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06/16/11 Former USC Heisman Trophy winner and BCS National Champion and current free agent quarterback Matt Leinart spent some time with HuffPost to talk about his career, the recently stripped Trojan title and his foundation work. He even dished on fellow QB Jimmy Clausen (from Southern California) and current USC QB Matt Barkley.
06/15/11 Who is next to follow in the footsteps of Matt Leinart and Reggie Bush as legitimate college football stars who never made it big in the NFL ? Such things are hard to predict, as so much of a player's production in the NFL is based on where you are drafted and the talent around you. Would Alex Smith be a Super Bowl MVP instead of a draft bust if the Green Bay Packers had drafted him? With the ...
05/22/11 LOS ANGELES ? Emmitt Smith was the first athlete to win "Dancing With the Stars." That was in Season 3, after Jerry Rice finished second in Season 2 to Drew Lachey, the less famous but maybe more talented younger brother of singer Nick Lachey (who used to hang out with USC quarterback Matt Leinart, but that's a whole other reality show).6
04/19/11 As quarterback Matt Leinart prepares to kick-start his career after five years of mediocre-to-poor performances, he says that he finds motivation in those who don't believe in him.
04/14/11 First-round pick busts, including JaMarcus Russell, Matt Leinart and David Carr, received guaranteed payments that totaled $367 million over the last 10 drafts. First-round pick busts, including JaMarcus Russell, Matt Leinart and David Carr, received guaranteed payments that totaled $367 million over the last 10 drafts.
04/12/11 Seth Rubinroit of the Daily Trojan checks in with former Cardinals quarterback Matt Leinart, who says his NFL career has been a "roller coaster" to this point. Leinart seemed to have fallen off the map since signing with the Texans as their third quarterback. His contract ran through the 2010 season. Leinart: "Houston helped me get my confidence back, being around great coaches and a great team ...
02/24/11 Five years ago, two highly rated college quarterbacks took different approaches to the NFL combine. One, fearing backlash about his arm strength, opted not to work out for scouts. The other, hoping to raise his stock, did everything that was asked. Guess which one was Matt Leinart. The decision might have nothing to do with why the Leinart-Cardinals marriage never reached its potential, but at ...
12/14/10 The Anaheim Angels of Los Angeles, the Santa Ana Drags, Huntington Beach surfers, Santa Cruz surfers and OC-bred quarterbacks Matt Leinart, Colt Brennan and Mark Sanchez wind up in this we...
12/11/10 2010-- Cam Newton, Auburn, QB 2009-- Mark Ingram, Alabama, RB 2008-- Sam Bradford, Oklahoma, QB 2007-- Tim Tebow, Florida, QB 2006-- Troy Smith, Ohio State, QB 2005-- Vacated 2004-- Matt Leinart, Southern Cal, QB 2003-- Jason White, Oklahoma, QB 2002-- Carson Palmer, Southern Cal, QB 2001-- Eric Crouch, Nebraska, QB 2000-- Chris Weinke, Florida St., QB 1999-- Ron Dayne, Wisconsin, RB 1998 ...
12/10/10 (Sports Network) - During his college days at the University of California, Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers played in the shadows of USC star and fellow Pac-10 player Matt Leinart.
12/08/10 Kent Somers of the Arizona Republic says the Cardinals had interest in signing Marc Bulger even after landing Derek Anderson and while Matt Leinart was still on the roster. Somers: "There was interest in Marc Bulger, but the Rams didn't release him until April, and the Cardinals couldn't afford to wait that long if they wanted to sign a veteran. Even then, the team had interest in Bulger, but ...
12/07/10 Football - of the college and high school varieties: The Auburn-Oregon Jan.10 Bowl Championship Series championship game showdown will probably draw the same kind of anticipation over the next month as the Texas-USC clash in the Rose Bowl during the 2006 game, prior to Vince Young leading the Longhorns past Matt Leinart and Reggie Bush - remember those three guys?
11/11/10 The network will televise college football games involving No. 1 Oregon and No. 3 Texas Christian. Viewership is down some from last season, but up among men ages 25 to 54. Leigh Steinberg is an avid watcher of college football, a California alumnus, and briefly an agent for USC Heisman Trophy winner Matt Leinart before the 2006 NFL draft.
11/06/10 Travis from Scottsdale writes: Hey Mike, nice piece on Matt Leinart . The Cards are in a world of hurt and it's going to get worse if they don't shore up the pass protection. Jared Allen and the Vikings' defensive line are feeling the heat about teams beating the snot out of Brett Favre while they let the opposing quarterbacks pose for pictures. And you know what they say. Bad offensive lines ...
10/03/10 Somewhere, Matt Leinart is laughing. Derek Anderson was pulled from Cardinals lineup late in the second quarter after another ugly start. The Cardinals trailed San Diego 28-7 when Anderson was relieved of his duties after throwing two interceptions. The second...
09/12/10 Derek Anderson upstaged Sam Bradford's NFL debut as he threw the game-winning touchdown in the fourth quarter to give Arizona a 17-13 win over St. Louis at Edward Jones Dome. Anderson, who was named the starter after the retirement of Kurt Warner and the release of former first-round pick Matt Leinart, went 22-for-41 with 297 yards and a touchdown to Larry Fitzgerald for the Cardinals (1-0), who ...
09/10/10 Some readers say Matt Leinart's strong preseason numbers were disregarded by the Cardinals.
09/08/10 During the Cardinals' first 2010 preseason game, a pass from former Arizona quarterback Matt Leinart led receiver Larry Fitzgerald's knee into the helmet of a Texans defensive back. Four weeks later, Leinart plays for the Texans and Fitzgerald is preparing...
09/07/10 Before the 2006 NFL draft, Gary Kubiak said Matt Leinart was "definitely a franchise quarterback and one of the best players in this draft." The Texans coach didn't imagine that 4? years later his team would sign the washout lefthander with the meager desire that he be better than Dan Orlovsky.
09/07/10 Before the 2006 NFL draft, Gary Kubiak said Matt Leinart was "definitely a franchise quarterback and one of the best players in this draft."
09/07/10 HOUSTON -- Matt Leinart has agreed to a one-year deal with the Houston Texans, according to agent Tom Condon. | 
