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Position: | Tight end | ||||||
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Born: | South Bend, Indiana, U.S. | July 2, 1975||||||
Height: | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | ||||||
Weight: | 251 lb (114 kg) | ||||||
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High school: | Mount Carmel (Chicago, Illinois) | ||||||
College: | Illinois | ||||||
Undrafted: | 1998 | ||||||
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Matthew Jay Cushing (born July 2, 1975) is a former professional American football player who played tight end for six seasons for the Pittsburgh Steelers.
Cushing was a 1998 undrafted free agent of the Steelers who was released during camp that year. After injuries to Mark Bruener and Mitch Lyons in 1999, he obtained a roster spot. Cushing went on to increase his value to the team by serving as an emergency fullback.
In college, at Illinois, he was a three-year starter who received the Bruce Capel award as most courageous player and was an Academic All Big Ten selection.
In February 2010, Cushing was sworn in as a Downers Grove, IL park district commissioner. He is currently President of a Downers Grove, Illinois company, First Choice Dental Lab.
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