Matt Stevens (safety)
Matthew Brian Stevens (born June 14, 1973) is a former American football safety in the National Football League, who played for five different teams. He played college football at Appalachian State University.
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| Position: | Safety | ||||||||
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| Born: | June 14, 1973 Northville, Michigan | ||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||||||||
| Weight: | 205 lb (93 kg) | ||||||||
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| High school: | Chapel Hill (NC) | ||||||||
| College: | Appalachian State | ||||||||
| NFL Draft: | 1996 / Round: 3 / Pick: 87 | ||||||||
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Stevens was paralyzed from the waist down in a motorcycle accident in 2007;[1] however, by 2011 he had regained the ability to move through the use of special leg brace support.[2]
Stevens was born in Northville, Michigan, but his family moved to Chapel Hill, North Carolina) when he was a child. He attended Chapel Hill High School, graduating in 1991.
References
- "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2010-03-29. Retrieved 2010-03-27.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- http://thesop.org/story/20110703/matt-stevens-nfl-paraplegic-becomes-bionic-man-walks-again.html
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