On Matt Nelson

[drh1150]

Never a star, eating once 'was my job' for little-known Lion Matt Nelson

If you didn't know the name Matt Nelson prior to the Detroit Lions' win over the Jacksonville Jaguars on Sunday, you weren't alone.

www.detroitnews.com

 

[HawkInArk]

Way to go, Matt Nelson!

 

[InsaneHawkJJP]

I always wondered why he didn’t try o-line at Iowa. Good article!

 

[Bloody Run Hawk]

Great story and article. Thank you!

 

[OutbackBowl2017]

Congratulations to Matt for working hard to transition to the offensive side of the ball. Best of luck to him in his efforts to become a starting tackle in the NFL.

 

[Mountain Man Hawk]

That’s a great article. It’s incredible that you have had to basically be an early round draft pick to get a chance at playing time at Tackle at Iowa more years than not. And you can’t say enough about the type of person Matt Nelson is to be able to make this transition at the NFL level and I think that clearly comes across in the article.

 

[TonyTheTiger.1865]

OT was always his natural position

 

[Douglas C. Neidermeyer]

Didn’t Brian Mattison do the same in the NFL?

 

[2319]

Back many years ago, Mark Bortz was on the D line at Iowa and an offensive guard for the Bears, as I recall.

 

[funnyfletcher]

Didn’t Brian Mattison do the same in the NFL?

Yeah I think Kroul did as well. And Hesse switched to TE.