Matt Bernstein

Matt Bernstein
No. 44
Position: Fullback
Personal information
Born: (1982-12-26) December 26, 1982
Scarsdale, New York
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
Player stats at 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 after a stint in the National Football League 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

  • Two-time Class C Player of the Year selection at Edgemont Junior – Senior High School in New York.[3]
  • Played fullback, linebacker and tight end.[4]
  • Rushed for 1,885 yards and 25 scores as a junior.[3]
  • Added 37 touchdowns and 2,002 yards on the ground and made 108 tackles with seven forced fumbles as a senior, earning the prep version of the Heisman Trophy for that performance.[3]
  • Finished his career ranked third all-time in New York prep annals in scoring with 504 points.[4]
  • Con Edison Scholar-Athlete[4]

College

As a junior, Bernstein, who is Jewish, 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.[5][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.[7]
  • 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.[8]
  • Academic All-Big Ten Conference selection as a redshirt freshman.[4]
  • Signed by the Lions as an undrafted free agent.[4]

References

  1. ↑ "Former Badger gets taste of Israel", 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. 1 2 3 4 "Matt Bernstein Draft Profile". FoxSports.com. Archived from the original on September 30, 2007. Retrieved September 1, 2007.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 "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. ↑ Maisel, Ivan. "Bernstein feasted on Penn State after fasting". ESPN. Retrieved 3 April 2014.
  7. ↑ Profile of Bernstein on National Jewish Sports Hall of Fame web site.
  8. ↑ Badger Chalk Talk Archived 2007-09-29 at the Wayback Machine., Fall 2002, Volume 02, Issue 3.


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