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Role
  
American football player

Name
  
Matt Bernstein


Undrafted:
  
2006

College:
  
Wisconsin

Positions
  
Fullback

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Date of birth:
  
(1982-12-26) December 26, 1982 (age 32)

Education
  
Edgemont Junior – Senior High School

Place of birth:
  
Scarsdale, New York

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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. He was inducted into the National Jewish Sports Hall of Fame in 2006. He has two brothers, Alex and Ben.

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High school

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  • Two-time Class C Player of the Year selection at Edgemont Junior – Senior High School in New York.
  • Played fullback, linebacker and tight end.
  • Rushed for 1,885 yards and 25 scores as a junior.
  • 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.
  • Finished his career ranked third all-time in New York prep annals in scoring with 504 points.
  • Con Edison Scholar-Athlete

    • 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.

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  • Produced 53 touchdown-resulting blocks for a ground game that totaled 71 rushing touchdowns during his first three seasons at Wisconsin.
  • Averaged 10 knockdown blocks per game and made 11 touchdown resulting blocks as a pass protector.
  • Preseason All-American and All-Big Ten Conference first-team selection by The NFL Draft Report as a senior.
  • Inducted into the National Jewish Sports Hall of Fame in 2006.
  • Started every game as a junior and finished third on the team with a career-high 300 rushing yards and a touchdown.
  • Played in every game in 2003 as a sophomore and emerged as the starting fullback.
  • Elroy Hirsch Football Scholarship.
  • Academic All-Big Ten Conference selection as a redshirt freshman.
  • Signed by the Lions as an undrafted free agent.

    • References

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