Matt Castelo

Matt Castelo

No. --     CFL Free Agent
Linebacker
Personal information
Date of birth: March 26, 1986 (1986-03-26) (age 25)
Place of birth: San Jose, California
Height: 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	Weight: 230 lb (104 kg)
Career information
College: San Jose State
Undrafted in 2008
No regular season or postseason appearances
Career history
Seattle Seahawks (2008)* Hamilton Tiger-Cats (2009)* *Offseason and/or practice roster member only
Career highlights and awards
2007 First team WAC 2006 New Mexico Bowl defensive MVP
Stats at CFL.ca

Matt Castelo (born March 26, 1986 in San Jose, California) is a professional American and Canadian football linebacker free agent. He was signed by the Seattle Seahawks as an undrafted free agent in 2008. He played college football for the San Jose State Spartans.

Castelo has also been a member of the Hamilton Tiger-Cats.

Early years

Castelo prepped at Valley Christian where he earned All-Central Coast Section honors twice. As a senior, he had 128 tackles, 10 sacks and was named league’s ‘Linebacker of the Year’.

College career

Castelo started with the San Jose State Spartans in 2004. In his first game against Washington, Castelo had an interception. In 2005, Castelo finished the season with 91 tackles.

2006

In 2006, Castelo was ranked number-two nationally with 165 total tackles. He earned second-team all-WAC honors, and was the WAC Defensive Player of the Week. In the 2006 New Mexico Bowl, Castelo had 18 tackles and 2 forced fumbles and was named the defensive MVP of the bowl. He was named to ESPN.com's all-Bowl team.

2007

In 2007, Castelo returned as the nation’s top returning tackler in terms of career average with a 9.42 per game. His 292 tackles ranked him third among all Division I-A football players. He was listed on 2007 Nagurski Award and Football Writers Association of America All-America watch lists. He was named to the all-WAC first team with teammate Dwight Lowery.

Professional career

Seattle Seahawks

He was considered a prospect for the 2008 NFL Draft, but after going undrafted, signed with the Seattle Seahawks. Casetlo was released from the Seahawks August 12, 2008.

Hamilton Tiger-Cats

Castelo signed with the Hamilton Tiger-Cats on May 21, 2009. He was released on June 25, 2009.

External links

• Hamilton Tiger-Cats bio
• San Jose State Spartans bio

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Name	Castelo, Matt
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Date of birth	March 26, 1986
Place of birth	San Jose, California
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