Kevin Mathis
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| Position: | Cornerback | ||||||||||||
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| Date of birth: | April 29, 1974 | ||||||||||||
| Place of birth: | Gainesville, Texas | ||||||||||||
| Height: | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | ||||||||||||
| Weight: | 185 lb (84 kg) | ||||||||||||
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| High school: | Gainesville (TX) | ||||||||||||
| College: | Texas A&M-Commerce | ||||||||||||
| Undrafted: | 1997 | ||||||||||||
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| Games played: | 115 |
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| Tackles: | 348 |
| Interceptions: | 11 |
| Forced fumbles: | 9 |
| Passes Defended: | 22 |
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Kevin Bryant Mathis (born April 29, 1974) is a former American football cornerback in the National Football League for the Dallas Cowboys, New Orleans Saints, and the Atlanta Falcons. He played college football at Texas A&M University-Commerce.
Mathis was born in Gainesville, Texas, and attended Gainesville High School. He was a letterman in football, basketball, and track. In football, he was a two-time All-District selection.
He played college football at Texas A&M University-Commerce, becoming a three-year starter at cornerback, while finishing with 16 interceptions and three NCAA Division II All-American and All-LSC nominations.
In 2009, he was inducted into the Texas A&M-Commerce Athletic Hall of Fame.
Mathis wasn't selected in the 1997 NFL Draft because of his size and small college background. He was signed by the Dallas Cowboys as an undrafted free agent. He would end up making the team after taking advantage of Deion Sanders being away while playing professional baseball and displaying his track speed (4.19 seconds in the 40-yard dash). As a rookie, he played in all 16 games, returned punts and recorded 12 special teams tackles.
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