Matthew Rea

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Matthew Rea
No. --     Free agent
Born: (1991-11-25) November 25, 1991 (age 32)
London, Ontario
Career information
CFL status National
Position(s) FB
Height6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight242 lb (110 kg)
College Michigan State
High school Rochester Adams HS
CFL draft 2015, Round: 4, Pick: 35
Drafted by Saskatchewan Roughriders
Career history
As player
2015 Saskatchewan Roughriders
2016 Edmonton Eskimos*

Matthew Rea (born November 25, 1991) is a gridiron football fullback who is currently a free agent. He previously attended Michigan State University where he played college football for the Spartans and studied finance. [1]

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Early career

Rea played high school football at Rochester Adams High School, [2] where he was a player while the team won three league championships. He also played lacrosse at Rochester Adams and was a member while the lacrosse team won two league championships. [3] Rea committed to play for the Penn Quakers at the University of Pennsylvania, and he maintained redshirt status in 2010. In 2011, he played in all 10 games for the Quakers as a backup defensive tackle. [2] [4] Rea transferred to Michigan State and participated primarily on the scout team as a fullback. [4] He was not eligible to play in 2012 due to rules related to transferring, [5] and did not play any games in 2013. Rea played in three games as a backup fullback in his final season. [1] [6]

Professional career

Rea participated in the regional and national CFL Combines in Toronto. He achieved the highest value of 29 repetitions of the 225 pounds (102 kg) bench press at the regional combine as well as 31 repetitions at the national combine, the most among running backs. [7] [5] Rea was selected in the fourth round of the 2015 CFL Draft by the Saskatchewan Roughriders with the 35th overall pick. [6] Rea made the active roster following the preseason as the Roughriders' backup fullback, and he made his CFL debut in the season opener against the Winnipeg Blue Bombers on June 27. [8]

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References

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  2. 1 2 Griffith, Mike (April 28, 2013). "Michigan State's football transfer adds depth to backfield behind Trevon Pendleton at fullback". MLive. Retrieved August 25, 2015.
  3. ↑ "Matt Rea". Penn Athletics. Archived from the original on September 24, 2015. Retrieved August 25, 2015.
  4. 1 2 Forde, Duane (March 26, 2015). "Forde: Who to watch in Toronto". TSN. Retrieved August 25, 2015.
  5. 1 2 McCormick, Murray (May 14, 2015). "Matt Rea's CFL draft selection helped by residency rule". Leader-Post. Retrieved August 25, 2015.
  6. 1 2 Rexrode, Joe (May 13, 2015). "Ex-Spartans Bodanis, Rea picked in CFL draft". Detroit Free Press. Retrieved August 25, 2015.
  7. ↑ Penton, Kirk (March 26, 2015). "Unknown Matt Rea surprises at CFL regional combine". Ottawa Sun. Retrieved August 25, 2015.
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