Matt Katula
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| Position: | Long snapper | ||||||
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| Date of birth: | August 22, 1982 | ||||||
| Place of birth: | Brookfield, Wisconsin | ||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | ||||||
| Weight: | 265 lb (120 kg) | ||||||
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| College: | Wisconsin | ||||||
| Undrafted: | 2005 | ||||||
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| Games played: | 91 |
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| Tackles: | 18 |
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Matthew Charles Katula (born August 22, 1982 in Brookfield, Wisconsin) is a former American football long snapper. He was signed by the Baltimore Ravens as undrafted free agent in 2005. He played college football at Wisconsin.
He was also a member of the New England Patriots, Minnesota Vikings and Pittsburgh Steelers.
Katula attended Catholic Memorial High School in Waukesha, Wisconsin and was a letterman in football. As a senior, he won first team All-Conference honors on offense, and second team All-Conference honors on defense as a linebacker. He had a brother named Sam who attended UW Parkside for basketball, and now coaches at Waukesha north high school.
Katula attended the University of Wisconsin–Madison, where he redshirted as a freshman in 2000. He went on to long snap for the Badgers in his final four seasons, playing in 48 of 51 possible games.
Katula joined the Baltimore Ravens as an undrafted free agent on April 29, 2005. In 2005 and 2006, he played in every regular season game. In 2005, he recorded 10 special teams tackles, the most by a long snapper. After playing in every game again in 2007, Katula was signed by the Ravens to a five-year contract extension on September 6, 2008. He played in every game again in 2008 and 2009. In 2010, he lost his long snapping job to rookie Morgan Cox and was released on August 13, 2010.
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