Matt Bernstein
Encyclopedia
Matt Bernstein 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
.
Inducted into the National Jewish Sports Hall of Fame in 2006. He has two brothers, Alex and Ben.
American football
American football is a sport played between two teams of eleven with the objective of scoring points by advancing the ball into the opposing team's end zone. Known in the United States simply as football, it may also be referred to informally as gridiron football. The ball can be advanced by...
standout at University of Wisconsin–Madison
Wisconsin Badgers football
The Wisconsin Badgers are a college football program that represents the University of Wisconsin–Madison in the NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision and the Big Ten Conference. They play their home games at Camp Randall Stadium, the fourth-oldest stadium in college football...
, who is currently a free agent
Free agent
In professional sports, a free agent is a player whose contract with a team has expired and who is thus eligible to sign with another club or franchise....
of the Arena Football League after a stint in the National Football League
National Football League
The National Football League is the highest level of professional American football in the United States, and is considered the top professional American football league in the world. It was formed by eleven teams in 1920 as the American Professional Football Association, with the league changing...
with the Detroit Lions
Detroit Lions
The Detroit Lions are a professional American football team based in Detroit, Michigan. They are members of the North Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League , and play their home games at Ford Field in Downtown Detroit.Originally based in Portsmouth, Ohio and...
.
Inducted into the National Jewish Sports Hall of Fame in 2006. He has two brothers, Alex and Ben.
College highlights
- Produced 53 touchdown-resulting blocks for a ground game that totaled 71 rushing touchdowns during his first three seasons at Wisconsin.
- Averaged 10 knockdown blocks per game and made 11 touchdown resulting blocks as a pass protector.
- Preseason All-American and All-Big Ten ConferenceBig Ten ConferenceThe Big Ten Conference is the United States' oldest Division I college athletic conference. Its twelve member institutions are located primarily in the Midwestern United States, stretching from Nebraska in the west to Pennsylvania in the east...
first-team selection by The NFL Draft Report as a senior. - Inducted into the National Jewish Sports Hall of Fame in 2006.
- Started every game as a junior and finished third on the team with a career-high 300 rushing yards and a touchdown.
- Played in every game in 2003 as a sophomore and emerged as the starting fullback.
- Elroy Hirsch Football Scholarship.
- Academic All-Big Ten Conference selection as a redshirt freshman.
- Signed by the Lions as an undrafted free agent.
High school highlights
- Two-time Class C Player of the Year selection at Edgemont High SchoolEdgemont High SchoolEdgemont Junior - Senior High School is a high school in Greenburgh, Westchester County, New York, serving students in grades 7 -12. Its feeder schools are Greenville School and Seely Place School, where students graduate in the sixth grade...
in New York. - Played fullback and linebacker.
- Rushed for 1,885 yards and 25 scores as a junior.
- 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.
- Finished his career ranked third all-time in New York prep annals in scoring with 504 points.
- Con Edison Scholar-Athlete
External links
- Profile of Bernstein on Detroit Lions web site.
- Profile of Bernstein on National Jewish Sports Hall of Fame web site.
- Draft profile of Bernstein from Fox Sports.
- Video highlights of Bernstein.
- Trading card of Bernstein, 2006 Fleer Rookie Card #172 (Detroit Lions).
- "Leader of Edgemont High Team Runs Through the Competition", profile of Bernstein in New York Times, December 3, 2000, by Chuck Slater.
- "All work and mo' pray for Bernstein", profile of Bernstein in Chicago Sun-Times, August 16, 2005, by Herb Gould.