Pascal Matla

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Pascal Matla
Personal information
Born: (1981-02-04) February 4, 1981 (age 43)
Leidschendam, Netherlands
Height:6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Weight:310 lb (141 kg)
Career information
College: Eastern Illinois
Position: Center
Career history

Pascal Matla (born February 4, 1981) is a former American football player.

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Career

Matla grew up in Voorburg, Netherlands. As a youth, he attended a media day for the Amsterdam Admirals and had the opportunity to meet some of the players. Matla later recalled, "One of the players told me I was a big kid and told me I should play. So I went home and started looking for information on where to play." [1] At age 17, he joined a club in Zoetermeer that was part of a flag football league. At age 18, he joined the full-contact division, and at age 19, he played football in Saarland, Germany. He traveled to Tampa, Florida to play with 36 European players in an exhibition game before the Super Bowl. While in Tampa, he learned of college football, and a tape of the Europeans' game was seen by the offensive line coach for Eastern Illinois University. He was offered a scholarship and enrolled at the school. [1] Matla joined the Eastern Illinois football team in the summer of 2001 for workouts and drills and played for the team from 2002 to 2005 and was selected as a second-team All-Ohio Valley Conference player in 2004. [2] [3] Matla attended training camp with the New Orleans Saints in the summer of 2006, but was released before the regular season began. He played for the Amsterdam Admirals of the NFL Europa in 2007. [2] [4] [5]

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References

  1. 1 2 Dan Renick (2004-09-29). "Different world: Eastern's starting center is in transition after his big move". Daily Eastern News. Archived from the original on 2011-07-09.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  2. 1 2 "Matla signs with NFL Europe's Admirals". Journal-Gazette (Illinois). 2007-03-09.
  3. ↑ "Culture shock: From Holland to Charleston, EIU's Matla has come a long way - and made plenty of friends in the process". Journal-Gazette (Illinois). 2005-11-11.[ permanent dead link ]
  4. ↑ "Pascal Matla is te groot voor voetbal". DePers. 2007-05-24. Archived from the original on 2011-07-19. Retrieved 2010-04-30.
  5. ↑ "Dromen in de polder van grote NFL". de Volkskrant. 2007-05-07.
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