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Jackson, Brandon Jenkins, Cullen Jennings, Greg Johnson, Quinn Jolly, Johnny Jones, Brad Jones, James Kampman, Aaron Kapinos, Jeremy Kuhn, John Lang, T.J. Lee, Donald Lee, Pat Lumpkin, Kregg Martin, Derrick Matthews, Clay Montgomery, Michael Nelson, Jordy Obiozor, Cyril Pickett, Ryan Poppinga, Brady Raji, B.J. Reilly, Mike Rodgers, Aaron Sitton, Josh Spitz, Jason Swain, Brett Talley, Ronald Tauscher, Mark Thompson, Jeremy Toribio, Anthony Underwood, Brandon Wells, Scott Williams, Patrick Williams, Tramon Woodson, Charles Wynn, DeShawn Wynn, Jarius 2008 Bio: Select A SummaryAt A GlancePro Summary2008 SeasonCollegePersonalPlayer Stats Served as No. 2 quarterback his entire rookie season, and held for field goals and extra points for the final four games of the season in 2008 Was one of only six rookie quarterbacks in the NFL to throw a pass in 2008 Capped LSU career by leading the Tigers to the 2007 BCS National Championship with a 38-24 win over Ohio State and earned Offensive MVP honors in the game Finished college career with an 11-2 record as LSU’s starting quarterback His 31 career touchdown passes ranks tied for sixth in school history despite serving as the Tigers’ starting quarterback for just one season Pro Summary Will look to compete for backup quarterback position again after earning No. 2 spot last season with a strong showing in the preseason Served as team’s holder for the final four games of 2008 Played in three games at quarterback in his first season, and was one of only six rookie quarterbacks in the NFL to throw a pass in 2008 Made NFL debut in Week 4 at Tampa Bay when starter Aaron Rodgers left the game with a shoulder injury Played two series against the Buccaneers and completed 2-of-5 passes for 6 yards, his only passing attempts of the season Entered training camp as No. 3 quarterback behind Rodgers and fellow rookie Brian Brohm, but play throughout the preseason earned him the nod as the backup for the entire ’08 campaign Completed 27-of-42 passes for 209 yards, three touchdowns and no interceptions for a 100.2 passer rating in the preseason Down 23-15 in preseason finale vs. Tennessee (Aug. 28), with 2:19 to go, led offense on 85-yard scoring drive that was capped off with a 22-yard touchdown pass to WR Jake Allen as time expired Also scrambled for a 21-yard pickup on the drive, and found TE Joey Haynos for a 20-yard completion Connected with WR Johnny Quinn on two-point conversion attempt to tie game, but Quinn was unable to get both feet in bounds as the Packers came up short Was drafted in the seventh round after he finished off his college career at LSU by leading the Tigers to the 2007 BCS National Championship over Ohio State and earned Offensive MVP honors in the game Had backed up future NFL draft picks JaMarcus Russell and Matt Mauck during his first three years before getting his chance to start as a senior Finished career with an 11-2 record as a starter for the Tigers Despite serving as the starter for just one season, still managed to throw for 3,096 yards and 31 touchdowns during his career 2008 Season Back To Top Played in seven games, three of them at quarterback and the last four games at holder Completed 2-of-5 passes for 6 yards At Detroit (Sept. 14): Took first NFL snaps with two kneel downs to end game in 48-25 win Vs. Tampa Bay (Sept. 28): Played two series in the fourth quarter after Rodgers was sidelined with a shoulder injury. Completed 2-of-5 passes for 6 yards. First career completion came on 3-yard pass to RB Brandon Jackson late in the fourth quarter Vs. Houston (Dec. 7): Held on extra points for the first time in his pro career, holding for Mason Crosby’s three kicks At Chicago (Dec. 22): Rushed for 6 yards and a first down to the Chicago 31 on a fake punt as he took a direct snap from Brett Goode and found a hole on the right side on a 4th-and-2 play in the second quarter. The first down kept drive alive that was capped off with a Greg Jennings touchdown catch 2008 Draft: The Packers’ first of two seventh-round draft choices (209th overall), and was the 12th quarterback taken Selected with pick from Minnesota acquired along with the Vikings’ fifth-round pick (150) for Green Bay’s fifth-round pick (137) Was the second quarterback selected by the Packers in the ’08 draft, joining second-round pick Brohm; the last time the team selected two signal-callers in the same draft was in 1989 when the Packers selected Anthony Dilweg in the third round and Jeff Graham in the fourth round College Back To Top Patiently waited his turn to become the Tigers’ starting quarterback, playing behind a pair of NFL draft picks in Mauck (selected in seventh round by Denver in 2004) and Russell (first overall pick by Oakland in 2007) After serving as a backup for three seasons, capped LSU career by leading the Tigers to the 2007 BCS National Championship with a win over Ohio State and earned Offensive MVP honors in the game Finished career with an 11-2 mark as the Tigers’ starter, which included a 10-2 mark as a senior in ’07 Despite serving as LSU’s starting quarterback for only one season, still managed to throw for 3,096 yards and 31 touchdowns during his career The 31 career TDs is tied for the sixth-highest total in school history Also served as the holder on field goals and extra points throughout his career at LSU Majored in general studies Senior season (2007): Started 12 games on his way to leading the Tigers to a national championship Threw for 2,407 yards and 21 touchdowns, including five games with three-or-more TD passes Led the Tigers to four come-from-behind victories Also served as holder on field goals and extra points Named SEC Offensive Player of the Week for his performance vs. Auburn (Oct. 20) as he completed 22-of-34 passes for 319 yards and three TDs Became only the fourth quarterback in LSU history to post back-to-back 300-yard games when he threw for a career-high 353 yards at Alabama (Nov. 3) along with