Matt Overton
Overton with the Indianapolis Colts in 2016 | |||||||
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| Position | Long snapper | ||||||
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| Born | July 6, 1985 San Leandro, California, U.S. | ||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||||||
| Listed weight | 254 lb (115 kg) | ||||||
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| High school | Tracy (Tracy, California) | ||||||
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| NFL draft | 2007: undrafted | ||||||
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* Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |||||||
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Matthew Thomas Overton (born July 6, 1985) is an American professional football long snapper. He played college football at Western Washington after graduating from Diablo Valley College, and was signed as an undrafted free agent by the Seattle Seahawks of the National Football League (NFL) in 2007.
In between stints with the Seahawks, Overton played for the Tri-Cities Fever of the af2 in 2008 and the Florida Tuskers of the United Football League in 2009. After his release from the Seahawks in 2010, he rejoined the UFL but as a member of the Omaha Nighthawks. In 2010, he was named to the UFL's top-10 players list, earning him the recognition as the league's top long snapper. He later played for the Indianapolis Colts, Jacksonville Jaguars, Tennessee Titans, Los Angeles Chargers, and Dallas Cowboys of the NFL.