Matt Shaughnessy
{{Short description|American football player (born 1986)}}
{{Use American English|date=September 2024}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2019}}
{{Infobox NFL biography
| name = Matt Shaughnessy
| image = Matt Shaughnessy 2013.JPG
| caption = Shaughnessy with the Cardinals in 2013
| current_team =
| number = 77, 91
| position = Defensive end
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1986|9|23}}
| birth_place = Norwich, Connecticut, U.S.
| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 5
| weight_lbs = 285
| high_school = Norwich Free Academy (CT)
| college = Wisconsin
| draftyear = 2009
| draftround = 3
| draftpick = 71
| pastteams = * Oakland Raiders ({{NFL Year|2009}}–{{NFL Year|2012}})
- Arizona Cardinals ({{NFL Year|2013}}–{{NFL Year|2014}})
- New Orleans Saints ({{NFL Year|2016}})
| highlights = * PFWA All-Rookie Team (2009)
- Second-team All-Big Ten (2006)
| statweek =
| statseason =
| statlabel1 = Total tackles
| statvalue1 = 176
| statlabel2 = Sacks
| statvalue2 = 18.5
| statlabel3 = Forced fumbles
| statvalue3 = 3
| statlabel4 = Fumble recoveries
| statvalue4 = 4
| statlabel5 = Defensive touchdowns
| statvalue5 = 1
| pfr = ShauMa99
}}
Matthew K. Shaughnessy (born September 23, 1986) is an American former professional football player who was a defensive end in the National Football League (NFL). He was selected by the Oakland Raiders in the third round of the 2009 NFL draft. He played college football for the Wisconsin Badgers.
Early life
Shaughnessy attended the Norwich Free Academy in Norwich, Connecticut and graduated in 2005. He earned Super Prep All-American honors and was rated one of the top 30 defensive ends in the nation, according to Rivals.com. He was named to the Connecticut High School Coaches Association and New Haven Register All-State teams in 2004. Also, he earned All-Conference and All-Area accolades in each of his three final seasons, adding three more letters in basketball and two in track. He also played in the Connecticut vs Rhode Island All-Star Football Game as a Defensive End, earning the CT Defensive Player of the Game.
College career
Shaughnessy played in 50 games and started 46 games at Wisconsin, recording 174 tackles (109 solos) with 18.5 sacks, 41.5 stops for losses and 22 quarterback pressures. He also caused and recovered one fumble while also deflecting nine passes. As a senior in 2008 he was
honorable mention All-Big Ten Conference after recorded 40 tackles (29 solo) with four sacks and eight stops for losses and 10 quarterback pressures and deflected four passes. In 2007, he was a Second-team All-Big Ten Conference and the team's Defensive Most Valuable Player. he started all 13 games at right defensive end and made 18.0 stops for losses and a career-high 60 tackles (41 solos) with five sacks, three pass deflections and four pressures. The year before, in 2005, he was First-team Freshman All-American honors from The Sporting News and ESPN.com and an honorable mention All-Big Ten Conference after appearing in 11 games, starting seven, at right defensive end and finishing with 39 tackles (20 solos), 2.5 sacks, five pressures, 7.5 stops for losses and a pair of pass deflections.
