Matt Katula

• Has 26 career regular season special teams tackles and 4 special teams stops in the postseason
• Has not missed a game in his NFL career
• Led all NFL long snappers with 10 special teams tackles in 2005

• Matt Katula signed with the Ravens on 4/29/05 as a rookie free agent.

2009: (16/0, 2/0) Snapped on all 79 punts, 30 FGAs and 47 PATs in 2009...Also netted 4 special teams tackles...Snapped on all 7 punts, 4 PATs, both FGAs and posted a solo special teams tackle in the 31-7 victory in game 14 vs. Chi. (12/20)... Snapped on all 6 punts, both PATs, all 3 FGAs and  had 1 special teams tackle in the 20-17 overtime win in game 11 vs. Pit. (11/29)...Snapped for all 5 punts, 1 PAT, 1 FGA and posted 1 special teams tackle in game 8 at Cin. (11/8)...Snapped for all 9 punts, 3 FGAs and 2 PATs in the postseason...Also tied for second on the team with 2 postseason special teams tackles...Snapped on all 4 punts, 3 PATs and 2 FGAs and had a special teams tackle in the 33-14 victory in the Wild Card Game at NE (1/10/10).

2008: (16/0, 3/0) Saw action in all 16 games and snapped 158 times without incident (84 punts, 41 PATs and 33 FGAs)...Snapped 30 times, adding a special teams tackle in the Wild Card Game at Mia. (1/4/09).

2007: (16/0) Saw action in all 16 games and snapped on all 78 punts, 32 FGAs and 26 PATs, as well as posting 7 solo special teams tackles.

2006: (16/0, 1/0) Saw action in all 16 games, snapping for 37 PATs, 30 FGAs and 86 punts...Also posted 5 special teams tackles...Saw action in his first-career postseason game, snapping for all 5 punts and both FGs and had 1 tackle in the Divisional Playoff game vs. Ind. (1/13/07).

2005: (16/0) Saw action in all 16 games as a rookie and snapped for every special teams play... Katula led all NFL long snappers with 10 special teams tackles...Snapped on 7 punts and 1 FGA and had a career-high 3 special teams tackle in game 9 at Jax. (11/13).

• Was a significant contributor to the Badgers’ special teams unit, seeing action in 48 of 51 games in his career
• Earned four varsity letters
• Was the Badgers’ No. 1 long snapper all four seasons
• Drew significant attention during the Wisconsin Pro Day, when he hit the mark on all but one of 35 attempts in a targeted long-snap exercise
• His sophomore year, Katula played in all 14 games, making 3 tackles
• As a redshirt freshman in 2001, played in the first nine games before suffering a broken arm, which caused him to miss the final three games
• Redshirted in 2000
• Majored in political science.

• Was first-team All-Conference on offense and second-team on defense his senior year at Catholic Memorial (Waukesha, WI) HS
• Matt and his wife, Allison, have two daughters, Lillian (born 8/27/08) and Caroline (born 3/16/10)
• Full name: Matthew Charles Katula.
• Community: Katula created the Matt Katula Foundation in 2007 to provide for the growth and development of community sports programs by assisting children who need financial support and guidance to achieve their goals…Hosts the annual Matt Katula Foundation Golf Tournament each May…Katula’s foundation has made a habit of hosting a free movie screening for Baltimore youth and their families during the season… Hosted Disney’s Enchanted in 2007 and Disney’s The Princess and the Frog in 2009…Supports the Ravens’ community initiatives, including the Countdown to Kickoff BBQ, ACT Auction Party and A Purple Evening, the Ravens’ annual women’s event that Katula has attended every year from 2005-09…Also regularly supports teammates’ community events, including the annual Goodwill Gridiron Halloween Party hosted by Todd Heap, Mark Clayton and Michael Oher…Proceeds from the event benefit Goodwill Industries of the Chesapeake, and Katula attended the event every year from 2005-08…In 2009, Katula served as a celebrity coach at the Baltimore Community Foundation Tennis Challenge and participated in the Ravens’ Hometown Huddle event The Amazing Race - Ravens Style…The event included youth navigating on teams through The Maryland Zoo in Baltimore and was part of the annual day of league-wide hands-on activity… More information on the Matt Katula Foundation is available at www.perfectlaces.com.