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Position: | Linebacker |
Personal information | |
Born: | Monticello, Mississippi, U.S. | November 26, 1990
Height: | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) |
Weight: | 222 lb (101 kg) |
Career information | |
High school: | Monticello (MS) Lawrence Co. |
College: | Mississippi State |
NFL draft: | 2015 / Round: 6 / Pick: 178 |
Career history | |
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Career NFL statistics | |
Player stats at NFL.com · PFR |
Matthew Sean Wells (born November 26, 1990) is a former American football linebacker. He was selected by the New England Patriots with the 178th pick of the 2015 NFL draft. [1]
He played college football at Mississippi State, where he started 33 games.
Wells was selected in the sixth round of the 2015 NFL draft by the New England Patriots. [2]
On August 10, 2015, the Patriots traded Wells to the Chicago Bears for Ryan Groy. [3] On September 5, 2015, he was released by the Bears. [4]
On November 10, 2015, the St. Louis Rams signed Wells to their practice squad. [5] On December 1, 2015, he was released from practice squad.
On June 24, 2016, Wells was released by the Rams. [6]
Wells was signed by the Atlanta Falcons. On September 3, 2016, he was waived by the Falcons due to final roster cuts. [7]
Wells signed with the Hamilton Tiger-Cats of the Canadian Football League on October 10, 2016.
In 2018, Wells signed with the Birmingham Iron of the Alliance of American Football for the 2019 season. [8] He was waived on April 1, 2019.