 Reliable, strong-legged performer who has become one of the NFL’s best kickers… Kicked second-longest game-winning field goal in NFL history when he connected on a 62-yarder against Philadelphia (10/22/06)… Earned Player of the Week honors in Week 4 of the 2008 season while converting all three field goal attempts and all three PATs against the Packers (9/28/08) after the passing of his youngest son Tryson earlier in the week… In just four seasons with Buccaneers has amassed a .831 field goal percentage (98-of-118 field goals), ranking him as the most accurate kicker in team history (min. 10 att.)… Owns three of the top five single season field goal percentage marks in team history (2005, 2007-2008)… Also ranks third in team history with 98 field goals made and his 416 points scored with Tampa Bay ranks tied for fourth… Has made nine game-winning field goals in his career, including seven as a member of the Buccaneers… Has played in 94 regular season games and three playoff contests… Career totals include making 138-of-168 field goals, with a long of 62 yards (vs. Philadelphia, 10/22/06) and 181-of-185 on PATs… Ranked fourth in the NFL with a club-record and career-high 131 points in 2008… His 32 field goals in 2008 ranked second in the NFL, were a career high and also tied the franchise single-season mark… Has earned NFC Player of the Week honors four times (twice with the Buccaneers and twice with N.Y. Giants) and Player of the Month honors once during his career… Signed by the Buccaneers as a free agent on March 2, 2005… Signed as a free agent by the Miami Dolphins on October 13, 2004… Waived by the Indianapolis Colts on October 11, 2004… Signed as a free agent by the Colts on October 8, 2004… Released by the N.Y. Giants on July 30, 2004… Signed by the Giants on September 3, 2002… Waived by the Giants on August 30, 2002… Assigned to the Frankfurt Galaxy of NFL Europe… Released by the Iowa Barnstormers of the Arena Football League on April 4, 2000… Signed by the Iowa Barnstormers on November 17, 1999… Originally entered the NFL as a free agent with the Giants and allocated to NFL Europe on January 9, 2002. |
 2008: Played in all 16 games on the season… Ranked fourth in the NFL with a club-record and career-high 131 points… His 32 field goals ranked second in the NFL, were a career high and also tied the franchise single-season mark… His .842 field goal percentage ranked as the fifth-best single season mark in team history… Made three game-winning kicks on the season (at Chicago, at Kansas City and vs. New Orleans)… Named NFC Special Teams Player of the Week for his Week 4 effort against Green Bay (9/28)… Connected on 32-of-38 field goal attempts and 35-of-36 PATs while also posting three special teams tackles… Was perfect in season opener at New Orleans (9/7), connecting on field goals from 37 and 33 yards while converting both PATs… Had a perfect afternoon vs. Atlanta (9/14), hitting a 33-yard field goal and converting all three PATs… Kicked the game-winning field goal in overtime at Chicago (9/21), a 21-yard effort… Finished game against the Bears hitting field goals from 35 and 21 yards and converting all three PATs… Also had one special teams tackle against the Bears… Despite the passing of his youngest son Tryson earlier in the week, had a perfect afternoon vs. Green Bay (9/28) hitting field goals from 23, 36 and 24 yards while converting all three PATs… Also had one special teams tackle against the Packers… Named NFC Special Teams Player of the Week for his effort against Green Bay… Perfect start to the season continued at Denver (10/5), connecting on field goals from 33 and 31 yards while converting lone PAT… Connected on field goals of 37 and 49 yards and all three PATs vs. Carolina (10/12)… 51-yard attempt against the Panthers sailed wide right, marking his first miss of the season… Went 2-3 on field goal attempts vs. Seattle (10/19), hitting twice from 27 yards and coming up short from 47 yards… Converted both PATs and added one special teams tackle against the Seahawks… In contest at Dallas (10/26), connected on three field goals from 36, 36 and 41 yards while missing from 51 yards… Kicked his second game-winner of the year at Kansas City (11/2), connecting on a 34-yard field goal in overtime… Finished game against the Chiefs a perfect 3-3, hitting field goals from 25, 43 and 34 yards while also converting lone PAT… Kicked a season high and tied a career high with four field goals vs. Minnesota (11/16)… His five attempts were a career high… Connected on kicks from 39, 26, 29, and 26 yards while also converting