Matthew Clayton Flynn was born on June 20,1985 and is a former American football quarterback.
47 Facts About Matt Flynn
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Matt Flynn was drafted by the Green Bay Packers in the seventh round of the 2008 NFL Draft.
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Matt Flynn was a member of the Packers when they won Super Bowl XLV over the Pittsburgh Steelers.
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Matt Flynn has two brothers, Adam and Bill, and two sisters, Rebecca and Amanda.
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Matthew Flynn attended Robert E Lee High School where he was coached by Mike Owens, and was teammates with Justin Warren, Brandon Pettigrew, and Ciron Black.
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Matthew Flynn displayed toughness by leading Robert E Lee High School to a semifinal appearance despite playing his last four games with a broken foot.
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Matthew Flynn was a member of the SuperPrep Texas 124, the Dallas Morning News Texas Top 100 and the Tyler Morning Telegraph All-East Texas Football Team.
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Matt Flynn played in all 12 games, but only three games as quarterback.
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Matt Flynn finished the season with 4 completions on 10 attempts for 99 yards and 1 touchdown.
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The departure of Randall left Russell and Matt Flynn battling for the starting quarterback position in the 2005 season.
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Matt Flynn played in seven games at quarterback for the Tigers in 2005, completing 27 of 48 passes for 457 yards, 7 touchdowns and 1 interception.
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Matt Flynn was then given the nod to start for the Tigers in the 2005 Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl against the University of Miami Hurricanes.
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In 2006, Matt Flynn again served as backup to Russell, appearing in seven games.
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Matt Flynn completed 12 of 20 passes for 133 yards over the season, recording 2 touchdowns and 1 interception.
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Matt Flynn started every game that season except the SEC Championship in which he was injured.
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Matt Flynn finished the season with 2,407 passing yards, 21 touchdowns and 11 interceptions.
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Matt Flynn threw a 22-yard touchdown pass to Demetrius Byrd to win the game against Auburn on October 20,2007 with 1 second remaining on the clock; Colt David kicked the extra point to make the final score LSU 30, Auburn 24.
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Matt Flynn then led the Tigers to a 4th quarter comeback against Alabama.
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However, LSU, without Matt Flynn, beat Tennessee for the SEC Championship, and losses by Missouri and West Virginia vaulted LSU back into the title game in New Orleans.
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Matt Flynn completed 19 of 27 passes and 4 touchdowns, and was named offensive MVP of the game.
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Matt Flynn was drafted by the Green Bay Packers in the seventh round of the 2008 NFL Draft.
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In 2008, Matt Flynn won the competition for the back-up role to Aaron Rodgers, beating out fellow rookie and second-round pick Brian Brohm.
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Matt Flynn was seen as being less talented than Brohm because of Brohm's superior size, arm and foot speed, coupled with the fact that Brohm was selected much higher in the draft compared to Matt Flynn.
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On December 19,2010, Matt Flynn made his first NFL start, against the New England Patriots, after starting quarterback Aaron Rodgers was not cleared medically to start.
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Matt Flynn threw three touchdown passes; one each to John Kuhn, James Jones and Greg Jennings against New England, but threw an interception that was returned by Kyle Arrington for a touchdown in the second half.
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Matt Flynn completed 23 of 37 passes for 254 yards in the loss.
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Matt Flynn was the backup to Rodgers when the Packers won Super Bowl XLV on February 6,2011.
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On January 1,2012, Matt Flynn started the final game of the season, against the Detroit Lions.
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On March 18,2012, Matt Flynn signed a three-year deal with the Seattle Seahawks worth $20.5 million, with $9 million guaranteed.
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Matt Flynn decided to wear the number 15, his number from college.
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Matt Flynn competed with 2011 starting quarterback Tarvaris Jackson and 2012 NFL draft third round pick Russell Wilson for the starting quarterback position.
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Matt Flynn was brought in to compete with 2013 NFL draft fourth round pick Tyler Wilson and 2011 NFL draft supplemental third round pick Terrelle Pryor for the starting quarterback position, with Pryor winning the starting job in preseason.
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Matt Flynn signed with the Bills on October 14,2013.
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Matt Flynn did not see any playing time in Buffalo and primarily served as an emergency replacement should third-string quarterback Jeff Tuel be hurt.
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On November 12,2013, due to injuries to starting quarterback Aaron Rodgers and backup quarterback Seneca Wallace, Matt Flynn was re-signed by Green Bay to be the backup for Scott Tolzien.
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On November 24,2013, Matt Flynn was brought in to relieve the struggling Tolzien midway through the 3rd quarter.
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On November 27,2013, it was announced that Matt Flynn would be the starting quarterback for the Thanksgiving game against the Detroit Lions.
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Matt Flynn struggled, only completing 10 of 20 attempts for 139 yards with one interception and two fumbles.
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Matt Flynn was sacked 7 times, including one in the end zone for a safety.
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Matt Flynn led five consecutive touchdown drives in the 2nd half, and threw for 299 yards with 4 touchdowns and 1 interception.
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Matt Flynn's contract expired at the end of the season.
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Matt Flynn was not re-signed and became a free agent on March 8,2015.
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Matt Flynn was signed by the New England Patriots on June 11,2015.
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Matt Flynn would add a veteran presence for second-year quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo for four games due to the suspension of Tom Brady.
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Matt Flynn was signed by the New York Jets on August 19,2015 to a one-year contract.
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On November 15,2015, Matt Flynn was signed by the New Orleans Saints after back-up quarterback Luke McCown suffered a season-ending injury.
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Matt Flynn married his long-time girlfriend Lacey Minchew on June 22,2013.