Matt Gono
{{Short description|American football player (born 1996)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2021}}
{{Infobox NFL biography
| name = Matt Gono
| image =
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| current_team =
| number = 73
| position = Offensive tackle
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1996|5|10}}
| birth_place = Liberia{{Cite web |last=Walter |first=Any |title=Wesley's Gono ready to 'dominate the field' |url=https://delawarestatenews.net/sport/wesleys-gono-ready-dominate-field/ |access-date=December 11, 2020 |website=Delaware State News}}
| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 4
| weight_lbs = 305
| high_school = Cinnaminson (NJ)
| college = Wesley
| undraftedyear = 2018
| pastteams =
- Atlanta Falcons ({{NFL Year|2018}}–{{NFL Year|2021}})
- New York Giants ({{NFL Year|2022}})*
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| statleague = NFL
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| statlabel1 = Games played
| statvalue1 = 21
| statlabel2 = Games started
| statvalue2 = 4
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Matthew Gono (born May 10, 1996) is a former American football offensive tackle. He played college football at Wesley College. He went undrafted and signed with the Atlanta Falcons.{{Citation needed|date=February 2023}}
Professional career
=Atlanta Falcons=
Gono signed with the Atlanta Falcons as an undrafted free agent on May 1, 2018.{{Cite web |last=Weaver |first=Tim |date=May 1, 2018 |title=Falcons announce agreements with 27 undrafted free agents |url=https://thefalconswire.usatoday.com/2018/05/01/falcons-announce-agreements-with-27-undrafted-free-agents/ |access-date=December 30, 2018 |website=Falcons Wire |publisher=USA Today}} He made the Falcons initial 53-man roster but did not play in a regular season game and was inactive for all but the Falcons' final game of the season.{{Cite web |last=Ledbetter |first=D. Orlando |date=December 30, 2018 |title=Inactives: Falcons at Buccaneers |url=https://www.ajc.com/sports/football/inactives-falcons-buccaneers/pYZ41rkhidLoPx4HqIC3VL/ |website=AJC.com |publisher=Atlanta Journal-Constitution}}
The Falcons placed a second-round restricted free agent tender on Gono on March 17, 2021.{{Cite news |last=Williams, Charean |date=March 17, 2021 |title=Darious Williams only one of 26 RFAs in NFL to receive first-round tender |work=NBCSports.com |url=https://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2021/03/17/darious-williams-only-one-of-26-rfas-in-nfl-to-receive-first-round-tender/ |access-date=March 17, 2021}} He signed the one-year contract on March 25.{{Cite news |last=Haley, Matt |date=March 25, 2021 |title=Gono Signs RFA Tender |work=AtlantaFalcons.com |url=https://www.atlantafalcons.com/news/gono-signs-rfa-tender |access-date=March 25, 2021}}
Gono was placed on the reserve/physically unable to perform list to start the 2021 season after undergoing surgery in the offseason.{{cite web|title=Falcons announce 53-man roster|url=https://www.atlantafalcons.com/news/falcons-announce-53-man-roster|website=AtlantaFalcons.com|date=August 31, 2021}}
On January 28, 2022, Gono was released by the Falcons.{{Cite web |last=Bair |first=Scott |date=January 28, 2022 |title=Falcons released offensive lineman who missed entire 2021 season |url=https://www.atlantafalcons.com/news/falcons-released-offensive-lineman-who-missed-entire-2021-season |access-date=February 25, 2023 |website=atlantafalcons.com}}
=New York Giants=
On March 9, 2022, Gono signed a one-year contract with the New York Giants.{{cite web|title=Giants add depth to shaky offensive line with Matt Gono signing|url=https://nypost.com/2022/03/09/giants-sign-former-falcons-offensive-lineman-matt-gono/|author=Schwartz, Paul|website=nypost.com|date=March 9, 2022}} On August 3, 2022, Gono was placed on left squad/exempt list.{{cite web|title=Giants place Matt Gono on the left squad/exempt list|url=https://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2022/08/03/giants-place-matt-gono-on-the-left-squad-exempt-list/|author=Williams, Charean|website=nbcsports.com|date=August 3, 2022}} Two days later, on August 5, it was revealed that Gono's neck condition could end his career playing football. His contract was terminated by the New York Giants on August 8, 2022.{{cite web|title=Giants bring back OT Eric Smith, terminate Matt Gono|url=https://www.giants.com/news/eric-smith-matt-gono-roster-transaction-offensive-line|author=Eisen, Michael|website=Giants.com|date=August 8, 2022}}
References
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External links
- [https://www.atlantafalcons.com/team/players-roster/matt-gono/ Atlanta Falcons bio]
- [http://gowesleyathletics.com/sports/fball/2017-18/bios/gono_matt_86yx Wesley Wolverines bio]
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Category:American football offensive tackles
Category:Atlanta Falcons players
Category:Cinnaminson High School alumni
Category:New York Giants players
Category:Sportspeople from Cinnaminson Township, New Jersey
Category:Players of American football from Burlington County, New Jersey
Category:Wesley Wolverines football players
Category:21st-century American sportsmen
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