EAGLES GAME NOTES

24 RB | RYAN MATHEWS
Height: 6-0
Weight: 220
VITALS
Date Of Birth: October 10, 1987
Hometown: Bakersfield, CA
HS: West (Bakersfield, CA)
College: Fresno State
NFL Experience: 7th Year
Acquired: FA (SD) 2015
Draft Pick: D1-10 (12th overall)
by San Diego
2015 NFL
RUSHING AVERAGE
LEADERS
1. Thomas Rawls (SEA) 5.65
2. Tyrod Taylor (BUF) 5.46
3. Russell Wilson (SEA) 5.37
4. Ryan Mathews (PHI) 5.08
5. Charles Sims (TB) 4.94
CAREER
ACCOLADES
2013 PFWA All-AFC Team
Chargers Off. POY
2011 AFC Pro Bowl
Chargers Off. POY
THREE-STEP DROP
If he could play another sport what team/position:
Forward for Real Madrid. “Just play me in Ronaldo’s spot”
Favorite movie: Hook
First job: Sweeping floors at a motorcycle shop so he could get a discount
Favorite TV shows: The Walking Dead and Game of Thrones
Hobbies: Wakeboarding, snowboarding & riding his Harley
If he could be a superhero, he would be: The Incredible Hulk
Favorite Halloween costume growing up: Dressing up like a rock star
Three favorite throwback jerseys: LaDainian Tomlinson, Bo Jackson
and Michael Jordan
“
Pro Bowl: 2012
I love him like a brother. He’s big, he’s
strong, he’s fast, he’s smart. Every now
and then you’ll see him smiling - he’s
smiling his butt off. He loves the game.
He loves to work. It’s a pleasure just
being able to coach him.
”
- Eagles Running Backs Coach
Duce Staley
Originally a first-round pick by the San Diego Chargers
in 2010, Ryan Mathews signed a three-year deal with
the Eagles in 2015. In his first season in Philadelphia,
Mathews finished fourth in the NFL in yards per carry
(5.08). He played his first five seasons in San Diego,
logging two 1,000+ yard rushing campaigns while
earning Pro Bowl honors following the 2011 season.
BIRDSEED
• Collaborated with
former Fresno State
teammates Seyi
Ajirotutu and Bobby
Lepori, as well as former Navy officers Drei Carnes
and Kareem Smith in developing BodyFly Fitness,
a light-weight personal exercise device designed
to be carried to any desired workout location.
Smith came up with the original concept as he felt
he was limited with his workout regimen while on
deployment. Website: BodyFlyFitness.com
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
• In 2013, was an All-AFC pick by the Professional
Football Writers of America and was named the
Chargers’ Offensive Player of Year after setting career
highs in carries (285) and rushing yards (1,255)
• Earned Pro Bowl honors in 2011 when he rushed
for 1,091 yards and six TDs on 222 carries (4.9 avg.)
and set career highs with 50 catches for 455 yards
(9.1 avg.). Was also named the Chargers’ Offensive
Player of the Year
2016 HIGHLIGHTS
• Totaled his second-career game with 100-plus
rushing yards and two-plus rushing TDs when he
led the team with 109 yards (19 carries) and two
TDs in a home win vs. Atl. (11/13). He became the
fifth Eagles player since 1950 to record seven-plus
rushing TDs in the first nine games of the season,
joining LeSean McCoy (10 in 2011), Ricky Watters
(eight in 1996), Wilbert Montgomery (seven in 1982)
and Billy Ray Barnes (seven in 1958)
• Tallied his fifth rushing TD in eight games after
running the ball in from the 8-yard line in the second
quarter at NYG (11/6)
• Registered his fourth rushing score of the season
when he crossed the goal line from 1-yard out in
the second quarter at Dal. (10/30)
• Scored on a 1-yard TD reception in the first quarter
at Det. (10/9), the third of his career