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Born: | Newport Beach, California, U.S. | September 8, 1990||||||||||||||
Height: | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||||||||||||||
Weight: | 227 lb (103 kg) | ||||||||||||||
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High school: | Mater Dei (Santa Ana, California) | ||||||||||||||
College: | USC (2009–2012) | ||||||||||||||
Position: | Quarterback | ||||||||||||||
NFL draft: | 2013 / round: 4 / pick: 98 | ||||||||||||||
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Matthew Montgomery Barkley (born September 8, 1990) is an American professional football quarterback who is a free agent. He played college football for the USC Trojans, setting set the Pac-12 Conference season record for touchdown passes as a junior. Due to suffering a shoulder injury in his senior season, Barkley was not selected until the fourth round of the 2013 NFL draft by the Philadelphia Eagles. He has been a member of 11 different NFL teams, mostly as a backup. Barkley had his most notable stint with the Chicago Bears in 2016 where he served as the team's starter.