three TDs Joined Russell as the only quarterbacks in school history to throw three TD passes in three straight games when he tossed three more scores vs. Louisiana Tech (Nov. 10) Showed his toughness by playing most of the second half of LSU’s triple-overtime victory vs. Arkansas (Nov. 23) with a separated shoulder, an injury that came on a two-point conversion run by Flynn early in the third quarter Despite having to leave the field to head to the locker room for treatment, still finished the game and threw a career-high 47 passes with 22 completions, 209 yards passing and two touchdowns Missed the SEC Championship Game vs. Tennessee (Dec. 1) with the shoulder injury Returned to action against Ohio State in the BCS National Championship (Jan. 7), and tied a school record with four touchdown passes in the Tigers’ 38-24 win Named Offensive MVP of the title game after completing 19-of-27 passes, a season-high 70.4 percent, for 174 yards and the four scores Junior season (2006): Played in a reserve role at quarterback in seven games and served as the holder on field goal and extra point attempts Threw for 133 yards and two touchdowns with one interception Also rushed for 86 yards and a TD on 13 attempts Sophomore season (2005): Played in seven games at quarterback and completed 27-of-48 passes for 457 yards, seven touchdowns and just one interception Also served as the holder on placekicks Was a perfect 7-of-7 for 139 yards and three touchdowns vs. North Texas (Oct. 29), with all three touchdowns coming in the fourth quarter; became the only non-starter in LSU history to come into a game and throw three TD passes in a single quarter Inserted into the SEC Championship Game in the second half against Georgia (Dec. 3) when Russell went down with an injury and threw a touchdown pass Started in place of an injured Russell in the Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl vs. Miami (Dec. 30) and was named Offensive MVP in the 40-3 victory after throwing for 196 yards and two touchdowns Redshirt freshman season (2004): Served as Tigers’ No. 3 quarterback and played in all 12 games, seeing action at QB in three contests Served as team’s holder on placekicks Completed 4-of-10 passes for 99 yards and a touchdown First completion of collegiate career was a 67-yard TD pass to Xavier Carter vs. Mississippi State (Sept. 25) Personal Back To Top Given name Matthew Clayton Flynn Born in Tyler, Texas Single Father, Alvin, was a three-year letterwinner (1967-69) at quarterback at Baylor High school: One of the top-rated quarterbacks in the state at Robert E. Lee High in Tyler, Texas Ranked the No. 20 quarterback in the country by Tom Lemming of ESPN.com Was a member of the SuperPrep Texas 124, Dallas Morning News Texas Top 100 and the Tyler Morning Telegraph All-East Texas Football Team Threw for 1,679 yards and nine touchdowns while also showing his versatility with 305 yards rushing and 12 touchdowns Displayed his toughness by leading team to a semifinal appearance in one of the toughest classifications in Texas with a broken foot for the last four games Community involvement: Signed autographs and posed for photos at Pals Halloween Party Interacted with kids and signed autographs at Kids Day for the City of Green Bay Was a celebrity guest at fundraising dinner for the Donald Driver Foundation Hobbies/interests: Enjoys golfing, hunting and fishing Residence: Baton Rouge, La. Player Stats Back To Top Passing Year GP GS Att Cmp Pct Yds Att TD Int Lg Sk Lst Rating 2008 Green Bay 7 0 5 2 40.0 6 1.2 0 0 3 0 0 47.9 Rushing Year Att Yds Avg Lg TD 2008 Green Bay 4 4 1.0 6 0 Additional statistics: Fumbles-Lost - 1-0. NFL debut: at Detroit, 9/14/08 CAREER TRANSACTIONS 2008: Selected by Green Bay Packers in seventh round (209th overall) of '08 NFL Draft, April 27...Signed first contract, July 23. CURRENT CONTRACT EXPIRATION: After 2011 ELIAS Game By Game Packers Stats Game Date Opp Passing Rushing No Com Pct Yds Avg TD Int Rate No Yds Avg TD Sep 8, 2008 MIN 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 Sep 14, 2008 @DET 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 2 -2 -1.0 0 Sep 21, 2008 DAL 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 Sep 28, 2008 @TB 5 2 40.0 6 1.2 0 0 47.9 0 0 0.0 0 Oct 5, 2008 ATL 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 Oct 12, 2008 @SEA 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 Oct 19, 2008 IND 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 Nov 2, 2008 @TEN 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 Nov 9, 2008 @MIN 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 Nov 16, 2008 CHI 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 Nov 24, 2008 @NO 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 1 0 0.00 0 Nov 30, 2008 CAR 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 Dec 7, 2008 HOU 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 Dec 14, 2008 @JAC 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 Dec 22, 2008 @CHI 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 1 6 6.0 0 Dec 28, 2008 DET 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 2008 Totals 5 2 40.0 6 1.2 0 0 47.9 4 4 1.0 0 Sep 13, 2009 CHI 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 Sep 20, 2009 CIN 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 Sep 27, 2009 @STL 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 Oct 5, 2009 @MIN 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 Oct 18, 2009 DET 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 Oct 25, 2009 @CLE 2 1 50.0 12 6.0 0 0 68.8 0 0 0.0 0 Nov 1, 2009 MIN 1 1 100.0 3 3.0 0 0 79.2 0 0 0.0 0 Nov 8, 2009 @TB 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 Nov 15, 2009 DAL 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 2009 Totals 3 2 66.7 15 5.0 0 0 78.5 0 0 0.0 0 Packers Totals 8 4 50.0 21 2.6 0 0 56.3 4 4 1.0 0 Statistics provided by Elias Sports Bureau Copyright © 2009 Green Bay Packers, Inc. 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