Matt Lengel
| No. 82 New England Patriots | |||
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| Position: | Tight end | ||
| Personal information | |||
| Date of birth: | December 27, 1990 | ||
| Place of birth: | Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania | ||
| Height: | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) | ||
| Weight: | 266 lb (121 kg) | ||
| Career information | |||
| High school: | Mechanicsburg (PA) Cumberland Valley | ||
| College: | Eastern Kentucky | ||
| Undrafted: | 2015 | ||
| Career history | |||
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| * Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |||
| Roster status: | Active | ||
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Matthew Lengel (born December 27, 1990) is an American football tight end for the New England Patriots of the National Football League (NFL). He was signed by the Cincinnati Bengals as an undrafted free agent in 2015. He played college football at Eastern Kentucky.
College career
Lengel redshirted his freshmen year in 2009 at Northeastern University before transferring to Eastern Kentucky the following year. He was one of Northeastern's last football players before the program shut down in 2009. He played in 37 games over five seasons (2010-2014) totaling 33 catches for 361 yards. He suffered a torn ACL in the season opener in 2012 and missed the entire season. He reinjured the same knee the following year after starting the first two games in 2013.
Professional career
Cincinnati Bengals
Lengel signed with the Cincinnati Bengals as an undrafted free agent on May 8, 2015.[1] He was released on September 5, 2015, and was signed to the practice squad the next day, where he spent his entire rookie season.[2][3] He signed a reserve/future contract with the Bengals on January 11, 2016.[4]
Lengel was released by the Bengals on September 3, 2016, and was signed to the practice squad the next day.[5][6]
New England Patriots
On November 2, 2016, Lengel was signed by the Patriots off the Bengals' practice squad.[7]
References
- ↑ Marcum, Jason; Toback, Rebecca (May 8, 2015). "Bengals announce undrafted free agents signed". CincyJungle.com. Retrieved November 2, 2016.
- ↑ Toback, Rebecca (September 5, 2015). "Bengals roster cuts: Bengals 53-man roster 2015". CincyJungle.com. Retrieved November 2, 2016.
- ↑ Kirkendall, Josh (September 6, 2015). "Cincinnati Bengals 2015 practice squad announced". CincyJungle.com. Retrieved November 2, 2015.
- ↑ Marcum, Jason (January 11, 2016). "Jeff Luc among 5 Bengals signed to future contracts". CincyJungle.com. Retrieved November 2, 2016.
- ↑ Toback, Rebecca (September 3, 2016). "Bengals Roster 2016: Cincinnati's 53-man roster is set". CincyJungle.com. Retrieved November 2, 2016.
- ↑ Marcum, Jason (September 4, 2016). "Bengals 2016 practice squad: 9 players make initial practice squad". CincyJungle.com. Retrieved November 2, 2016.
- ↑ "Patriots sign TE Matt Lengel from Cincinnati practice squad". Patriots.com. November 2, 2016.