and one interception.

Full name is Matthew Victor Giordano…born in Fresno, Calif.…attended Buchanan High School…had 64 tackles, three FF and five interceptions as senior…set school records for longest PR for touchdown, most blocked kicks and most interceptions in single game…was two-time all-conference first-team choice…was named Defensive Player-of-the-Year and team’s Most Outstanding Player…was league champion in 400 meters…Giordano and his wife, Laura, reside with their daughter, Addison, in Indianapolis.

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