Matt Spanos
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Matt Spanos is an Canadian and American football
guard
for the Sacramento Mountain Lions of the United Football League. He played college football
at Southern California.
where he played on the defensive line as well.
sophomore. He would have started
in 2006 as an offensive tackle but was academically ineligible.
Spanos started nearly every game (he only missed the first three due to an injury) at center
He was selected for the Pacific-10 Conference honorable mention team.
contract with the National Football League
's Miami Dolphins
on May 19, 2008. However, he was waived by the Dolphins during final cuts on August 30 and spent the season out of football.
on January 12, 2009. He was waived on July 2, 2009.
on July 31, 2009. He was later released by the team on September 5, 2009
Gridiron football
Gridiron football , sometimes known as North American football, is an umbrella term for related codes of football primarily played in the United States and Canada. The predominant forms of gridiron football are American football and Canadian football...
guard
Guard (American football)
In American and Canadian football, a guard is a player that lines up between the center and the tackles on the offensive line of a football team....
for the Sacramento Mountain Lions of the United Football League. He played college football
College football
College football refers to American football played by teams of student athletes fielded by American universities, colleges, and military academies, or Canadian football played by teams of student athletes fielded by Canadian universities...
at Southern California.
Early years
Spanos graduated from Corona High SchoolCorona High School
Corona Senior High School is a California Distinguished high school in the city of Corona, California, a growing city in the Inland Empire of Southern California...
where he played on the defensive line as well.
College career
Spanos played all thirteen games as a redshirtRedshirt (college sports)
Redshirt is a term used in American college athletics that refers to a delay or suspension of an athlete's participation in order to lengthen his or her period of eligibility...
sophomore. He would have started
Starting lineup
A starting lineup in sports is an official list of the set of players who will actively participate in the event when the game begins. The players in the starting lineup are commonly referred to as starters, whereas the others are substitutes or bench players.The starters are commonly the best...
in 2006 as an offensive tackle but was academically ineligible.
Spanos started nearly every game (he only missed the first three due to an injury) at center
Center (American football)
Center is a position in American football and Canadian football . The center is the innermost lineman of the offensive line on a football team's offense...
He was selected for the Pacific-10 Conference honorable mention team.
Miami Dolphins
He signed a free agentFree 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....
contract with 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...
's Miami Dolphins
Miami Dolphins
The Miami Dolphins are a Professional football team based in the Miami metropolitan area in Florida. The team is part of the Eastern Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League...
on May 19, 2008. However, he was waived by the Dolphins during final cuts on August 30 and spent the season out of football.
Dallas Cowboys
Spanos was signed to a future contract by the Dallas CowboysDallas Cowboys
The Dallas Cowboys are a professional American football franchise which plays in the Eastern Division of the National Football Conference of the National Football League . They are headquartered in Valley Ranch in Irving, Texas, a suburb of Dallas...
on January 12, 2009. He was waived on July 2, 2009.
San Francisco 49ers
Spanos was signed by the San Francisco 49ersSan Francisco 49ers
The San Francisco 49ers are a professional American football team based in San Francisco, California, playing in the West Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League . The team was founded in 1946 as a charter member of the All-America Football Conference and...
on July 31, 2009. He was later released by the team on September 5, 2009