Matt Breida

Signed as a rookie free agent by the San Francisco 49ers on May 4, 2017…Traded from San Francisco to the Miami Dolphins for a 5th-round draft choice on April 25, 2020…Signed as a free agent by the Buffalo Bills on March 29, 2021…Signed as a free agent by the Giants on March 21, 2022.

TRANSACTIONS:

• Signed as a rookie free agent by the San Francisco 49ers on May 4, 2017…Traded from San Francisco to the Miami Dolphins for a 5th-round draft choice on April 25, 2020…Signed as a free agent by the Buffalo Bills on March 29, 2021…Signed as a free agent by the Giants on March 21, 2022.

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS:

• Breida has played in 64 regular-season games with 19 starts and in 3 postseason games with one start…Career totals include 466 carries for 2,281 yards (4.9-yard avg.) and 7 touchdowns, plus 83 receptions for 729 yards (8.8-yard avg.) and 6 scores…Averaged 18.3 yards on 6 kickoff returns…Has five 100-yard rushing games.
• In 2021, Breida played in 9 games in his only season in Buffalo…Had 26 carries for 125 yards and one touchdown, and 7 receptions for 72 yards and 2 scores and one kickoff return for 27 yards…Scored on a 15-yard run and a 15-yard reception at the Jets (11/14) and on a 23-yard catch at New Orleans (11/25)…Rushed for a season-high 51 yards (on 5 carries) vs. Indianapolis (11/21) and had a season-high 9 attempts (for 26 yards) at the Saints…Caught a season-best 3 passes at the Jets.
• In 2020, played in 12 games with one start for Miami…Finished with 59 carries for 254 yards and 9 receptions for 96 yards…Started at the Jets (11/29) and had 8 carries for 36 years…Posted season-high totals of 12 attempts and 86 yards vs. New England (12/20).
• In 2019, Played in 13 games with 5 starts and played in 3 postseason games, including Super Bowl LIV…Inactive for 3 games…Collected 123 carries for 623 yards and one touchdown while adding 19 receptions for 120 yards and one score…Breida's 5.07 rushing average ranked 5th among NFL running backs (min. 100 attempts)…Ran for a season-high 121 yards on 12 attempts at Cincinnati (9/15)…Scored the game's first 2 touchdowns, on a career-long 83-yard run and a 5-yard reception, and ran for 114 yards on 11 carries, vs. Cleveland (10/7)…Contributed 8 carries for 17 yards in the NFC Divisional Playoff Game vs. Minnesota (1/11)…Had one 2-yard in the NFC Championship Game vs. Green Bay (1/19)…Played but did not record any stats in Super Bowl LIV vs. Kansas City (2/2).
• In 2018, played in 14 games with 13 starts…Inactive for one game and missed the season's final game after being placed on injured reserve on Dec. 29…His 153 rushing attempts, 814 yards, 3 touchdowns, 27 catches, 261 yards and 2 scores were all career highs…In his first career start, posted his first 100-yard game when he ran for 138 yards on 11 carries, including a 66-yard touchdown, vs. Detroit (9/16)…Also caught 3 passes for 21 yards…Had 14 carries for 61 yards, including a 3-yard touchdown, at Green Bay (10/15)…Rushed for 101 yards on 17 carries, including a -yard touchdown and added 3 catches for 31 yards vs. the Giants (11/12)…Ran for 106 yards on 14 carries at Tampa Bay (11/25)…Caught a career-high 5 passes, for 46 yards, vs. Seattle (12/15).
• As a rookie in 2017, played in all 16 games…Finished with 105 carries for 465 yards and 2 touchdowns, 21 receptions for 180 yards and one score, and 5 kickoff returns for 83 yards (16.6-yard avg.)…Had 4 carries for 11 yards in his NFL debut vs. Carolina (9/10)…Tallied season-high totals of 4 catches for 9 yards, including a 21-yarder for his first NFL touchdown, at Philadelphia (10/29)…Scored his initial rushing touchdown on a season-long 33-yard run, vs. the Giants (11/12)…Rushed for a season-high 74 yards, on 11 carries, including a 30-yard touchdown, vs. Jacksonville (12/24).

COLLEGE:

• Played in all 48 games with 36 starts at Georgia Southern, where he totaled 543 carries for 3,754 yards (6.9-yard avg.) and 37 touchdowns, 22 receptions for 156 yards (7.1-yard avg.) and 3 scored and averaged 19.9 yards on 18 kickoff returns…His 3,754 rushing yards were 6th in school history…As a senior in 2016, played in all 12 games with 11 starts and had 68 carries for 646 yards 3 touchdowns, 11 receptions for 53 yards, and 3 kickoff returns for 68 yards…In 2015, named first-team All-Sun Belt after starting all 13 games and rushing for a career-high 1,608 yards and 17 touchdowns on 203 carries (7.9-yard avg, the nation's highest among backs with at least 120 attempts)…Added 3 catches for 6 yards…In 2014, named Sun Belt Offensive Player of the Year…Started all 12 games…Led the nation with an 8.7-yard average (min. 120 carries) as he gained a conference-leading 1,485 yards on 171 attempts…Scored 19 touchdowns, including 17 rushing…Caught 8 passes for 97 yards…As a true freshman in 2013, played in all 11 games and had one carry for 15 yards and 13 kickoff returns for 266 yards (20.5-yard avg.).

PERSONAL:

• Accounting major…Starred at Nature Coast Technical High School in Brooksville, Fla…As a senior in 2012, named first-team all-district and all-county, District Player of the Year and All-Hernando County Offensive Player of the Year…Recorded 201 carries for 1,399 yards (7.0-yard avg.) and 17 touchdowns…In 2011, selected first-team all-district and all-county…Also lettered in track and field…Was adopted by Terri and Mike Breida and has a brother, Josh.