What happened to Jake Matthews?

Jake Matthews and his wife, Meggi, welcomed their first child together on Thursday, November 10, 2022.

Jacob Thomas Matthews professionally known as”Jake Matthews” is an American football offensive tackle for the Atlanta Falcons of the National Football League.

He was drafted by the Falcons sixth overall in the 2014 NFL Draft. He played college football at Texas A&M. He is a member of the Matthews family of football players.

Matthews attended Elkins High School in Missouri City, where he was a standout offensive lineman for the Elkins Knights high school football team.

Regarded as a four-star recruit by Rivals.com, he was listed as the No. 7 offensive tackle prospect in the class of 2010.

As a junior in 2012, Matthews was a first-team All-Southeastern Conference (SEC) selection in recognition of his successful season.

He also received first-team All-American honors from the Football Writers Association of America.

On July 27, 2018, Matthews signed a five-year, $75 million contract extension with the Falcons.

Matthews was named to his first Pro Bowl as a replacement for Redskins offensive tackle Trent Williams on January 23, 2019.

During the 2020 season, Matthews played in all 16 games, allowing only three quarterback sacks, six quarterback hits, and three total penalties on 1,113 offensive snaps.

For his 2020 performance, he earned a 75.5 overall Pro Football Focus grade, with an 84.0 grade in pass blocking and 57.4 grade in run blocking.

His pass blocking ranked 9th among all tackles in the NFL and his run blocking ranked 47th. The 75.5 overall grade was the lowest he received since the 2016 season. Matthews has played at least 1,000 snaps every season since 2015.

On March 14, 2022, Matthews signed a three-year, $52.5 million extension with the Falcons.