lone PAT against the Vikings… Hit lone field goal attempt from 48 yards at Detroit (11/23) while converting all five PATs… Had a perfect afternoon vs. New Orleans (11/30) despite difficult weather conditions, hitting field goals from 38, 23 and 37 yards and converting both PATs… 37-yard field goal with 1:55 remaining was his third game-winner of the year… Hit field goal of 20 yards and missed from 40 at Carolina (12/8)… Went 2-3 on PATs against the Panthers with his final attempt blocked… Hit 38-yard field goal and missed from 53 yards while converting lone PAT at Atlanta (12/14)… Had a perfect afternoon vs. San Diego (12/21), converting all three PATs and connecting on a season-long tying 49 yard field goal… Was perfect in season finale vs. Oakland (12/28), connecting on all three PATs and lone field goal attempt from 29 yards. 2007: Appeared in all 16 contests and one playoff game… Connected on 28-of-33 field goal attempts and was a perfect 34-for-34 on PATs, tying a team record accomplished 15 other times… 28 made field goals and 118 points were both career highs… Was named NFC Special Teams Player of the Month for December, scoring 42 points, making 10-of-11 field goal attempts and converting all 12 PATs during the final month of the season… Connected on both field goal attempts, from 38 and 32 yards, at Seattle (9/9)… Went 1-2 on field goal attempts, connecting from 27 yards, and converted all three PATs vs. St. Louis (9/23)… Was perfect on the day at Carolina (9/30), hitting field goals from 25 and 38 yards and converting both PATs… Had one special teams tackle and converted both PATs at Indianapolis (10/7)… Kicked the game-winning 43-yard field goal with 11 seconds remaining vs. Tennessee (10/14), the sixth game-winner of his career… Had a perfect day against the Titans, connecting on field goals from 23 and a season-long 43 yards and converting lone PAT… Converted lone PAT and went 1-2 on field goal attempts at Detroit (10/21), connecting on a then season-long 48-yard field goal… Had a perfect afternoon vs. Jacksonville (10/28), hitting field goals from 44, 22 and 42 yards and converting both PATs… Also had one special teams tackle against the Jaguars… Had a perfect afternoon at Atlanta (11/18), converting all four PATs and connecting on a 23-yard field goal… Tied his career high for attempts and field goals, going 4-4 on field goal attempts vs. Washington (11/25), connecting from 35, 27, 48 and 39 yards… Converted lone PAT against the Redskins… Went 2-3 on field goal attempts at New Orleans (12/2), connecting from 27 and 31 yards and missing from 53 yards… Also converted all three PATs against the Saints… Despite a 25-35 mph wind, had a perfect afternoon vs. Atlanta (12/16), connecting from 33, 28 and 34 yards while converting all four PATs… Connected from 34 and 22 yards while converting lone PAT at San Francisco (12/23)… Had a perfect afternoon in season finale vs. Carolina (12/30), connecting on field goals from 31, 23 and 49 yards… His 49-yard effort was a season long… Also converted both PATs against the Panthers… Converted both PATs in NFC Wild Card game vs. N.Y. Giants (1/6/08). 2006: Appeared in all 16 contests for Tampa Bay… Named NFC Special Teams Player of the Week for Week 7 after connecting on field goals from 30, 44 and 62 yards against Philadelphia (10/22)… The 62-yard field goal was the second-longest game-winning field goal in NFL history, the third longest in NFL history and a franchise record… Made 17-of-22 field goals and 22-of-23 PATs on the season… Hit lone field goal attempt from 28 yards and converted all three PATs vs. Carolina (9/24)… Converted all three PATs at New Orleans (10/8)… Missed lone field goal attempt following a high snap vs. Cincinnati (10/15)… Converted both PATs against the Bengals… Had the second-longest game-winning field goal in NFL history vs. Philadelphia (10/22), connecting from 62 yards against the Eagles… Converted both PATs and went 3-3 on field goal attempts against the Eagles, connecting from 30, 44 and 62 yards… Named NFC Special Teams Player of the Week for Week 7 for that effort… Connected on lone field goal attempt from 43 yards despite severe wind at N.Y. Giants (10/29)… Converted both PATs vs. New Orleans (11/5)… Went 2-2 on field goal attempts vs. Washington (11/19), connecting from 26 and 31 yards… Also converted both PATs against the Redskins… Hit a 46-yard field goal at Dallas (11/23), and connected on lone PAT against the Cowboys… Connected on lone field goal attempt from 27 yards at Pittsburgh (12/3)… Went 2-3 on field goal attempts vs. Atlanta (12/10), hitting from 42 and 24 yards before missing from 51 yards and ending a streak of 11 consecutive made field goals… Went 4-4 on PATs and hit lone field goal attempt from 45 yards at Chicago (12/17)… Also had one special teams tackle against the Bears… Went 3-3 on field goal attempts at Cleveland (12/24), connecting from 23, 24 and 37 yards… Also went 1-2 on PATs after his first attempt was blocked against the Browns. 