MATT FORTEForte, Matthew GarrettHeight: 6-2 Weight: 218 Born: December 10, 1985 Lake Charles, LA High School: Slidell (LA) |
| Year | College | Status |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Tulane | Lettered |
| 2005 | Tulane | Lettered |
| 2006 | Tulane | Lettered |
| 2007 | Tulane | Lettered |
| Draft: 2nd round (44th overall) 2008 Chicago Bears |
| NFL Game Logs |
| NFL Playoff Statistics |
| Roster Key • Stat Key |
| YEAR TEAM | NO | POS | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 Chicago Bears (NFL)2008 CHIB NFL | 22 | RB | 16 | 16 |
| 2009 Chicago Bears (NFL)2009 CHIB NFL | 22 | HB | 16 | 16 |
| 2010 Chicago Bears (NFL)2010 CHIB NFL | 22 | RB | 16 | 16 |
| 2011 Chicago Bears (NFL)2011 CHIB NFL | 22 | HB | 12 | 12 |
| 2012 Chicago Bears (NFL)2012 CHIB NFL | 22 | RB | 15 | 15 |
| 2013 Chicago Bears (NFL)2013 CHIB NFL | 22 | RB | 16 | 16 |
| 2014 Chicago Bears (NFL)2014 CHIB NFL | 22 | RB | 16 | 16 |
| 2015 Chicago Bears (NFL)2015 CHIB NFL | 22 | RB | 13 | 13 |
| 2016 New York Jets (NFL)2016 NYJ NFL | 22 | RB | 14 | 13 |
| 2017 New York Jets (NFL)2017 NYJ NFL | 22 | RB | 12 | 4 |
| 10 Years (NFL)10 Years NFL | 146 | 137 |
| Transaction | Date | Team |
|---|---|---|
| Draft | 4/26/2008 | 2008 Chicago Bears (NFL)2008 CHIB NFL |
| Signed | 7/8/2008 | 2008 Chicago Bears (NFL)2008 CHIB NFL |
| Injured Reserve | 12/27/2011 | 2011 Chicago Bears (NFL)2011 CHIB NFL |
| Free Agent (Franchise Tag) | 3/5/2012 | 2011 Chicago Bears (NFL)2011 CHIB NFL |
| Signed | 7/16/2012 | 2012 Chicago Bears (NFL)2012 CHIB NFL |
| Unrestricted Free Agent | 3/9/2016 | 2015 Chicago Bears (NFL)2015 CHIB NFL |
| Signed | 3/11/2016 | 2016 New York Jets (NFL)2016 NYJ NFL |
| Injured Reserve | 12/30/2016 | 2016 New York Jets (NFL)2016 NYJ NFL |
| Injured Reserve | 12/30/2017 | 2017 New York Jets (NFL)2017 NYJ NFL |
| Released (Failed Physical) | 4/16/2018 | 2017 New York Jets (NFL)2017 NYJ NFL |
| Signed | 4/23/2018 | 2018 Chicago Bears (NFL)2018 CHIB NFL |
| Reserve/Retired | 4/24/2018 | 2018 Chicago Bears (NFL)2018 CHIB NFL |
| SNAP COUNTS | TOTAL | OFF | OFF% | DEF | DEF% | ST | ST% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 Chicago Bears (NFL)2012 CHIB NFL | 692 | 692 | 66.2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2013 Chicago Bears (NFL)2013 CHIB NFL | 928 | 928 | 87.8 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2014 Chicago Bears (NFL)2014 CHIB NFL | 975 | 975 | 92.1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2015 Chicago Bears (NFL)2015 CHIB NFL | 600 | 600 | 55.4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2016 New York Jets (NFL)2016 NYJ NFL | 488 | 488 | 46.8 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2017 New York Jets (NFL)2017 NYJ NFL | 363 | 363 | 34.9 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 4046 | 4046 | 0 | 0 |
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | X1% | X2 | X2A | DX | FG | FGA | FG% | S | SAF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 Chicago Bears (NFL)2008 CHIB NFL | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 72 | ||
| 2009 Chicago Bears (NFL)2009 CHIB NFL | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 26 | ||
| 2010 Chicago Bears (NFL)2010 CHIB NFL | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 56 | ||
| 2011 Chicago Bears (NFL)2011 CHIB NFL | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 24 | ||
| 2012 Chicago Bears (NFL)2012 CHIB NFL | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 36 | ||
| 2013 Chicago Bears (NFL)2013 CHIB NFL | 12 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 74 | ||
| 2014 Chicago Bears (NFL)2014 CHIB NFL | 10 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 64 | ||
| 2015 Chicago Bears (NFL)2015 CHIB NFL | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 44 | ||
| 2016 New York Jets (NFL)2016 NYJ NFL | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 48 | ||
| 2017 New York Jets (NFL)2017 NYJ NFL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 18 | ||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 75 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 462 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | FD | 20+ | 40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 Chicago Bears (NFL)2008 CHIB NFL | 316 | 1238 | 3.9 | 50t | 8 | 63 | 8 | 2 | 1 |
| 2009 Chicago Bears (NFL)2009 CHIB NFL | 258 | 929 | 3.6 | 61 | 4 | 39 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 2010 Chicago Bears (NFL)2010 CHIB NFL | 237 | 1069 | 4.5 | 68t | 6 | 42 | 9 | 2 | 0 |
| 2011 Chicago Bears (NFL)2011 CHIB NFL | 203 | 997 | 4.9 | 46 | 3 | 40 | 12 | 4 | 1 |
| 2012 Chicago Bears (NFL)2012 CHIB NFL | 248 | 1094 | 4.4 | 46 | 5 | 45 | 6 | 1 | 2 |
| 2013 Chicago Bears (NFL)2013 CHIB NFL | 289 | 1339 | 4.6 | 55 | 9 | 74 | 9 | 4 | 2 |
