Evan Bradley Mathis is an American football guard for the Philadelphia Eagles of the National Football League . He was drafted by the Carolina Panthers in the third round of the 2005 NFL Draft. He played college football at Alabama. Mathis has also played for the Miami Dolphins and Cincinnati Bengals. Mathis graduated from Homewood High School in Homewood, Alabama in 2000 where he played under head coach Bob Newton. Mathis was also a wrestler and won the 2000 Alabama 6A heavyweight championship. Although he bulked up from 240 pounds to 276 pounds after signing with Alabama in February... 2000, Mathis was redshirted as a true freshman. In April 2001, he was named the Paul Crane Most Improved Offensive Lineman for Alabama along with tight end Theo Sanders. He competed with Alonzo Ephraim for the starting center job during spring practice in 2001, but lost out. Instead, he beat out Dante Ellington for the starting right tackle job, making his first start against South Carolina. Mathis started four seasons on the offensive line for the University of Alabama Crimson Tide.
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