1. Matt Paradis was born on October 12,1989 and is an American former professional football center.
18 Facts About Matt Paradis
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Matt Paradis was selected by the Denver Broncos in the sixth round of the 2014 NFL draft.
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Matt Paradis completed all of the combine drills and had a mediocre performance overall, finishing 11th in the three-cone drill and 20th among offensive linemen in the bench press.
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Matt Paradis was ranked the 15th best center prospect in the draft by NFLDraftScout.
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Head coach Gary Kubiak named Matt Paradis the starting center to begin the regular season.
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Matt Paradis played exceptionally well throughout his first season as a starter and was ranked the best center in the NFL in 2015 by Pro Football Focus and was ranked the fourth overall center by the Bleacher Report.
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Matt Paradis allowed 29 quarterback pressures and received a pass blocking efficiency of 96.6 from Pro Football Focus.
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Matt Paradis played 2,392 snaps out of a possible 2,402 snaps in 2016 and only allowed 17 quarterback pressures.
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Pro Football Focus gave Matt Paradis a pass blocking efficiency of 97.9, which ranked 13th among all centers.
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Matt Paradis received an overall grade of 90.7 from PFF that finished first among all centers.
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Matt Paradis missed organized team activities and the beginning of training camp after undergoing arthroscopic surgery on both his hips during the offseason.
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Head coach Vance Joseph named Matt Paradis the starting center to begin the regular season, ahead of Connor McGovern and Dillon Day.
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Matt Paradis started all 16 regular season games for the third consecutive season.
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Matt Paradis earned an overall grade of 75.2 from Pro Football Focus in 2017.
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Matt Paradis started the first nine games at center before suffering a fractured fibula in Week 9.
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Matt Paradis was placed on injured reserve on November 12,2018.
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On March 14,2019, Matt Paradis signed a three-year, $27 million contract with the Carolina Panthers.
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Matt Paradis suffered a torn ACL in Week 9 of the 2021 season and was placed on injured reserve on November 8,2021.