Matthew Jason Russell was born on July 5,1973 and is an American professional football executive and former player who is a senior personnel executive for the Philadelphia Eagles of the National Football League.
23 Facts About Matt Russell
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Matt Russell formerly served as the director of player personnel for the Denver Broncos of the NFL.
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Matt Russell played college football for the Colorado Buffaloes, earning consensus All-American honors and winning the Butkus Award as the top linebacker in America.
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Matt Russell played professionally for the NFL's Detroit Lions from 1997 to 1999.
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Matt Russell lived in Germany, England and various parts of the United States as a child.
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Matt Russell attended Belleville High School-East in Belleville, Illinois, and played for the Belleville East Lancers high school football team.
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Matt Russell attended the University of Colorado Boulder, where he started at linebacker for the Colorado Buffaloes football team from 1993 to 1996.
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Matt Russell finished his collegiate career ranked first in school history in unassisted tackles and second in total tackles.
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Matt Russell received all-conference honors during each of his final two seasons with the Buffaloes.
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Matt Russell was selected as a member of CU's Athletic Hall of Fame Class of 2012.
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Matt Russell played in fourteen regular season games for the Lions in 1997 and earned all-rookie honors along his college teammate Rae Carruth.
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Matt Russell was expected to compete for a starting linebacker position with Stephen Boyd following the departure of Pepper Johnson.
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In 1999, Matt Russell injured his knee during the opening kickoff of the first preseason game against the Atlanta Falcons, and was lost for the season to injured reserve.
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Matt Russell had suffered a season ending knee injury the year before.
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Matt Russell spent the 2000 season as a graduate assistant coach for Colorado, helping to instruct the Buffaloes' linebackers.
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Matt Russell served as a scout for the club during the 2001 season and worked as an area scout for the team from 2003 to 2005.
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Matt Russell was hired by the Eagles in 2006 as a scout.
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Matt Russell spent the 2008 season as the national scout for the Eagles after scouting the Western region for the club from 2006 to 2007.
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Matt Russell was hired by the Broncos in 2009 as Director of College Scouting, and was promoted to Director of Player Personnel in January 2012.
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On July 6,2013, while celebrating his 40th birthday, Matt Russell was arrested for DUI.
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Matt Russell was suspended indefinitely without pay by the Broncos, but was reinstated after 60 days.
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Matt Russell left the Broncos organization following the 2020 season.
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On May 11,2022, Matt Russell was hired by the Philadelphia Eagles to serve as a senior personnel executive in the scouting department.