2005: Played in 15 games (all but at New Orleans) as well as playoff game vs. Washington (1/7/06) with Tampa Bay… Made all 31 PATs while connecting on 21-of-25 field goals, with a then career long of 50 yards vs. Atlanta (12/24)… His .840 field goal percentage was the third-highest single-season percentage in team history… His 21 field goals made were the most by a Buccaneer since K Martin Gramatica made 32 in 2002… Tied the team record (min. 10 att.), accomplished 14 other times, by converting all 31 PATs on the season… Kicked the game-winning field goal from 45 yards at Atlanta (11/20) in the Bucs Week 11 victory and added his second game-winning field goal of the year against Atlanta (12/24) from 41 yards in the Bucs Week 16 victory… Connected on lone goal field attempt from 41 yards and made all three PATs in Buccaneer debut at Minnesota (9/11)… Went 1-1 on field goal attempts against Buffalo (9/18), connecting from 40 yards… Also made both PATs against the Bills… Connected on lone field goal attempt from 42 yards at Green Bay (9/25)… Also made both PATs against the Packers… Connected on one of two field goal attempts vs. Detroit (10/2), connecting from 43 yards and missing from 46 yards… Made both PATs against the Lions… Had a perfect afternoon, connecting on all four field goal attempts at N.Y. Jets (10/9)… Hit field goals from 35, 36, 43 and 30 yards against the Jets to tie his career single-game high… Connected on all three PATs and made both field goal attempts from 36 and 32 yards against Miami (10/16)… Went 1-2 on field goal attempts at San Francisco (10/30), connecting from 47 yards to tie his then career… Converted lone PAT against the 49ers… Converted all four PATs vs. Washington (11/13)… Kicked the game-winning field goal from 45 yards at Atlanta (11/20) with 42 seconds remaining in the contest… Had a perfect afternoon against the Falcons, connecting on all three field goal attempts from 31, 45 and 45 yards while also converting all three PATs… Hit one of two field goal attempts vs. Chicago (11/27), connecting from 27 yards… Converted lone PAT against the Bears… Inactive at New Orleans (12/4) because of injury… Returned to action at Carolina (12/11), connecting on field goals from 34 and 36 yards while converting both PATs… Kicked second game-winning field goal of the season against Atlanta (12/24) from 41 yards with 15 seconds remaining in overtime… Converted all three PATs against the Falcons while hitting 2-3 field goals, including a then career-long from 50 yards to tie the game in the fourth quarter… Had a perfect afternoon vs. New Orleans (1/1), connecting on field goals from 46 and 26 yards while converting all three PATs… Converted lone PAT and connected on a 43-yard field goal in NFC Wild Card game vs. Washington (1/7/6). 2004: Made 3-of-4 field goals and 12-of-12 PATs with the Colts and Dolphins… Made career-high tying five PATs for the Colts in a Week 5 win against Oakland (10/10)… For Miami, went 2-2 on field goals, with a long of 47 yards, and made his only PAT at Buffalo (10/17)… Made only field goal attempt, from 43 yards, and went 4-4 PATs against St. Louis (10/24)… Went 2-2 on PATs at N.Y. Jets (11/1). 2003: Played in 11 games, missing five with a hamstring injury, with the Giants... Led the team in scoring with 50 points... Connected on all 17 PATs and 11-14 field goal attempts... Opened the season by kicking a season-high three field goals, from 24, 47, and 44 yards vs. St. Louis (9/7)… The 47-yarder was a season-long… Connected on only field goal attempt, from 30 yards, to give the Giants a 32-29 lead with 11 seconds remaining in the fourth quarter vs. Dallas (9/15)… Kicked game-winning 29-yard field goal on the Giants’ first possession in overtime at Washington (9/21)… Also recorded his only touchback of the season in that game… Inactive because of injury at New England (10/12), vs. Philadelphia (10/19), at N.Y. Jets (11/2) and vs. Atlanta (11/9) after suffering a hamstring injury while kicking a 43-yard field goal at the end of the second period vs. Miami (10/5)… Returned to action at Philadelphia (11/16) and made his only field goal attempt, from 30 yards and one PAT… Kicked two 30-yard field goals and one PAT at Tampa Bay (11/24)... Scored the Giants only points of the game on a 45-yard field goal in the first quarter at Dallas (12/21)... Was successful on his only field goal attempt, from 28 yards, and also went 3-3 on PATs vs. Carolina (12/28). 