Professional career
{{NFL predraft
| height ft = 6
| height in = 5
| weight = 266
| arm span =
| hand span =
| dash = 4.95
| ten split = 1.77
| twenty split = 2.93
| shuttle = 4.88
| cone drill = 7.68
| vertical = 30+1/2
| broad ft = 9
| broad in = 4
| bench = 24
| wonderlic =
| note = All values from NFL Combine.{{cite web |title=Matt Shaughnessy, DS #13 DE, Wisconsin |url=https://draftscout.com/dsprofile.php?PlayerId=58077&DraftYear=2009 |website=DraftScout.com |access-date=March 3, 2021}}
}}
=Oakland Raiders=
He was selected by the Raiders in the third round of the 2009 NFL draft.{{Cite web |title=2009 NFL Draft Listing |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/2009/draft.htm |access-date=2023-05-13 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}} He signed a 4-year contract on July 20, 2009.[http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2009/07/25/raiders-ink-shaughnessy/ ProFootballTalk: Raiders ink Shaughnessy]
As a rookie in 2009, Shaughnessy played in all 16 regular season games for the Raiders, starting two. He recorded 4 sacks and 29 tackles (26 of them solo).{{Cite web|url=http://www.nfl.com/players/careerstats?id=SHA517783|title=NFL Players | Past & Current NFL Players}} In 2010, he played in all 16 games, starting in eight. He recorded 56 tackles (43 of them solo, 13 assisted), 7 sacks, and forced 2 fumbles.{{Cite web|url=http://www.nfl.com/players/profile?id=SHA517783|title = NFL Players | Past & Current NFL Players}} His 2011 season was cut short after a Week 3 injury against the Jets. He would be placed on injured reserve weeks after thus ending his season.{{Citation needed|date=June 2023}}
=Arizona Cardinals=
On March 15, 2013, Shaughnessy signed with the Arizona Cardinals.[http://www.azcardinals.com/news-and-events/article-2/Another-Addition-With-Matt-Shaughnessy/75817502-ebf4-4433-8a97-6db0777ba7cb Another Addition With Matt Shaughnessy] On September 5, 2015, he was released by the Cardinals.{{cite web |url=http://www.azcardinals.com/news-and-events/article-2/Cardinals-Make-Final-Roster-Cuts/7631774a-731e-47ea-9da7-2b1d0fd86d34 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171107030807/http://www.azcardinals.com/news-and-events/article-2/Cardinals-Make-Final-Roster-Cuts/7631774a-731e-47ea-9da7-2b1d0fd86d34 |url-status=dead |archive-date=November 7, 2017 |title=Cardinals Make Final Roster Cuts |last=Urban |first=Darren |date=September 5, 2015 |website=AZCardinals.com |accessdate=September 11, 2015}}
=New Orleans Saints=
On August 3, 2016, Shaughnessy signed with the New Orleans Saints.{{cite web|work=ESPN.com|url=http://www.espn.com/blog/nflnation/post/_/id/208687/saints-activate-cb-keenan-lewis-sign-olb-matt-shaughnessy|title=Saints activate CB Keenan Lewis, sign OLB Matt Shaughnessy|first=Mike|last=Triplett|date=August 3, 2016|accessdate=August 4, 2016}}
NFL career statistics
| class= "wikitable" float="left" border="1" style="text-align:center; width:45%;" | ||||||||||||
| rowspan="2"| Year
! rowspan="2"| Team ! colspan="2"| Games ! colspan="4"| Tackles ! colspan="2"| Interceptions ! colspan="4"| Fumbles | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | GS | Comb | Solo | Ast | Sack | PD | Int | FF | FR | Yards | TD | |
| 2009 | OAK
| 16 || 2 || 29 || 26 || 3 || 4.0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 0 | |||||||||||
| 2010 | OAK
| 16 || 8 || 56 || 43 || 13 || 7.0 || 1 || 0 || 2 || 0 || 0 || 0 | |||||||||||
| 2011 | OAK
| 3 || 3 || 7 || 6 || 1 || 1.0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 | |||||||||||
| 2012 | OAK
| 16 || 16 || 31 || 25 || 6 || 3.5 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 | |||||||||||
| 2013 | ARI
| 16 || 12 || 36 || 31 || 5 || 3.0 || 1 || 0 || 1 || 3 || 6 || 1 | |||||||||||
| 2014 | ARI
| 8 || 7 || 17 || 12 || 5 || 0.0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 | |||||||||||
| colspan="2"| Career{{Cite pro-football-reference |name=Matt Shaughnessy|id=S/ShauMa99 |accessdate=January 13, 2021}} | 75 | 48 | 176 | 143 | 33 | 18.5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 1 |
References
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External links
- [http://www.raiders.com/team/roster/Matt-Shaughnessy/b854ef2d-383e-43b9-b402-068efe313d35 Oakland Raiders bio]
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