Matt Nagy

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Matt Nagy
Kansas City Chiefs
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Personal information
Date of birth: (1978-04-24) April 24, 1978 (age 45)
Place of birth: Piscataway, New Jersey
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Career information
College: Delaware
Undrafted: 2002
Career history
As player:
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
As coach:
Career highlights and awards
Career Arena statistics
TD-INT: 374-55
Passing yards: 18,866
QB Rating: 115.11
Player stats at ArenaFan.com

Matt Nagy (born April 24, 1978) is a former gridiron football quarterback in the Arena Football League. He played for the New York Dragons, Carolina Cobras, Georgia Force and Columbus Destroyers in his six season career. He was signed by the Dragons as a street free agent in 2002. He played college football at Delaware. He is currently the quarterbacks coach for the Kansas City Chiefs under Andy Reid.

Playing career

Early years

Nagy played high school football for Pennsylvania powerhouse Manheim Central.

College

Nagy played college football for the University of Delaware.

Professional career

New York Dragons

Nagy played for the New York Dragons in 2002.

Carolina Cobras

Nagy played for the Carolina Cobras in 2004.

Georgia Force

Nagy replacing injured quarterback Jim Kubiak early in the 2005 season and led the Georgia Force to ArenaBowl XIX.

Columbus Destroyers

Nagy was traded to Columbus during the 2006 offseason, and played in two seasons with the team before the AFL folded in 2009. In 2007, Nagy led the Destroyers to ArenaBowl XXI, but lost in the championship game to the San Jose SaberCats.

Career statistics

Year Comp Att Comp% Yds TD INT Rating
2002 105 178 59 1242 27 5 106.5
2004 237 348 68.1 2371 47 6 113.8
2005 260 378 68.8 3003 66 10 121
2006 372 527 70.6 4265 85 11 125.5
2007 339 545 62.2 3545 75 15 103.9
2008 358 576 62.2 4440 74 8 112.33
Career Statistics 1671 2552 65.5 18866 374 55 115.11

Coaching career

High school

During the 2002 and 2003 high school football seasons, Nagy spent time at Cedar Crest High School in Lebanon, Pennsylvania[1] as the quarterbacks coach, as well as serving as the Junior Varsity Offensive Head Coach. While at CCHS, Nagy introduced many plays from his college days at Delaware. Former Juniata College All-American Ray "Shady" Shelley served as the wide receiver coach. Shelley is currently the wide receiver coach for the Warwick (PA) Pop Warner B-Team.

Nagy was also an assistant coach at Manheim Central High School.[1]

From 2008–2009, Nagy was the offensive coordinator for the Palmyra Cougars of Palmyra Area High School in Palmyra, Pennsylvania.[1]

Philadelphia Eagles

Nagy was signed by the Philadelphia Eagles on August 10, 2009 after an injury to backup quarterback Kevin Kolb. Nagy had been working for the Eagles as a coaching intern prior to his signing. The NFL disapproved his contract the following day. Philadelphia disclosed at a press conference that they would not pursue a re-signing of Nagy, but that he would continue to be a coaching intern for the team. He was promoted to coaches assistant on February 9, 2010.[2] He was promoted to offensive quality control coach on March 2, 2011.

Kansas City Chiefs

On January 11, 2013, Nagy became the quarterbacks coach for the Kansas City Chiefs.[3] He has served under head coach Andy Reid, under whom he previously worked as the quality control coach for the Philadelphia Eagles.

References

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