2002: Played in all 16 regular season games and the NFC Wild Card game as a member of the New York Giants… Finished sixth in the NFC with 108 points… Connected on 30-of-32 PATs and 26-of-32 field goal attempts… Scored at least one point in every game… Twice named NFC Special Teams Player of the Week, following game vs. Seattle (9/22), when he made 3-of-3 field goal tries in 9-6 victory and vs. Washington (11/17), when he kicked field goals from 43, 34, 33 and 19 yards in 19-17 win to tie his career high… Also kicked career-high tying four field goals at St. Louis (9/15), scoring a career-high 14 points… Kicked three field goals in each of three consecutive games vs. Tennessee (12/1), at Washington (12/8) and vs. Dallas (12/15)… Set a career high (since tied) with five PATs made at Indianapolis (12/22) and added a 20-yard field goal… Kicked a 39-yard field goal in overtime vs. Philadelphia (12/28) to give Giants 10-7 victory that clinched playoff berth… Kicked 21-yard field goal and five extra points in NFC Wild Card game at San Francisco (1/5/03). |
 Ranks seventh on Baylor’s all-time scoring list with 105 points (21 field goals and 42 extra points)… His 21 field goals place him fifth in Bears history…Hit 42-of-42 extra points to set the school record with a 100 percent success rate… Attended Trinity Valley Junior College for two years… Twice named a junior college All-American… Majored in criminal justice. |
 Married to Melissa, and the couple has one son, Tre… The couple’s youngest son, Matthew Tryson, passed away in September of 2008… Following the 2008 season, was honored by the PFWA with the Halas Award which goes to the individual in the NFL who overcame the most adversity to succeed during a season… Was the Buccaneers 2008 Ed Block Courage Award recipient… Was named the Buccaneers 2007 Man of the Year and a finalist for the NFL Walter Payton Man of the Year award for his work on and off the football field… Along with Melissa, teammate Kevin Carter and his wife Shima, served as the co-chairman of the 2008 Tampa Tailgate Kickoff to a Cure, a fundraiser to benefit the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation during the Bucs season-opening game at New Orleans… Partnered with Raymond James Financial in the “Kicking for Kids” program that donated $1,000 for every made field goal and $500 for every extra point during the 2007 and 2008 seasons… Bryant’s efforts raised more than $40,000 for children’s hospitals around the nation in 2008… This pas offseason, was inducted into the Museum of the Gulf Coast in his hometown of Bridge City, Texas… Participated in the Buccaneers’ 2008 Halloween Celebration at the Lowry Park Zoo, enjoying arts, crafts and rides with children from local non-profit organizations… Family was named the March of Dimes Florida Bay Division’s “Ambassador Family,” in November 2007… Along with Melissa, served as the co-chairman of the 2007 Tampa Tailgate Kickoff to a Cure, a Cystic Fibrosis Foundation fundraiser held at Raymond James Stadium during the Bucs season-opening game at Seattle… Taught football fundamentals to Special Olympics Athletes during Junior Training Camp session at 2007 training camp… After kicking the game-winning 62-yard field goal against Philadelphia (10/22), Tampa Mayor Pam Iorio declared Monday, October 23, 2006, “Matt Bryant Day”… Named spokesperson for Florida Attorney General Bill McCollum’s Child Predator CyberCrime Unit in May 2007… Sponsors a ticket program at all home games named, Bryant’s Bucaroos, in support of various children’s charities… One of five Buccaneers players who visited USS Bainbridge, a United States Navy ship at the Port of Tampa, to meet military personnel on board in January 2007… Named spokesperson for Florida Attorney General Bill McCollum’s Child Predator Cybercrime Unit that helps protect children from computer-based exploitation and harassment… Visited the Keller Army Community Hospital at West Point to participate in the Foundation for Hospital Art’s Paintfest 2003… Attended high school in Bridge City (TX), where his 52-yard field goal is still the school record… Also played baseball in high school… Once hit four home runs in four consecutive at-bats in a game… Born Matt Bryant on May 29, 1975 in Orange, Texas. |
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