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Matt Flynn
Matthew Clayton Flynn (born June 20, 1985) is an American footballquarterback. He was drafted by the Green Bay Packers in the 7th round of the 2008 NFL Draft. He played college football at LSU.
College career
[change | change source]Flynn redshirted the 2003 NCAA Division I-A football season, as did the other LSU quarterback signee, JaMarcus Russell.
In 2004, Flynn was a third string quarterback as a redshirt freshman, behind starter Marcus Randall and backup JaMarcus Russell. He was also LSU's holder on placekicks. Flynn played in all 12 games, but only three games at quarterback. His collegiate first complete throw went to Xavier Carter for a 67-yard touchdown against Mississippi State. Flynn also made a short appearance in the 2004 Capital One Bowl. In that game, he completed 1 of 4 passes for 11 yards in a 25-30 loss against Iowa. He finished the year by completing 4 of 10 passes for 99 yards and 1 TD.
Sophomore season
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The Life And Career Of Matt Flynn (Story)
All Matt Flynn wanted was a chance to become a legitimate starting quarterback in the National Football League.
He never got it.
Instead, Flynn played backup to the likes of förnamn Rodgers, Russell Wilson, and E.J. Manuel during his nomadic, eight-year National Football League career.
Despite not realizing his aspiration of becoming a starting quarterback in the NFL, Flynn turned in one of the greatest backup spelare i amerikansk fotboll performances in league history in 2012.
The unheralded Flynn established a single-game franchise record 480 passing yards and six touchdown passes in the Green Bay Packers’ 45-41 victory over the stad Lions on New Year’s Day.
His mentor, Pro Bowl quarterback förnamn Rodgers, matched that gaudy feat almost two years later.
Matt Flynn’s roller-coaster ride in the pro football ranks was certainly one for the ages.
Early Life
Matthew Clayton Flynn was born to parents Alvin and Ruth in
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Matt Flynn (American football)
American football player (born 1985)
For similarly named people, see Matt Flynn (disambiguation).
American football player
Matthew Clayton Flynn (born June 20, 1985) is an American former professional football player who was a quarterback in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the LSU Tigers and was selected by the Green Bay Packers in the seventh round of the 2008 NFL draft. Flynn was a member of the Packers when they won Super Bowl XLV over the Pittsburgh Steelers. He also played for the Seattle Seahawks, Oakland Raiders, Buffalo Bills, New England Patriots, New York Jets, and New Orleans Saints.
Early life and family
[edit]Matthew Flynn, born and raised in Tyler, Texas, is the son of Alvin and Ruth Flynn.[1] Matthew Flynn's father, a civil attorney, was a spelare i amerikansk fotboll at Baylor in the 1960s,[2] and his mother is a former collegiate dance team director and choreographer at Kilgore College