Redskins Sign C Kevin Matthews

[Boone]

PRESS RELEASE

For Immediate Release
May 7, 2013

REDSKINS SIGN C KEVIN MATTHEWS

LOUDOUN COUNTY, Va. – The Washington Redskins announced today that they have signed free agent center Kevin Matthews. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. In a corresponding move, the team released center Kyle Wilborn.

Matthews (6-3, 302) originally entered the NFL as a college free agent with the Tennessee Titans on April 26, 2010. He was added to the Titans’ practice squad on Sept. 5, 2010, before being activated on Dec. 15, 2010. He has appeared in 17 career games with three starts, all with the Titans.
Matthews played collegiately at Texas A&M, where he appeared in 34 career games and started the final 25 games of his career. As a senior in 2009, he earned honorable mention All-Big 12 honors while helping the Aggies average 184.2 rushing yards per game.

Matthews, 26, attended Elkins H.S. in Sugar Land, Texas, where he was named to the All-Greater Houston Team in 2005. He was born on Feb. 4, 1987.

Wilborn signed with the Redskins as a college free agent on May 2, 2013.

 

[Goaldeje]

Related to Bruce Matthews?

 

[Elephant]

Does this mean McRib is not progressing?

 

[Lanky Livingston]

Does this mean McRib is not progressing?

No, it means Kyle Wilborn wasn't progressing (EDIT: or they did not like his skill set).

 

[Neophyte]

Related to Bruce Matthews?

Yes, son of Bruce.

 

[Boone]

This is a pure Depth signing, nothing more...

 

[Fear The Spear]

Yes, son of Bruce.

Son of a Bruce !!

As long as he's not the son of Bruce Allen, I'm fine with it - enough of the nepotism !!

This is a pure Depth signing, nothing more...

But depth is great !!

 

[Boone]

Yeah, didn't mean to sound like I was denigrating the pickup.

 

[Jimbo]

Maybe Shanahan still owed Jeff Fisher a favor for the trade to acquire RG3 and Jeff Fisher called it in in the form of signing Bruce Matthew's son considering Bruce played under Fisher for seven seasons in Tennessee.

I doubt this move has anything to do with McRib's or Lich's ability to back up Montgomery. Perhaps another camp body was needed and Kevin Matthews was probably considered an improvement over Wilborn.