Matthew Gotel

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Matthew Gotel
Personal information
Born: (1999-01-02) January 2, 1999 (age 25)
Tacoma, Washington, U.S.
Height:6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight:341 lb (155 kg)
Career information
High school: Lakes (Lakewood, Washington)
College: Snow (2017–2018)
West Florida (2019–2021)
Position: Nose tackle
Undrafted: 2022
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Player stats at PFR

Matthew Gotel (born January 2, 1999) is an American football nose tackle who is a free agent. He played college football for the Snow Badgers and West Florida Argonauts and has also been a member of the San Antonio Brahmas of the XFL and the Atlanta Falcons.

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Early life and college career

Gotel was born on January 2, 1999, in Tacoma, Washington. [1] He attended Lakes High School in Lakewood, Washington, and was a member of their highly-successful football team under coach Dave Miller. [2] His only offer to play college football came from the junior college ranks in Snow College in Ephraim, Utah. [2] He totaled 19 tackles as a freshman in 2017 and 26 as a sophomore in 2018. [3]

Gotel was noticed by a football recruiter at the University of West Florida while playing in a bowl game for Snow College. [2] He liked the school and enrolled there in 2019. [2] He helped them win an NCAA Division II national championship that season while totaling 31 tackles. [3] [4] The 2020 season was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. [4] As a senior in 2021, he posted 26 tackles, 1.5 tackles-for-loss and 1.5 sacks. [3] [4]

Professional career

Pre-draft measurables
HeightWeightArm lengthHand span 40-yard dash 10-yard split20-yard split 20-yard shuttle Three-cone drill Vertical jump Broad jump Bench press
6 ft 1+3⁄4 in
(1.87 m)		341 lb
(155 kg)		32+3⁄8 in
(0.82 m)		9+3⁄4 in
(0.25 m)		5.34 s1.87 s3.02 s4.75 s7.83 s27.0 in
(0.69 m)		8 ft 6 in
(2.59 m)		32 reps
All values from Pro Day [5]

Seattle Seahawks

Gotel paid his way to being one of 58 players at the rookie minicamp of the Seattle Seahawks, for players not selected in the 2022 NFL draft. [2] He impressed the team and was offered a contract as an undrafted free agent. [2] He was waived on August 20, 2022. [6]

Atlanta Falcons

Gotel had a brief stint with the Atlanta Falcons and was released.

San Antonio Brahmas

Gotel joined the San Antonio Brahmas of the XFL after having been selected in the 2023 XFL Draft. [7] He made the Brahmas final roster and appeared in all 10 games for the team, making 23 tackles. [7] [8]

Atlanta Falcons (second stint)

Gotel signed with the Falcons on August 4, 2023. [9] He was released three days later. [10]

Seattle Seahawks (second stint)

Gotel signed with the Seattle Seahawks on August 17. [11] He was released at the final roster cuts and subsequently re-signed to the practice squad. [12] [13] He was released from the practice squad on November 10, then re-signed on January 1, 2024. [14] [15] He was elevated to the active roster for the team's season finale in Week 18 against the Arizona Cardinals. [16] He signed a reserve/future contract on January 8, 2024. [17]

Gotel was waived on August 8, 2024, and later re-signed to the practice squad. [18] [19]

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  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Bell, Gregg (May 11, 2022). "Matt Gotel: From Lakes, to Snow, to West Florida, back home — and on Seahawks from tryout" . The News-Tribune .
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  6. ↑ "2022 NFL August Transactions". Pro-Football-Reference.com .
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