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Matthew Alexander Castelo (born March 26, 1986) is a former professional gridiron football linebacker. He was signed by the Seattle Seahawks as an undrafted free agent in 2008. He played college football for the San Jose State Spartans.
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| Position: | Linebacker | ||||
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| Born: | March 26, 1986 San Jose, California | ||||
| Height: | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | ||||
| Weight: | 220 lb (100 kg) | ||||
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| High school: | San Jose (CA) Valley Christian | ||||
| College: | San Jose State | ||||
| Undrafted: | 2008 | ||||
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Castelo was also a member of the Hamilton Tiger-Cats.
Born in San Jose, California to a Filipino American family, Castelo attended Valley Christian High School in San Jose, where he earned All-Central Coast Section honors twice. As a senior, he had 128 tackles, 10 sacks and was named league’s "Linebacker of the Year".[1][2]
Castelo started with the San Jose State Spartans in 2004. In his first game against Washington, Castelo had an interception. In 2005, Castelo finished the season with 91 tackles.[1]
In 2006, Castelo was ranked number-two nationally with 165 total tackles.[3] He earned second-team all-WAC honors, and was the WAC Defensive Player of the Week. In the 2006 New Mexico Bowl, Castelo had 18 tackles and 2 forced fumbles and was named the defensive Most Valuable Player.[1] He was named to ESPN.com's all-Bowl team.[4]
In 2007, Castelo returned as the nation’s top returning tackler in terms of career average with a 9.42 per game.[3] Castelo had 141 tackles in his senior season.[5] He was named to the all-WAC first-team with teammate Dwight Lowery.[6] Castelo completed his career at San Jose State with 433 (203 solo) tackles, 5.5 sacks, and 3 interceptions in 43 games.[5]
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Seattle Seahawks
He was considered a prospect for the 2008 NFL draft, but after going undrafted, signed with the Seattle Seahawks. Castelo was released from the Seahawks August 12, 2008.
Hamilton Tiger-Cats
Castelo signed with the Hamilton Tiger-Cats on May 21, 2009.[7] He was released on June 25, 2009.[8]
San Jose SaberCats
On April 21, 2011, Castelo signed with the San Jose SaberCats of the Arena Football League.[9] Castelo made his professional football debut on April 23 against the Philadelphia Soul and had 3 tackles and a sack in what would be his only game for the team.[10][11]
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Castelo completed his Bachelor of Science degree in business management at the San Jose State Lucas College of Business in August 2010.[12] He is now a real estate investor "who focuses primarily on older and distressed properties."[13]
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