1. Rashean Jamil Mathis is an American former professional football player who was a cornerback in the National Football League.
23 Facts About Rashean Mathis
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Rashean Mathis attended Englewood High School in Jacksonville at the same time as Brett Myers of the Chicago White Sox, and was a letterman in football.
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Rashean Mathis did not receive any scholarship offers from larger schools because he broke his leg during high school.
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Rashean Mathis recorded 14 interceptions during his senior season, which is the FCS record for the most interceptions in a single season.
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Rashean Mathis holds the career interceptions record for all Division I football divisions, with 31 in his collegiate career.
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Rashean Mathis attended the NFL Scouting Combine and performed all of the combine and positional drills.
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Rashean Mathis was ranked as the top free safety prospect by DraftScout.
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Rashean Mathis was the second safety selected in 2003, behind Marcus Trufant.
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Rashean Mathis was the eighth defensive back drafted in 2003 and was the first player selected from Bethune-Cookman since Antwuan Wyatt was drafted in 1997.
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Rashean Mathis became the third highest draft pick from Bethune-Cookman, behind defensive tackle Booker Reese and defensive back Terry Williams.
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Head coach Jack Del Rio named Rashean Mathis the starting free safety to begin the regular season, alongside strong safety Donovan Darius.
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In Week 6, Rashean Mathis was converted to cornerback due to injuries to Jason Craft and Kiwaukee Thomas.
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Rashean Mathis started in all 16 games in 2003 and made a career-high 81 combined tackles, nine pass deflections, and two interceptions.
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Rashean Mathis entered training camp slated as the No 1 starting cornerback after Fernando Bryant departed in free agency.
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Rashean Mathis had his most productive year in 2006, collecting eight interceptions and being voted to the Pro Bowl where he started alongside Champ Bailey.
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Rashean Mathis had his most significant game as a professional on January 5,2008, in an AFC Wild Card playoff game against the Pittsburgh Steelers.
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Rashean Mathis had two interceptions, returning one for a touchdown.
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On December 1,2008, Rashean Mathis sustained a knee injury against the Houston Texans and was put on the injured reserve list, ending his season.
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On November 16,2009, Rashean Mathis injured his groin while breaking up a pass in a win over the New York Jets.
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On November 13,2011, Rashean Mathis tore his ACL against the Indianapolis Colts, ending his season.
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On March 8,2012, Rashean Mathis agreed on a one-year, $5 million contract with the Jaguars.
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Rashean Mathis re-signed with the Lions on April 14,2014.
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In 2006, Rashean Mathis appeared as a celebrity contestant on Wheel of Fortune during NFL Players Week.