Matt Giordano
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| Indianapolis Colts — No. 43 | |
| Safety | |
| Date of birth: October 16, 1982 | |
| Place of birth: Fresno, California | |
| Height: 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | Weight: 200 lb (91 kg) |
| National Football League debut | |
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| 2005 for the Indianapolis Colts | |
| Career history | |
| College: California | |
| NFL Draft: 2005 / Round: 4 / Pick: 134 | |
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| Current status: Active | |
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| Stats at NFL.com | |
Matthew Victor Giordano (born October 16, 1982 in Fresno, California) is an American football safety for the Indianapolis Colts of the National Football League. He was originally drafted by the Colts in the fourth round of the 2005 NFL Draft. He played college football at California.
Giordano earned a Super Bowl ring with the Colts in Super Bowl XLI.
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[edit] Early years
Attending Buchanan High School in Clovis, California, Giordano played a key role as team co-captain in Buchanan's inaugural Valley championship in 2000. He was number 2 and is idolized by many players from Buchanan. Players who pick number 2 at Buchanan wish to be like him.As a senior, he had five interceptions and 64 tackles while causing three fumbles, and averaged nine yards per carry and 12.6 yards per reception on offense. He broke Buchanan records for longest punt return for a touchdown, most blocked kicks and most interceptions in a game. He was a two-time all-conference first-team choice and was also named the Defensive Player of the Year by the Clovis Exchange Club and Buchanan High's Most Outstanding Player in football and track in 2001. Giordano was also crowned individual league champion in the 400 meters in 1999.
[edit] College career
[edit] Fresno City College
Giordano attended Fresno City College for two years. He won All-State honors as a freshman, was a two-time All-Conference pick, and was the Defensive MVP in the Northern California Championship game.
[edit] University of California
He played college football with the California Golden Bears. As a senior, Giordano won All-Pacific-10 Conference first team honors, and was an All-American honorable mention. During his career, he had two interceptions, six pass deflections, one sack, 111 tackles (four for losses), two forced fumbles, and a fumble recovery.
[edit] Personal
Giordano was married March 4th, 2005 to Laura Enns of Clovis. He was an American Studies major. His great-grandfather is Italian born Ralph Giordano (Also known as Young Corbett III) who was a world welterweight boxing champion in 1933 Matt is the son of Victor and Janet Giordano. His notable combine marks include a 345lb bench press and 19 repetitions at 225lbs, 4.02 20 yd shuttle, 4.54 40-yd dash, 33.5 vertical jump, and a 455lb squat.
