Just happen to come across a mention on FB.

Searched and found this.
https://www.walkersfuneralservice.com/o ... ew-stevens

biggie wrote: ↑

Mon Mar 24, 2025 10:21 pm

Just happen to come across a mention on FB.

Searched and found this.
https://www.walkersfuneralservice.com/o ... ew-stevens

This is so sad. Always hated that he got paralyzed and he is way too young to be gone. Matt was a great football player and was great to deal with while at App and even ran into him while he was still in the NFL. RIP, Matt. He will be missed. I hope our athletic department has a moment of silence or something for him at the spring game.

I was at App when he played. Never knew him but he was fun to watch play. Prayers for his family.

One of the all time greats. Overachiever. Peace and comfort to all.

I still remember the silence in KBS when Matt was hurt against UTC. RIP Matt

I’m still convinced we would have won the NC that year had he not been hurt.

How many other Apps have a superbowl ring? Matt got the first Brady ring before Houston took him in expansion. He did get the ability to sort of walk with assistance if I remember the story.

appdaze wrote: ↑

Tue Mar 25, 2025 9:10 am

How many other Apps have a superbowl ring? Matt got the first Brady ring before Houston took him in expansion. He did get the ability to sort of walk with assistance if I remember the story.

Wilcox is the only other I know of.

Dang - hate this, my all time favorite App - I have couple of his NFL cards. Wish highlights back then were as abundant as they are today. So fast on the field!

asu2000 wrote: ↑

Tue Mar 25, 2025 10:14 am

Dang - hate this, my all time favorite App - I have couple of his NFL cards. Wish highlights back then were as abundant as they are today. So fast on the field!

He was very fast. Went from walk-on to a 6'1 CB/S who could run legit sub 4.4s before his knee injury. He is definitely among my top 3 favorite App players. Have to love his story. Most believe he would have been a top 40-50 pick in the NFL Draft had he not got hurt. I remember reading one media member saying he had a shot to rise into the first round prior to his injury.

The day after he was injured his senior year they had a prayer for him at Boone Methodist Church. I had read somewhere that year that he had been projected as one of the top players at his position in the next NFL draft. He was very talented and fun to watch on the field. RIP.

JTApps1 wrote: ↑

Tue Mar 25, 2025 8:40 am

I still remember the silence in KBS when Matt was hurt against UTC. RIP Matt

I remember, as well, sobering silence. It was clear that everyone in the stadium knew it was bad.

This hurts.

asu66 wrote: ↑

Tue Mar 25, 2025 4:15 pm

JTApps1 wrote: ↑

Tue Mar 25, 2025 8:40 am

I still remember the silence in KBS when Matt was hurt against UTC. RIP Matt

I remember, as well, sobering silence. It was clear that everyone in the stadium knew it was bad.

It definitely had the feeling that it was worse than a normal injury and that was with a secondary that Matt was among 3 who went to the NFL Combine that year. It was a huge loss.

Does anyone know of any players to remember this loss at the spring game?

His legacy lives on in Boone. I believe Danny Stevens (OL) is family, maybe nephew.