Philadelphia Eagles | |
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Position: | Player development assistant |
Personal information | |
Born: | Adelaide, South Australia | 8 May 1992
Height: | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) |
Weight: | 280 lb (127 kg) |
Career information | |
High school: | St Michael’s College |
College: | Iowa State |
CFL Draft: | 2021G / Round: 4 / Pick: 35 |
Undrafted: | 2020 |
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Player stats at PFR |
Matthew Leo [1] (born 8 May 1992) is an Australian former American football defensive end and coach who is a player development assistant for the Philadelphia Eagles of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Iowa State and spent three seasons with the Eagles as a player, joining them through the International Player Pathway Program (IPPP).
Matthew Leo was born on 8 May 1992 in Adelaide, South Australia, [2] [3] and raised in the suburb of Semaphore. He played Australian rules football for St Michael's College, Adelaide, in year 10. [4] However his passion was rugby league and he played for a club in Adelaide. [5]
He worked as a plumber before playing American football professionally. [6] [7] [8] He went to college at Arizona Western College [9] before going to Iowa State, making his debut at the age of 26. [10] [8] He was a medical redshirt in 2017. [11] [12] [13] He had 33 tackles and 3 sacks in his college football career. [14] [8] He was named first-team Academic All-Big 12 in 2019. [15]
On 27 April 2020, Leo was allocated to the Philadelphia Eagles as part of the International Player Pathway Program. [16] [17] [18] [19] [20] He was waived during final roster cuts on 4 September 2020, [21] and signed to the practice squad under an international player exemption two days later. [22] [23] He signed a reserve/future contract with the team after the season on 4 January 2021. [24]
Leo was selected by the Edmonton Elks in the fourth round (35th overall) of the 2021 CFL Global Draft in April 2021. [25] On 4 May 2021, he was given an NFL roster exemption as an international player for a second season. [26]
On 31 August 2021, Leo was waived by the Eagles and re-signed to the practice squad the next day. [27] [28] He signed a reserve/future contract with the Eagles on 18 January 2022. [29]
On 30 August 2022, Leo was waived by the Eagles and signed to the practice squad the next day. [30] [31] On 15 February 2023, Leo signed a reserve/future contract with the Eagles. [32]
On 25 July 2023, Leo announced his retirement from the NFL. [33] Soon after, he was hired as a defensive and football operations assistant on the coaching staff. [34] On 9 June 2024, Leo was promoted to the role of player development assistant. [35]
Philadelphia Eagles | |
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Position: | Player development assistant |
Personal information | |
Born: | Adelaide, South Australia | 8 May 1992
Height: | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) |
Weight: | 280 lb (127 kg) |
Career information | |
High school: | St Michael’s College |
College: | Iowa State |
CFL Draft: | 2021G / Round: 4 / Pick: 35 |
Undrafted: | 2020 |
Career history | |
As a player: | |
| |
* Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |
As a coach: | |
| |
Player stats at PFR |
Matthew Leo [1] (born 8 May 1992) is an Australian former American football defensive end and coach who is a player development assistant for the Philadelphia Eagles of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Iowa State and spent three seasons with the Eagles as a player, joining them through the International Player Pathway Program (IPPP).
Matthew Leo was born on 8 May 1992 in Adelaide, South Australia, [2] [3] and raised in the suburb of Semaphore. He played Australian rules football for St Michael's College, Adelaide, in year 10. [4] However his passion was rugby league and he played for a club in Adelaide. [5]
He worked as a plumber before playing American football professionally. [6] [7] [8] He went to college at Arizona Western College [9] before going to Iowa State, making his debut at the age of 26. [10] [8] He was a medical redshirt in 2017. [11] [12] [13] He had 33 tackles and 3 sacks in his college football career. [14] [8] He was named first-team Academic All-Big 12 in 2019. [15]
On 27 April 2020, Leo was allocated to the Philadelphia Eagles as part of the International Player Pathway Program. [16] [17] [18] [19] [20] He was waived during final roster cuts on 4 September 2020, [21] and signed to the practice squad under an international player exemption two days later. [22] [23] He signed a reserve/future contract with the team after the season on 4 January 2021. [24]
Leo was selected by the Edmonton Elks in the fourth round (35th overall) of the 2021 CFL Global Draft in April 2021. [25] On 4 May 2021, he was given an NFL roster exemption as an international player for a second season. [26]
On 31 August 2021, Leo was waived by the Eagles and re-signed to the practice squad the next day. [27] [28] He signed a reserve/future contract with the Eagles on 18 January 2022. [29]
On 30 August 2022, Leo was waived by the Eagles and signed to the practice squad the next day. [30] [31] On 15 February 2023, Leo signed a reserve/future contract with the Eagles. [32]
On 25 July 2023, Leo announced his retirement from the NFL. [33] Soon after, he was hired as a defensive and football operations assistant on the coaching staff. [34] On 9 June 2024, Leo was promoted to the role of player development assistant. [35]