COMUNIDADES BENTONICAS INTERMAREALES

Arizona Cardinals safety Justin Bethel and

cornerback Jamell Fleming joined Nicole Bidwill, team mascot Big Red and Cardinals Cheerlead- ers in visiting Steele Children’s Research Center at Tucson’s University of Arizona Medical Center in March.

The players joined Bidwill and her therapy St. Bernard, Barney, to visit children waiting for can- cer treatments and then visited with children in the neurology area and diabetes clinic. The Cardi- nals group also signed autographs and posed for pictures with the kids at the hospital.

PRO CAREER:

Selected by the Cardinals in the fourth round (112th overall) of the 2012 NFL Draft and was the only rookie to start all 16 games for Arizona.

2012: Started all 16 games at RT in his rookie sea- son … was the only Cardinals rookie to start every game and was one of just six rookie offensive linemen in the NFL to start all 16 games as a rookie … started at RT in his first career NFL game vs. Sea (9/9); helped limit the Seahawks to just one sack in 37 pass plays … helped the Cardinals run for 102 yards and a TD on 32 carries @ NE (9/16) … helped Cardinals rush for a season-high 182 yards on 30 carries vs. Buf (10/14) … helped lead the way as LaRod Stephens-Howling ran for 104 yards and a TD on 20 carries @ Min (10/21); marked the first career 100-yard rushing performance for Stephens-Howl- ing … helped block for Stephens-Howling as he ran for a career-high 127 yards and a TD on 22 carries @ Atl (11/18) … blocked as Beanie Wells tied a career high with three rushing TDs vs. Det (12/16).

COLLEGE:

Appeared in 37 games at Ole Miss, starting the final 29 contests at RT … played three years at Mississippi after attending Hargrave Military Academy following his senior year of high school … a two-time All-SEC selection, never allowed a QB sack while playing with the first unit o-line and finished his career with 239 knockdown blocks and 29 TD-resulting blocks … played in every game in three seasons, starting the last 29 games at RT … helped lead the way for 14 individual 100-yard rushing performances and two 200-yard per- formances … as a junior in ’11, earned third-team All- SEC honors from the league’s coaches and was named

first-team All-SEC by the NFL Draft Report after starting all 12 games at RT … all of the Rebels’ 12 TD runs came via rush lanes cleared out by the junior … recorded 102 knockdowns, the most by any offensive tackle in the league … as a sophomore in ’10, garnered second-team All-SEC honors from The NFL Draft Report as he started all 12 games at RT … did not allow a sack, leading a front wall that paced the league and ranked 22nd in the nation for fewest sacks allowed (14) … following a year at the Hargrave Military Academy, joined the Ole Miss program and played in all 13 games as a fresh- man in ‘09 … took over as the starter at RT for the final five contests … before he was inserted into the lineup, the Rebels ran for 10 TDs in eight games, but once he took over on the right side, the ground attack scored 12 times in five contests … attended Hargrave (Chatham, VA) Military Academy following high school, where he was rated the top prep player in the nation.

PERSONAL:

Attended Liberty Christian (Lynchburg, VA) Academy and was an All-State and All-Virginia Independent first- team selection as an offensive tackle and nose guard … helped guide the team to a 10-1 record and the league title as a junior, producing 35 tackles with six sacks, a forced fumble and a fumble recovery for a defensive unit that allowed only 88 points for the season … as a senior, led a strong defensive effort as the Bulldogs yielded only 117 points en route to capturing their second league title, ranking 20th in the state while compiling a 13-0 record … posted 21 tackles with four sacks and also picked off a pass … at the conclusion of his high school eligibility, participated in the Offense- Defense All-America Bowl … Liberal Arts Major. ■The Cardinals fourth round selection in the 2012

NFL Draft (112th overall), Massie became the highest Ole Miss player drafted by the Cardinals since the team selected DE Freddie Joe Nunn with the 18th overall pick in 1985.

■Started all 16 games at RT in 2012; one of three rookies to appear in 16 games for the Cardinals last season (WR Michael Floyd and S Justin Bethel) and was the only one to start every contest.

■One of six offensive linemen in the NFL that start- ed all 16 games as rookies in ’12, joining Matt Kalil (Minnesota, 1st round), Kevin Zeitler (Cincinnati, 1st round), Mitchell Schwartz (Cleveland, 2nd round), Jonathan Martin (Miami, 2nd round) and Kelechi Osemele (Baltimore, 2nd round). ■Was the first offensive tackle selected out of Ole

Miss since the Baltimore Ravens took Michael Oher in the first round (23rd overall) of the 2009 NFL Draft.

NOTECARDS

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M A S S I E CA R E E R STAT S

COLLEGE CAREER:

Appeared in 26 games with 14 starts at LSU, total- ing 133 tackles, six sacks, 16 tackles for loss and four QB pressures … recorded nine passes defensed, four INTs, eight fumble recoveries and established a school career-record and tied the SEC all-time mark with 11 forced fumbles … served as the team’s punt returner in 2011, totaling 27 returns for 421 yards and two TDs. 2012: A consensus All-American and unanimous All-SEC first-team preseason selection, Mathieu was dismissed from the team on 8/10 during fall camp.

