Matt Toeaina life and biography

Matt Toeaina is an American football defensive tackle for the Chicago Bears of the National Football League.

NFL Career:

Originally entered the league as a sixth round (187th overall) draft pick of the Cincinnati Bengals in the 2007 NFL Draft, but has appeared in all 5 career games with the Bears... Posted 6 tackles (2 solo), 1 PBU and 2 TFLs in his career... Spent the first 14 weeks of the 2007 regular season on the Bengals practice squad before being signed to the Bears active roster... Made an immediate impact with the Bears by recording 2 TFLs in his first NFL game in 2007.

2009 SEASON: Played in 1 game, vs. PIT (9/20), but did not record a tackle... Was inactive for other 15 games.

2008 - Saw action in one game vs. NO (12/11), gathering 1 tackle and 1 PBU... Inactive for Games 1-13 and 15-16.

2007 - Made NFL debut at MIN (12/17/07), racking up 2 TFLs in the process... Finished the season with 5 tackles and 2 TFLs in three games.

College:

Played in 48 games with 27 starts at Oregon (2002-06), starting every game his junior and senior seasons... Finished his career with 5 starts at RDE and 22 at RDT... Earned all-Pac 10 honorable mention as a senior, tallying 3 TFLs and 1 fumble recovery among 36 tackles... Recipient of Joe Schafford Trophy, given to the team's most outstanding defensive lineman... Started 2 games at RDE and 10 at RDT as a junior, posting career highs in sacks (3.0), TFLs (6) and PBU (4)... Played in 10 games as a sophomore, making two starts... Led the Ducks with 3 fumble recoveries... Appeared in every game as a freshman... Redshirted in 2002... Majored in political science.

Personal:

Born in San Francisco, but grew up in Pago Pago, American Samoa... Attended Samoana High School in Utulei, American Samoa... Younger brother, Simi, is a defensive lineman at Oregon.

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