Matt Grootegoed
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| Position | Linebacker | ||||||
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| Born | May 6, 1982 Huntington Beach, California, U.S. | ||||||
| Listed height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | ||||||
| Listed weight | 212 lb (96 kg) | ||||||
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| High school | Mater Dei (Santa Ana, California) | ||||||
| College | Southern California | ||||||
| NFL draft | 2005: undrafted | ||||||
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Matthew Arthur Grootegoed (born May 6, 1982) is an American former professional football player who was a linebacker in the National Football League (NFL) and Canadian Football League (CFL). He played college football for the USC Trojans, earning consensus All-American in 2004. He was signed by the NFL's Detroit Lions as an undrafted free agent in 2005, and also played for the CFL's Calgary Stampeders in 2009.