Matthew Stanley Lepsis is a former American football

American football

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 offensive tackle of the National Football League

National Football League

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. He was originally signed by the Denver Broncos

Denver Broncos

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 as an undrafted free agent in 1997 and remained with the team until his retirement following the 2007 season. He played college football

College football

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 at Colorado

University of Colorado at Boulder

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Lepsis won a Super Bowl ring

Super Bowl ring

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 as a member of the Broncos in Super Bowl XXXIII

Super Bowl XXXIII

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Early years

Matt Lepsis attended Frisco High School in Frisco, Texas, and was a letterman in football and track and field. In football, he was an All-Southwest selection and was named the Class 3A Defensive Player of the Year as a senior. In track and field, he was a two-time State Discus Champion.

College career

Lepsis went to the University of Colorado

University of Colorado at Boulder

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, where he earned All-Big Eight Conference honors as a tight end.

Professional career

Lepsis was signed by the Denver Broncos as an undrafted free agent in 1997. He did not miss an offensive snap on a 2004 line that set a franchise record by allowing only 15 sacks, shattering the previous best of 22 sacks set in 1971, to rank third in the NFL.

In Week 7 of the 2006 season, he suffered a season-ending knee injury in a 17-7 victory over the Cleveland Browns

Cleveland Browns

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. He once again suffered a season-ending injury, in the 2007 season. On January 1, 2008 he announced to his team that he would be retiring after his performance slipped in 2007

2007 NFL season

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 and wanted to end his career on his own terms.http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=3176167 He officially retired on February 12, 2008.

Personal

In 2004 he and his wife, Shana, had their first child, Hayden Lepsis, and the family currently resides in Frisco

Frisco

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, Texas

Texas

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External links

• Denver Broncos bio