16 Facts About Ricardo Mathews

Ricardo Eugene Mathews was born on July 30,1987 and is an American former professional football defensive end.

Ricardo Mathews was selected by the Indianapolis Colts in the seventh round of the 2010 NFL draft.

Ricardo Mathews was a member of the Houston Texans, San Diego Chargers, and Pittsburgh Steelers.

Ricardo Mathews was a conference champion wrestler and made it to the Florida state championships in track.

Ricardo Mathews was selected in the seventh round by the Indianapolis Colts in the 2010 NFL draft.

Ricardo Mathews started his rookie season as the fifth defensive end on the Colts' depth chart behind Dwight Freeney, Robert Mathis, Eric Foster, and Fili Moala.

Ricardo Mathews finished his rookie season with one tackle and appeared in eight games.

Ricardo Mathews was released by the Colts during final team cuts on September 3,2011.

Ricardo Mathews played in his first game of 2011 during the Colts' Week 5 match-up against the Kansas City Chiefs.

Ricardo Mathews finished the 2013 season with 18 combined tackles, a pass deflection, and half a sack in 16 games and one start.

Ricardo Mathews was released by the Texans during final roster cuts on August 30,2014.

Ricardo Mathews was signed by the San Diego Chargers on September 1,2014.

Ricardo Mathews began the regular season as the fourth defensive end on the Chargers' depth chart behind Kendall Reyes, Corey Liuget, and Tenny Palepoi.

Ricardo Mathews finished the 2014 season with career-high stats, recording 1.5 sacks, two forced fumbles, and 21 tackles in 12 games and two starts.

Ricardo Mathews finished his last season with the Chargers with a total of 22 combined tackles and one sack in 16 regular- season contests and seven starts.

Ricardo Mathews started the regular season as the third defensive end on the depth chart behind Cameron Heyward and Stephon Tuitt.