Josue Matías
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Matías with the Florida State Seminoles
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| Position: | Guard |
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| Date of birth: | January 6, 1993 |
| Place of birth: | Dominican Republic |
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| High school: | Union City (NJ) |
| College: | Florida State |
| Undrafted: | 2015 |
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| Roster status: | Active |
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Josue Matías (born January 6, 1993) is an American football guard for the Tennessee Titans. He played college football at Florida State. Upon signing with the Tennessee Titans in 2015, he became the first Dominican-born player in the NFL.[1]
Early years
Matías was born in the Dominican Republic and moved to Union City, New Jersey with his family when he was six.[2] He attended Union City High School.[3] Matías was a four-star recruit by Rivals.com.[4] He originally committed to Rutgers University to play college football but changed to Florida State University.[5][6]
College career
After spending his true freshman season in 2011 as a backup, Matías started all 13 games as a sophomore in 2012. As a junior in 2013, he started all 14 games, including the 2014 BCS National Championship Game.[7] He returned as a starter his senior season in 2014.[8]
References
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- ↑ Matias bucked tradition for football
- ↑ Former Union City football standout Josue Matias pushing toward title aspirations at Florida State
- ↑ Rivals.com
- ↑ Four-star OT Josue Matias of Union City commits to Rutgers
- ↑ OT Josue Matias de-commits from Rutgers, opts for Florida State instead
- ↑ After backing out of Rutgers, NJ lineman has shot at BCS title
- ↑ Meet the 2015 NFL Draft prospect: No. 70 overall Josue Matias of FSU
External links
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- Living people
- People from Union City, New Jersey
- Players of American football from New Jersey
- Hispanic and Latino American sportspeople
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- Florida State Seminoles football players
