Matt Shaughnessy life and biography

Matt Shaughnessy is an American football defensive end for the Oakland Raiders of the National Football League.

COLLEGE:

Played in 50 games, 46 starts, at Wisconsin…Recorded 174 tackles (109 solo) with 18.5 sacks for minus-119 yards, 41.5 stops for losses totaling 174 yards and 22 quarterback pressures…Caused and recovered one fumble while also deflecting nine passes…His 41.5 tackles behind the line of scrimmage rank sixth on the school’s all-time list…His 18 stops for a loss in 2007 tied for 10th on Wisconsin’s single-season record chart…His 84 yards in losses on those 18 tackles rank eighth…All-Big Ten Conference honorable mention as a senior…Recipient of the team’s Jay Seiler Coaches Appreciation Award…Suffered a right fibula fracture in spring camp, but went on to start all 13 games at right defensive end…Recorded 40 tackles (29) with four sacks for minus-17 yards and eight stops for losses of 29 yards…Paced the defensive line with 10 quarterback pressures and deflected four passes…Made 40 plays against the run, as the opposition gained 116 yards with five touchdowns and 10 first downs (2.90 yards per carry)…Added two more hits, as he broke up a pass and posted three pressures, including one that forced an interception against Marshall…Produced five tackles (three) with a pressure and a sack against Ohio State…Had a pressure, five solo tackles and a stop behind the line of scrimmage against Penn State…Had a 4-yard sack against Illinois…Made three solo tackles, all behind the line of scrimmage, including a 7-yard sack against Michigan State…Credited with five tackles (four) and a pass deflection against Minnesota…Closed out his career with two solo tackles and three pressures against Florida State in the Champs Sports Bowl…All-Big Ten Conference second team and the team’s Defensive Most Valuable Player as a junior…Started all 13 games at right defensive end…Ranked fourth in the conference and 19th nationally with 18.0 stops for losses of 84 yards…Recorded a career-high 60 tackles (41) with five sacks for minus-54 yards, three pass deflections and four pressures…Posted an 8-yard sack and two stops for minus-11 yards to go with four tackles (three) vs. Washington State…Collected five hits with an assisted sack and two stops for losses against Michigan State…Made six solo tackles and two stops for minus-3 yards vs. Illinois…Registered six more tackles (three) vs. Penn State and had a 7-yard sack vs. Northern Illinois…Followed with a 12-yard sack, three stops behind the line of scrimmage, three pressures and five tackles (four) vs. Indiana …Recorded 1.5 sacks for minus-23 yards, 2.5 stops for losses and seven tackles (four) against Michigan …Had a season-high nine tackles (six), along with 2.5 stops for minus-6 yards vs. Minnesota…Ended the year with five tackles (four) against Tennessee in the Outback Bowl…All-Big Ten Conference second team as a sophomore…Started all 13 games at right defensive end…Totaled 35 tackles (19)…Added four sacks for 28 yards, eight stops for losses of 34 yards and three pressures…Also caused and recovered a fumble…Opened the season with six tackles (three) vs. Bowling Green…Added two hits and returned a fumble 18 yards vs. Indiana…Had a 9-yard sack and two stops for losses against Northwestern…Delivered a 7-yard sack vs. Minnesota and made eight tackles (four) with two sacks and three stops for losses of 13 yards vs. Illinois…Earned first team Freshman All-American honors from The Sporting News and ESPN.com in 2005…All-Big Ten Conference honorable mention…Appeared in 11 games, starting seven at right defensive end…Finished with 39 tackles (20), 2.5 sacks for minus-20 yards and five pressures…Also had 7.5 stops for losses of 29 yards and a pair of pass deflections…Sociology major.

PERSONAL:

Attended Norwich (Norwich, Ct.) Free Academy, playing football for Head Coach Steve Robichaud…Earned Super Prep All-American honors and was rated one of the top 30 defensive ends in the nation according to Rivals.com…Rated one of top 35 players in the East by Prep Football Report and named to the Connecticut High School Coaches Association and New Haven Register all-state teams in 2004…Earned all-conference and all-area accolades in each of his three final seasons, adding three more letters in basketball and two in track.

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