Matt LaCosse

Matt LaCosse
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LaCosse during the 2017 NFL season
No. 83 – Denver Broncos
Position: Tight end
Personal information
Born: (1992-09-21) September 21, 1992
Naperville, Illinois
Height: 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Weight: 261 lb (118 kg)
Career information
High school: Naperville North
(Naperville, Illinois)
College: Illinois
Undrafted: 2015
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Roster status: Active
Career NFL statistics as of Week 5, 2018
Receptions: 6
Receiving yards: 58
Receiving touchdowns: 0
Player stats at NFL.com

Matthew Robert LaCosse (born September 21, 1992) is an American football tight end for the Denver Broncos of the National Football League (NFL). He is from Naperville, Illinois and attended Naperville North High School. He then went on to the University of Illinois, where he played football for four years.

Personal

LaCosse is the son of Kim and Dave LaCosse. His father played football at Ball State. LaCosse graduated from the University of Illinois in 2015 with a degree in Communications. He was also an honor roll student while at Naperville North High School.

High school career

At Naperville North High School, LaCosse played football, basketball, and baseball, earning eight varsity letters. As quarterback, he led Naperville North to the Class 8A quarterfinals in his senior year. In his senior season, he recorded 1,218 rushing yards, 14 rushing touchdowns, 919 passing yards, and five passing touchdowns[1] He was named honorable mention All-State by the Chicago Tribune and was rated as a three-star recruit by Rivals.com. He initially gave an oral commitment to the University of Minnesota, but after their coach, Tim Brewster, was fired, LaCosse reconsidered and eventually chose Illinois.

College career

As a true freshman in 2011, LaCosse played in 10 games for the Illini. He made one start that year. His debut came against South Dakota State. He caught his first career pass for 11 yards in a game at Minnesota.

As a sophomore in 2012, LaCosse played in all 12 games at tight end and got playing time on special teams. He recorded three catches for 32 yards. One of his receptions was for a successful two-point conversion against Ohio State.

LaCosse played in all 12 games and started nine of those games as the tight end in 2013. As a junior, he totaled 20 receptions for 237 yards. He ranked third on the team with three touchdown receptions. His season was highlighted by his career-high five receptions at Indiana. He also recorded three catches for 68 yards and two touchdowns against Miami (Ohio).[2] He caught a two-point conversion pass against Southern Illinois.

During his senior year at Illinois in 2014, he recorded 14 receptions for a total of 117 yards and three touchdowns. At the Illinois Pro Day, LaCosse ran his 40-yard dash in 4.64 seconds, and got 20 bench-press reps of 225 pounds.[3]

Professional career

New York Giants

LaCosse went undrafted in 2015, but was quickly signed after the draft by the New York Giants. He was competing with Adrien Robinson, Jerome Cunningham, and Will Tye for the last tight end spot on the roster. On August 1, two days into training camp with the team, LaCosse injured his hamstring. Instead of landing on the Giants' injured reserve, they reached an injury settlement with him so that he could become a free agent.

New York Jets

On August 24, the New York Jets signed LaCosse to a one-year contract. He was later waived by the Jets before the start of the 2015 season.

New York Giants (second stint)

On November 3, the Giants brought back LaCosse and signed him to their practice squad.[4] On December 25, 2015, the New York Giants promoted LaCosse to the 53-man roster.[5] On August 30, 2016, he was waived/injured by the Giants and placed on injured reserve.[6]

On February 14, 2017, Lacosse signed a one-year deal with the Giants.[7] He was released by the Giants on November 11, 2017 and was re-signed to the practice squad.[8]

Denver Broncos

With the Broncos in 2017.

On December 12, 2017, LaCosse was signed by the Denver Broncos off the Giants' practice squad.[9]

References

  1. ↑ "Football recruiting | Naperville North's Matt LaCosse picks Illinois". tribunedigital-chicagotribune. Retrieved 2015-12-05.
  2. ↑ "Illinois Athletics". www.fightingillini.com. Retrieved 2015-12-05.
  3. ↑ "Matt LaCosse - Unsigned Free Agent - 2015 Player Profile - Rotoworld.com". www.rotoworld.com. Retrieved 2015-12-05.
  4. ↑ "Giants bring back Matt LaCosse to practice squad to add much-needed depth at tight end". NJ.com. Retrieved 2015-12-05.
  5. ↑ Eisen, Michael (December 25, 2015). "DE Brad Bars and TE Matt LaCosse added to active roster". Giants.com. Retrieved December 31, 2015.
  6. ↑ Eisen, Michael (August 30, 2016). "Giants announce first round of roster cuts". Giants.com. Archived from the original on August 23, 2017.
  7. ↑ Raanan, Jordan (February 14, 2017). "Sources: Giants re-sign tight end Matt LaCosse". ESPN.com.
  8. ↑ "Giants waive Matt LaCosse, promote Shane Smith to 53-man roster". 247Sports.com. November 11, 2017.
  9. ↑ "Broncos place OG Ron Leary on IR; sign TE Matt LaCosse to roster". DenverBroncos.com. December 12, 2017.
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