Bruce Matthews

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Bruce Rankin Matthews (born August 8, 1961) is an American former professional football guard, center, offensive tackle, and long snapper who played 19 seasons in the National Football League (NFL). He spent his entire career playing for the Houston / Tennessee Oilers / Titans. Highly versatile, Matthews played every position on the offensive line throughout his NFL career, starting in 99 games as a left guard, 87 as a center, 67 as a right guard, 22 as a right tackle, 17 as a left tackle, and was the long snapper on field goals, extra points, and punts. Having never missed a game due to injury, Matthews' 293 NFL games started is the third most of all time, behind quarterbacks Brett Favre and Tom Brady. Matthews played college football for the USC Trojans, where he was recognized as a consensus All-American as a senior. Matthews was selected in the first round (ninth overall) of the 1983 NFL draft by the Houston Oilers and was a 14-time Pro Bowl selection, tied for the second-most in NFL...

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