2011: Garnered numerous postseason honors fol- lowing his sophomore season, including the Bednarik Award as the nation’s top defensive player … a Heis- man Trophy finalist, Mathieu was the first LSU Heis- man finalist invited to New York since Charles Alexan- der in 1977; was also the first defensive back invited to the Heisman Trophy ceremony since Michigan’s Charles Woodson won the award in 1997 … started all 13 games he appeared in and was a unanimous All- America first-team choice after posting 76 tackles, 1.5 sacks, 7.5 tackles for loss and three QB pressures … named a team captain … ranked sixth in the nation with six forced fumbles and third with five fumble recoveries, two of which he returned for TDs … gained 16 yards on two INTs and added nine passes defensed … ranked second in the SEC and fourth in the nation as he returned 27 punts for 421 yards (15.6 avg.) and two TDs … named the SEC Championship game MVP vs. Georgia after he returned a punt 62 yards for a TD; fin- ished with 119 return yards, posted four solo tackles and a fumble recovery; became just the second player to return a punt for a TD in the game’s history and the first defensive player to win the MVP award since 1994

… received the Walter Camp National Defensive Player of the Week and SEC Defensive Player of the Week honors after he posted eight solo tackles, two forced fumbles and one fumble recovery vs. Arkansas in his first career start at safety; also returned a punt 92 yards for a TD vs. the Razorbacks, which equaled the third-longest punt return in school history ... picked up where he left off in 2010 by recording a career-high and team-leading 10 tackles in the season opener vs. Oregon and also forced a fumble on a punt that he returned for his first career TD; earned SEC Defensive Player of the Week and Thorpe Award Defensive Back of the Week honors after his performance, which also included two passes defensed.

2010: Named the 2011 Cotton Bowl Defensive Most Outstanding Player, Mathieu added first-team freshman All-America honors from the Football Writers Associa- tion and was selected to the SEC All-Freshman team by the league’s coaches … serving as a reserve CB behind All-American Patrick Peterson on the right side and as the nickel back, he played in all 13 games as a true freshman with one start at left CB vs. Louisiana-Monroe ... ranked first in the SEC and fifth nationally with five forced fumbles and tied for first in the conference with three fumble recoveries ... led the team with seven passes defensed and was fourth on the Tigers squad with 57 tackles, while adding 8.5 tackles for loss, 4.5 sacks and two INTs … earned Cotton Bowl Defensive Most Outstanding Player award after recording seven tackles, one tackle for loss, two forced fumbles, one fumble recovery, an INT, a sack and one pass defensed … had an outstanding effort in his first game as a Tiger as he delivered nine tackles, 1.5 tackles for loss, a sack and a forced fumble in the opener vs. North Carolina. ■In two seasons with LSU, Mathieu became

one of the most electrifying playmakers in college football. He recorded eight fumble recoveries (two returned for TDs), 11 forced fumbles, four INTs, 16 tackles for loss, 16 passes defensed and six sacks, while also returning 27 punts for 421 yards (15.6 avg.) and two TDs.

■Despite playing just two seasons, his 11 forced fumbles established an LSU career record and tied the SEC all-time mark. In all, Mathieu created a total of 14 turnovers (8 FR, 4 INT, 2 FF) and scored four TDs (2 punt returns, 2 fumble returns).

■Had an outstanding sophomore campaign in 2011 when he was a Heisman Trophy finalist, recipient of the Bednarik Award as the nation’s top defensive player and unanimous first-team All-American. He was the first DB invited to the Heisman Trophy ceremony in New York since Michigan’s Charles Woodson won the award in 1997.

■Among his 14 starts at LSU were 10 at corner- back, three at nickel back and one at free safety. ■In Arizona, will play on a defensive unit that features former LSU teammates CB Patrick Peterson and LB Kevin Minter.

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PERSONAL:

Name pronounced “TY-run” “Matthew” … attended St. Augustine (New Orleans, La.) High School, where he was regarded as one of the premier DB prospects in the state … rated as the 13th-best CB in the nation by Rivals.com, Mathieu was named to the New Orleans Times-Picayune 2010 Blue-Chip List, the Baton Rouge

Advocate Super Dozen and the Mobile Press Register Super Southeast 120 as a senior ... also received Super Prep All-America honors after he recorded 32 tackles, five INTs, a sack and a fumble recovery as a senior … concluded his prep career participating in the inaugu- ral Team USA vs. The World game … Sports Adminis- tration major.

Tackles Sacks Interceptions

Year GP/GS Solo Asst Ttl Sk Yds Int Yds Lg TD PD FR FF STT

2010 13/1 34 23 57 4.5 38 2 0 0 0 7 3 5 0 2011 13/13 59 17 76 1.5 10 2 16 16 0 9 5 6 0

Total 26/14 93 40 133 6.0 48 4 16 16 0 16 8 11 0 Punt Returns

Year No Yds Avg Lg TD

2011 27 421 15.6 92t 2

Total 27 421 15.6 92t 2

Additional Statistics:

Touchdowns: Fumble Recoveries: three-yard return vs. Oregon, 9/13/11; 23-yard return vs. Kentucky, 10/1/11; Punt Returns: 92-yard return vs. Arkansas, 11/25/11; 62-yard return vs. Georgia, 12/3/11.