| 2014 Chicago Bears (NFL)2014 CHIB NFL | 266 | 1038 | 3.9 | 32 | 6 | 63 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2015 Chicago Bears (NFL)2015 CHIB NFL | 218 | 898 | 4.1 | 27 | 4 | 46 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| 2016 New York Jets (NFL)2016 NYJ NFL | 218 | 813 | 3.7 | 32 | 7 | 35 | 5 | 0 | 1 |
| 2017 New York Jets (NFL)2017 NYJ NFL | 103 | 381 | 3.7 | 20 | 2 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 2356 | 9796 | 4.2 | 68t | 54 | 459 | 58 | 15 | 15 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | COM% | INC | YDS | Y/ATT | Y/COM | LG | TD | TD% | INT | INT% | SK | YL | FD | 20+ | 40+ | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 Chicago Bears (NFL)2011 CHIB NFL | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 | ||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 |
| RECEIVING | TAR | REC | PCT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | FD | 20+ | 40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 Chicago Bears (NFL)2008 CHIB NFL | 76 | 63 | 82.9 | 477 | 7.6 | 19 | 4 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 Chicago Bears (NFL)2009 CHIB NFL | 72 | 57 | 79.2 | 471 | 8.3 | 37 | 0 | 17 | 6 | 0 | 1 |
| 2010 Chicago Bears (NFL)2010 CHIB NFL | 70 | 51 | 72.9 | 547 | 10.7 | 89t | 3 | 21 | 7 | 1 | 3 |
| 2011 Chicago Bears (NFL)2011 CHIB NFL | 76 | 52 | 68.4 | 490 | 9.4 | 56t | 1 | 19 | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| 2012 Chicago Bears (NFL)2012 CHIB NFL | 60 | 44 | 73.3 | 340 | 7.7 | 47 | 1 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 2013 Chicago Bears (NFL)2013 CHIB NFL | 94 | 74 | 78.7 | 594 | 8.0 | 34 | 3 | 23 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 Chicago Bears (NFL)2014 CHIB NFL | 130 | 102 | 78.5 | 808 | 7.9 | 56 | 4 | 28 | 7 | 1 | 1 |
| 2015 Chicago Bears (NFL)2015 CHIB NFL | 58 | 44 | 75.9 | 389 | 8.8 | 38 | 3 | 17 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| 2016 New York Jets (NFL)2016 NYJ NFL | 43 | 30 | 69.8 | 263 | 8.8 | 40 | 1 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 2017 New York Jets (NFL)2017 NYJ NFL | 45 | 37 | 82.2 | 293 | 7.9 | 34 | 1 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 724 | 554 | 77.6 | 4672 | 8.4 | 89t | 21 | 186 | 43 | 5 | 7 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 Chicago Bears (NFL)2008 CHIB NFL | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 Chicago Bears (NFL)2009 CHIB NFL | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 Chicago Bears (NFL)2010 CHIB NFL | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2011 Chicago Bears (NFL)2011 CHIB NFL | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012 Chicago Bears (NFL)2012 CHIB NFL | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 Chicago Bears (NFL)2013 CHIB NFL | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 Chicago Bears (NFL)2014 CHIB NFL | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 Chicago Bears (NFL)2015 CHIB NFL | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 New York Jets (NFL)2016 NYJ NFL | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 New York Jets (NFL)2017 NYJ NFL | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 22 | 16 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| DEFENSE | TKL | DEF | ST | MT | QH | TFL | FF | PD | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 Chicago Bears (NFL)2008 CHIB NFL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 Chicago Bears (NFL)2009 CHIB NFL | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 Chicago Bears (NFL)2010 CHIB NFL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2011 Chicago Bears (NFL)2011 CHIB NFL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012 Chicago Bears (NFL)2012 CHIB NFL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 Chicago Bears (NFL)2013 CHIB NFL | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 Chicago Bears (NFL)2014 CHIB NFL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 Chicago Bears (NFL)2015 CHIB NFL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 New York Jets (NFL)2017 NYJ NFL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 28 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PENALTIES | Called | Declined | Accepted | Yards | Nullified Yards | First Downs | Stalled Drives |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 Chicago Bears (NFL)2009 CHIB NFL | 1 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2010 Chicago Bears (NFL)2010 CHIB NFL | 1 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 2011 Chicago Bears (NFL)2011 CHIB NFL | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 Chicago Bears (NFL)2014 CHIB NFL | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 19 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 New York Jets2017 NYJ NFL | 1 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 20 | 0 | 1 |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 6 | 1 | 5 | 45 | 48 | 0 | 2 |
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