Matt Willig

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Matt Willig
Date of birth: January 21, 1969 (1969-01-21) (age 39)
Place of birth: Flag of the United States Santa Fe Springs, CA
Career information
Position(s): Offensive tackle
College: Southern California
Organizations
 As player:
1993-1995
1996-1997
1998
2000-2002
2003-2004
2005
New York Jets
Atlanta Falcons
Green Bay Packers
San Francisco 49ers
Carolina Panthers
St. Louis Rams
Stats at DatabaseFootball.com

Matthew Joseph Willig (born January 21, 1969 in Santa Fe Springs, California) is a retired American football offensive tackle in the National Football League.

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[edit] Professional career

Willig played 14 years for the Carolina Panthers, New York Jets, Atlanta Falcons, Green Bay Packers, St. Louis Rams and San Francisco 49ers. Matt has acted in numerous national commercial campaigns, including a Capital One spot with David Spade. He also appeared in a season 7 episode of Malcolm In the Middle, as a recovering alcoholic named Crash and had a small role in the 1993 Hong Kong action movie Full Contact.

In 2007, he appeared as a gang member named Little Chino on the Showtime series Dexter. He also appeared as a bodyguard named Uri on the NBC series Chuck.

[edit] College career

He played college football at the University of Southern California as a member of the 1989 Rose Bowl winning team.

[edit] High School Career

Willig played football and basketball at St. Paul High School in Santa Fe Springs.

[edit] Personal

A public administration major, Matt and his wife, Chris, live in the Brentwood neighborhood of Los Angeles.