Matthew Harper (American football)

{{Short description|American football coach (born 1984)}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2024}}

{{Infobox NFL biography

|name=Matthew Harper

|current_team=San Francisco 49ers

| position = Assistant special teams coach

|birth_date={{birth date and age|1984|11|26}}

|birth_place=Secaucus, New Jersey, U.S.

|death_date=

|death_place=

|height_ft=6

|height_in=0

|weight_lb=177

|high_school=

|college=City College of San Francisco (2004–2005)
Oregon (2006–2007)

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|pastcoaching=

• City College of San Francisco (2008)
  Safeties coach
• Oregon (2009–2011)
  Coaching intern
• Oregon (2012)
  Graduate assistant
• Philadelphia Eagles ({{nfly|2013}}–{{nfly|2014}})
  Assistant special teams coach
• Philadelphia Eagles ({{nfly|2015}})
  Assistant defensive backs coach
• Philadelphia Eagles ({{nfly|2016}}–{{nfly|2018}})
  Assistant special teams coach
• Philadelphia Eagles ({{nfly|2019}})
  Wide receivers coach
• Philadelphia Eagles ({{nfly|2020}})
  Assistant wide receivers coach{{Cite web|url=https://www.phillyvoice.com/eagles-announce-coaching-and-front-office-changes/|title=Eagles announce coaching and front office changes|date=February 25, 2019|website=PhillyVoice}}
• San Francisco 49ers ({{nfly|2021}}–present)
  Assistant special teams coach

|status=

|highlights=

• Super Bowl champion (LII)
• All-American (2005)
• First-team All-Nor-Cal Conference (2005)

|regular_record=

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}}

Matthew Harper (born November 26, 1984) is an American football coach and is the current assistant special teams coach of the San Francisco 49ers.{{Cite web|url=https://www.49ers.com/team/coaches-roster/matthew-harper|title=San Francisco 49ers - Matthew Harper|website=www.49ers.com}}{{Cite web|url=https://247sports.com/college/oregon/Article/Oregon-Ducks-Football-San-Francisco-49ers-Matthew-Harper-special-teams--160800187/|title=Former Duck Matthew Harper hired by 49ers as special teams coach|website=DuckTerritory}} He previously was a coach for the City College of San Francisco, Oregon Ducks, and Philadelphia Eagles.{{Cite web|url=https://www.profootballarchives.com/coach/harp01910coach.html|title=Matthew Harper Coaching Record - Pro Football Archives|website=www.profootballarchives.com}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.philadelphiaeagles.com/video/meet-the-coaches-matt-harper-9874784|title=Meet The Coaches: Matt Harper|website=www.philadelphiaeagles.com}}{{Cite web|url=https://pro-football-history.com/coach/2462/matthew-harper-bio|title=Matthew Harper | Pro Football History.com|website=pro-football-history.com}} In 2005, he was awarded First Team All-Nor-Cal Conference and was given the All-America honor. In 2017, he won Super Bowl LII with the Eagles.{{Cite web |title=Super Bowl LII - Philadelphia Eagles vs. New England Patriots - February 4th, 2018 |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/201802040nwe.htm |access-date=2023-02-20 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}} In 2021, he became the Assistant Special Teams Coach of the San Francisco 49ers.