Tyrann Devine Mathieu is an American football safety for the New Orleans Saints of the National Football League.
51 Facts About Tyrann Mathieu
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Tyrann Mathieu has played for the Houston Texans and Kansas City Chiefs, where he was a member of the team that won Super Bowl LIV.
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Tyrann Mathieu recorded 32 tackles, five interceptions, one sack and one fumble recovery as a senior.
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Tyrann Mathieu was one of the state's top performers in the long jump.
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Tyrann Mathieu had personal-best leaps of 1.93 meters in the high jump and 7.29 meters in the long jump.
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Tyrann Mathieu accepted an athletic scholarship to attend Louisiana State University, where he played for coach Les Miles' LSU Tigers football team from 2010 to 2011.
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Tyrann Mathieu finished the season with 59 tackles, three sacks, and two interceptions.
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On October 19,2011, Tyrann Mathieu was suspended for one game following a violation of LSU's drug policy.
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Tyrann Mathieu was named the most valuable player of the 2011 SEC Championship Game.
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Tyrann Mathieu earned the nickname "The Honey Badger" for his tenacious ability to play extremely tough football against much larger opponents, his knack for making big plays, as well as his dyed patch of blond hair on the top of his head in his college days which resembled the blond patch of hair on the back of a honey badger.
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On December 8,2011, Tyrann Mathieu was awarded the Chuck Bednarik Award, given to the year's best defensive player in college football.
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Tyrann Mathieu had formerly expressed an interest in returning to the program for the 2013 season.
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However, on September 4,2012, Tyrann Mathieu ended his withdrawal and enrolled for fall semester classes.
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On November 29,2012, it was announced that Tyrann Mathieu would enter the NFL Draft.
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Tyrann Mathieu participated at the 2013 NFL Scouting Combine on February 26,2013.
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Tyrann Mathieu ran a 4.50 40-yard dash, had 4 reps of 225 pounds, a 34-inch vertical, and a 117-inch broad jump.
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Tyrann Mathieu later participated at his pro day on March 27,2013.
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On November 29,2012, Tyrann Mathieu stated his intentions to enter the 2013 NFL Draft.
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Tyrann Mathieu attended the NFL Combine and completed all of the combine and positional drills.
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On March 28,2013, Tyrann Mathieu attended LSU's pro day, but chose to stand on his combine numbers and only performed positional drills.
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Tyrann Mathieu was projected to be a second or third round pick by the majority of NFL draft experts and scouts.
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Mathieu stated that he would remove himself from any association with his nickname, saying that he wants to be known as "Tyrann Mathieu" as opposed to "Honey Badger".
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Tyrann Mathieu competed for a starting role at free safety against Yeremiah Bell and Rashad Johnson.
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Tyrann Mathieu made his first career regular season tackle and forced a fumble on St Louis Rams' tight end Jared Cook.
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Tyrann Mathieu forced a fumble before Cook crossed into the endzone for a touchdown and it was recovered by Cardinals' linebacker Karlos Dansby for a touchback in the first quarter.
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Tyrann Mathieu intercepted a pass by quarterback Drew Brees, that was initially intended for wide receiver Lance Moore, in the third quarter.
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In Week 4, Tyrann Mathieu earned his first career start at free safety after Rashad Johnson sustained an injury to his finger while covering a punt the previous week.
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Tyrann Mathieu sacked quarterback Cam Newton for a ten-yard loss in the second quarter.
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On December 10,2013, the Arizona Cardinals placed Tyrann Mathieu on injured reserve officially ending his rookie season.
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Tyrann Mathieu completed his rookie season in 2013 with 68 combined tackles, nine pass deflections, two interceptions, a sack, and a forced fumble in 13 games and 11 starts.
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Tyrann Mathieu was named a first-team All-Pro at the slot cornerback position by Pro Football Focus after the season.
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Tyrann Mathieu was not able to participate in training camp due to his recovery.
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Tyrann Mathieu was inactive for the Arizona Cardinals' season-opener, but joined the team in Week 2.
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In Week 10, Tyrann Mathieu became the starting free safety and replaced Tony Jefferson in the starting lineup.
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Tyrann Mathieu underwent surgery on his thumb and was expected to miss two games.
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Tyrann Mathieu finished the season with 39 combined tackles, four pass deflections, an interception, and a fumble recovery in 13 games and six starts.
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On September 27,2015, Tyrann Mathieu had a career-high two interceptions including his first career touchdown against the San Francisco 49ers.
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Tyrann Mathieu had two more interceptions in 2015 before his season-ending injury, one in November 15 against the Seattle Seahawks and on November 29 against the 49ers.
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Tyrann Mathieu was named to his first Pro bowl after the season and was named by the Associated Press as a first-team All-Pro safety.
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Tyrann Mathieu was ranked 28th by his fellow players on the NFL Top 100 Players of 2016.
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In Week 8 against the Carolina Panthers, Tyrann Mathieu left the game with a shoulder injury.
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Tyrann Mathieu was ruled out from three to six weeks.
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Tyrann Mathieu played in two of the next six games, struggling in both of the games.
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Tyrann Mathieu was placed on injured reserve on December 23,2016.
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On March 14,2018, Tyrann Mathieu was released by the Cardinals after refusing to take a pay cut.
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On March 17,2018, Tyrann Mathieu signed a one-year contract with the Houston Texans worth $7 million.
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Tyrann Mathieu finished the season with 89 combined tackles, three sacks, eight passes defensed and two interceptions.
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On March 14,2019, Tyrann Mathieu signed a three-year, $42 million contract with the Kansas City Chiefs.
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In Week 13 against the Denver Broncos on Sunday Night Football, Tyrann Mathieu intercepted two passes thrown by Drew Lock.
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On September 1,2021, Tyrann Mathieu tested positive for COVID-19 and was placed on the COVID-19 reserve list.
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On May 4,2022, Tyrann Mathieu signed a three-year, $33 million contract with his hometown team, the New Orleans Saints.