Kristian Matte

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Kristian Matte
No. 51     Montreal Alouettes
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Matte with the Montreal Alouettes in 2024
Born: (1985-09-03) September 3, 1985 (age 38)
Saint-Hubert, Quebec, Canada
Career information
StatusActive
CFL status National
Position(s) Offensive lineman
Height6 ft 4 in (193 cm)
Weight296 lb (134 kg)
University Concordia
CFL draft 2010, Round: 1, Pick: 7
Career history
As player
2010 Houston Texans*
2010–present Montreal Alouettes
Career highlights and awards
CFL East All-Star 2019, 2021
Career stats

Kristian Matte (born September 3, 1985) is a Canadian football offensive lineman for the Montreal Alouettes of the Canadian Football League (CFL). He was drafted seventh overall by the Alouettes in the 2010 CFL Draft and signed with the team after attending mini camp with the NFL's Houston Texans.

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University career

Matte played CIS football for the Concordia Stingers.

Professional career

Houston Texans

Matte signed with the NFL's Houston Texans on April 24, 2010, which was approximately one week before the CFL draft. Nonetheless, the Montreal Alouettes selected him with their seventh overall pick. Their gamble paid off as Matte was released by the Texans on June 16, 2010. [1] [2]

Montreal Alouettes

On July 14, 2010, it was announced that Matte had signed a contract with the Montreal Alouettes. [3] He signed an extension with the team on December 18, 2020. [4]

Acting career

In October 2003 Matte played Jason Voorhees in the viral internet short film comedy "Horror Friends" [5] written and directed by his high school friend and former band mate, Jordan Crowder. Matte also had a brief cameo in Crowder's independent feature film "Bend & Break" billed as "Pool Hall Thug."

Music career

Kristian Matte was the drummer of the Canadian Punk Band "Cadywoompus [6] " in the early 2000's.

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References

  1. ↑ "Kristian Matte - Roster - Montreal Alouettes". November 2, 2013. Archived from the original on November 2, 2013.
  2. ↑ "Matte joins Als – finally". July 14, 2010.
  3. ↑ "Als Sign First-Round Draft Choice Matte". Archived from the original on September 10, 2012.
  4. ↑ "Roosevelt, Matte, Reid headline long list of Als extensions". CFL.ca. December 18, 2020. Retrieved December 18, 2020.
  5. ↑ Horror Friends, archived from the original on December 15, 2021, retrieved October 11, 2021
  6. ↑ "Cadywoompus". SoundCloud. Retrieved October 11, 2021.
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