2014 Norwich Native Son honoree Matt Shaughnessy attended Norwich Free Academy. He earned Super Prep All-American honors and was rated one of the top 30 defensive ends in the nation, according to Rivals.com. He was named to the Connecticut High School Coaches Association and New Haven Register All-State teams in 2004.
He earned All-Conference and All-Area accolades in each of his three final seasons, adding three more letters in basketball and two in track.
Matt Shaughnessy played in 50 games and started 46 games at Wisconsin, recording 174 tackles (109 solos) with 18.5 sacks, 41.5 stops for losses and 22 quarterback pressures. As a senior in 2008 he was honorable mention All-Big Ten Conference. In 2007, he was a Second-team All-Big Ten Conference and the team’s Defensive Most Valuable Player.
He was drafted by the Oakland Raiders in the third round of the 2009 NFL Draft. As a rookie in 2009, Shaughnessy played in all 16 regular season games for the Raiders, starting two. He recorded 4 sacks and 29 tackles (26 of them solo). He recorded 56 tackles (43 of them solo, 13 assisted), 7 sacks, and forced 2 fumbles.
On March 15, 2013, Shaughnessy signed with the Arizona Cardinals, playing two seasons for the Cardinals.
Matt Shaughnessy College Stats
| Tack | Tack | Tack | Tack | Tack | Def | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | School | Conf | Class | Pos | G | Solo | Ast | Tot | Loss | Sk | PD |
| *2007 | Wisconsin | Big Ten | JR | DL | 13 | 41 | 19 | 60 | 18.0 | 5.0 | 3 |
| *2008 | Wisconsin | Big Ten | SR | DL | 13 | 29 | 11 | 40 | 8.0 | 4.0 | 4 |
| Career | Wisconsin | 70 | 30 | 100 | 26.0 | 9.0 | 7 |
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