Matt Daniels

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Matt Daniels
Minnesota Vikings
Position:Special teams coordinator
Personal information
Born: (1989-09-27) September 27, 1989 (age 35)
Tucson, Arizona, U.S.
Height:6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight:211 lb (96 kg)
Career information
High school: Fayette County
(Fayetteville, Georgia)
College: Duke (2008–2011)
Undrafted: 2012
Career history
As a player:
As a coach:
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics
Total tackles:1
Fumble recoveries:1
Stats at Pro Football Reference   OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg

Matthew Daniels (born September 27, 1989) is an American professional football coach and former player who is the special teams coach for the Minnesota Vikings of the National Football League (NFL). He played in the NFL as a safety.

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Daniels played college football for Duke Blue Devils. He was signed by the St. Louis Rams as an undrafted free agent in 2012.

College career

Daniels played college football for the Duke University Blue Devils. In 2008, as a true freshman, he played in 10 games with one start and finished the year with 22 tackles, one INT and one fumble recovery. In 2009 the Sophomore safety was an Academic All-ACC selection and started all 12 games and finished third on the team and 18th in the ACC with 83 tackles and added 3.0 tackles for loss, 0.5 quarterback sacks, six pass breakups and three caused fumbles. In 2010, his junior season, Daniels was again an Academic All-ACC choice and started all 12 games and finished second on the team with 93 total tackles and added 6.0 tackles for loss, seven PBUs, three caused fumbles, two fumble recoveries and one INT. In his Senior Year, 2011, Daniels was a Second-team All-American and finished with 126 tackles. He graduated Duke as the school's all-time leader in several key defensive categories such as tackles, caused fumbles, and pass breakups.

Professional career

Pre-draft measurables
HeightWeight 40-yard dash 10-yard split20-yard split 20-yard shuttle Three-cone drill Vertical jump Broad jump Bench press
5 ft 11+3⁄4 in
(1.82 m)		212 lb
(96 kg)		4.48 s1.50 s2.55 s4.31 s6.90 s35+1⁄2 in
(0.90 m)		10 ft 4 in
(3.15 m)		15 reps
All values from NFL combine [1]

St. Louis Rams

In 2012, he was signed by the Rams as an undrafted free agent. He was released on August 26, 2014. He was signed to the Rams practice squad on September 1, 2014. He was released on September 3, 2014, to make room for Brad Smelley.

Jacksonville Jaguars

Daniels was signed to the Jaguars practice squad on October 27, 2014. [2] He was promoted to the active roster on December 17. He was waived with an injury settlement on September 1, 2015. [3]

San Diego Chargers

On November 4, 2015, the San Diego Chargers signed Daniels to the practice squad. [4] On December 28, 2015, the San Diego Chargers promoted Daniels to the 53-man roster. [5]

Coaching career

In 2017, Daniels was a defensive graduate assistant coach at Colorado. On February 26, 2018, the Los Angeles Rams announced that they had added Daniels to their coaching staff, hiring him as assistant special teams coach. Daniels played with the Rams under current special teams coordinator John Fassel in the recent past.

After the 2019 season, he served as assistant special teams coach for the Dallas Cowboys. After two seasons there, he joined the Minnesota Vikings as the special teams coach in 2022. [6]

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References

  1. ↑ NFL Draft Scout Profile
  2. ↑ Jaguars Public Relations (October 27, 2014). "Jaguars sign safety Matt Daniels to practice squad". jaguars.com. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved December 2, 2014.
  3. ↑ "Jaguars waive injured safety Matt Daniels". FCN First For You. Retrieved December 29, 2015.[ permanent dead link ]
  4. ↑ "Chargers Sign DT Damion Square to Active Roster, Add Four to Practice Squad". San Diego Chargers. Retrieved December 29, 2015.
  5. ↑ "Eric Weddle 1 of 4 Chargers placed on IR". The San Diego Union-Tribune. December 28, 2015. Retrieved December 29, 2015.
  6. ↑ Lewis, Alec. "'That guy is going to be a superstar': Meet Matt Daniels, the Vikings' special teams coach". The Athletic. Retrieved December 24, 2022.
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