Matt Bernstein

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Matt Bernstein
Position: Fullback
Personal information
Date of birth: (1982-12-26) December 26, 1982 (age 41)
Place of birth: Scarsdale, New York
Career information
College: Wisconsin
Undrafted: 2006
Career history

Matt Bernstein (born December 26, 1982) is a former American football standout at University of Wisconsin–Madison, who is currently a free agent of the Arena Football League after a stint in the National Football League with the Detroit Lions. [1][2] Inducted into the National Jewish Sports Hall of Fame in 2006. He has two brothers, Alex and Ben.

High school

  • Two-time Class C Player of the Year selection at Edgemont Junior – Senior High School in New York.[3]
  • Played fullback, linebacker and tight end.[4]
  • Rushed for 1,885 yards and 25 scores as a junior.[3]
  • Added 37 touchdowns and 2,002 yards on the ground and made 108 tackles with seven forced fumbles as a senior, earning the prep version of the Heisman Trophy for that performance.[3]
  • Finished his career ranked third all-time in New York prep annals in scoring with 504 points.[4]
  • Con Edison Scholar-Athlete[4]

College

As a junior, Bernstein, who is Jewish, fasted in observance of the religious holiday Yom Kippur prior to a game against Penn State. Bernstein recovered from the fast with a "pregame IV bag, and during the game, moved on to turkey slices, fruit and the Penn State defense", according to ESPN.[5][6]

  • Produced 53 touchdown-resulting blocks for a ground game that totaled 71 rushing touchdowns during his first three seasons at Wisconsin.[4]
  • Averaged 10 knockdown blocks per game and made 11 touchdown resulting blocks as a pass protector.[3]
  • Preseason All-American and All-Big Ten Conference first-team selection by The NFL Draft Report as a senior.[4]
  • Inducted into the National Jewish Sports Hall of Fame in 2006.[7]
  • Started every game as a junior and finished third on the team with a career-high 300 rushing yards and a touchdown.[4]
  • Played in every game in 2003 as a sophomore and emerged as the starting fullback.[4]
  • Elroy Hirsch Football Scholarship.[8]
  • Academic All-Big Ten Conference selection as a redshirt freshman.[4]
  • Signed by the Lions as an undrafted free agent.[4]

External links

References

  1. ↑ "Former Badger gets taste of Israel", Jerusalem Post, December 29, 2006
  2. ↑ "Philadelphia Soul Sign FB's Matt Bernstein and George Layne – AFL", The Raw Feed, January 18, 2007
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  7. ↑ Profile of Bernstein on National Jewish Sports Hall of Fame web site.
  8. ↑ Badger Chalk Talk, Fall 2002, Volume 02, Issue 3.
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