Matt Bernstein

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Matt Bernstein
No. 44
Position:Fullback
Personal information
Born: (1982-12-26) December 26, 1982 (age 41)
Scarsdale, New York, U.S.
Height:6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight:265 lb (120 kg)
Career information
High school:Greenville (NY) Edgemont
College:Wisconsin
Undrafted:2006
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career NFL statistics
Player stats at NFL.com · ArenaFan.com

Matt Bernstein (born December 26, 1982) is a former American football fullback. He played college football at University of Wisconsin–Madison. He attempted to play in the Arena Football League (AFL) after a stint in the National Football League (NFL) with the Detroit Lions. [1][2] He was inducted into the National Jewish Sports Hall of Fame in 2006. He has two brothers, Alex and Ben.

High school[edit]

College[edit]

As a junior, Bernstein, who is Jewish,[5][6] fasted in observance of the religious holiday Yom Kippur prior to a game against Penn State. Bernstein recovered from the fast with a "pregame IV bag, and during the game, moved on to turkey slices, fruit and the Penn State defense", according to ESPN.[7][6]

  • Produced 53 touchdown-resulting blocks for a ground game that totaled 71 rushing touchdowns during his first three seasons at Wisconsin.[4]
  • Averaged 10 knockdown blocks per game and made 11 touchdown resulting blocks as a pass protector.[3]
  • Preseason All-American and All-Big Ten Conference first-team selection by The NFL Draft Report as a senior.[4]
  • Inducted into the National Jewish Sports Hall of Fame in 2006.[8]
  • Started every game as a junior and finished third on the team with a career-high 300 rushing yards and a touchdown.[4]
  • Played in every game in 2003 as a sophomore and emerged as the starting fullback.[4]
  • Elroy Hirsch Football Scholarship.[9]
  • Academic All-Big Ten Conference selection as a redshirt freshman.[4]
  • Signed by the Lions as an undrafted free agent.[4]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Former Badger gets taste of Israel"[permanent dead link], Jerusalem Post, December 29, 2006
  2. ^ "Philadelphia Soul Sign FB's Matt Bernstein and George Layne – AFL" Archived 2011-07-16 at the Wayback Machine, The Raw Feed, January 18, 2007
  3. ^ a b c d "Matt Bernstein Draft Profile". FoxSports.com. Archived from the original on September 30, 2007. Retrieved September 1, 2007.
  4. ^ a b c d e f g h i "44 Matt Bernstein". DetroitLions.com. Archived from the original on August 5, 2007. Retrieved September 1, 2007.
  5. ^ Mietkiewicz, Mark. "To play or pray: Yom Kippur and Jewish pro athletes". St. Louis Jewish Light. Retrieved September 14, 2013.
  6. ^ a b Maisel, Ivan. "Bernstein feasted on Penn State after fasting". ESPN. Retrieved 3 April 2014.
  7. ^ Mietkiewicz, Mark. "To play or pray: Yom Kippur and Jewish pro athletes". St. Louis Jewish Light. Retrieved September 14, 2013.
  8. ^ Profile of Bernstein on National Jewish Sports Hall of Fame web site.
  9. ^ Badger Chalk Talk Archived 2007-09-29 at the Wayback Machine, Fall 2002, Volume 02, Issue 3.

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