Jason Mathews Samuel Jason Mathews ( born February 9 , 1971 in Orange , Texas ) is a former American football offensive tackle in the National Football League . He played for the Indianapolis Colts ( 1994 – 1997 ) and the Tennessee Oilers / Titans ( 1998 – 2004 ) . Early years . Jason Mathews attended Bridge City High School in Bridge City , Texas , where he lettered in football , baseball , and track . After his graduation in 1989 , he attended Brigham Young University for one year , playing defensive lineman . He spent his next three years of college eligibility at Texas A & M University . Mathews lettered all three years he was at Texas A & M , and started at right tackle during his junior and senior years . Mathews left A & M at the end of his college eligibility , a few credits shy of graduation . Jason Mathews graduated from Bridge City High School in 1989 where he lettered in football , basketball , and track . He also earned The Eagle Scout Award as a freshman and All - District honors as a two - way lineman . Mathews lettered three years at Texas A & M after attending Brigham Young as defensive lineman for one year . He started at right tackle as a junior and senior at A & M then was drafted by the Indianapolis Colts during his senior year in the third round of the 1994 NFL Draft . During his first year as and Indianapolis Colt , he played in 10 games as reserve right tackle and on special teams . In the following year he started all 16 games at right tackle and started in three playoff games as Colts advanced to the 1995 AFC Championship game . By the third year he was playing both right and left tackle in the Colts ' wild card loss to Pittsburgh in 1996 . In his last year with the Colts he played 16 games as reserve tackle and on special teams . Mathews signed as a free agent with the Tennessee Oilers on September 1 , 1998 after being waived by Tampa bay on the final cutdown day . The team became the Tennessee Titans in 1999 and Jason Mathews earned an AFC Championship ring after an unforgettable Super Bowl XXXIV against the St . Louis Rams in Atlanta , Georgia . He is married to Kim ( Roy ) Mathews who is also from Bridge City . The couple has one son named Bryce Jason and reside in Nashville , Tennessee . Mathews recently signed a four - year contract with the Titans . NFL years . Mathews was selected by the Indianapolis Colts in the third round of the 1994 NFL Draft to play right tackle and special teams . In his first year with the Colts , he played in 10 games . In his second year , he was the starting right tackle in all 16 regular - season games and the team ' s 3 playoff games as they fell just short of the AFC Championship . He played for the Colts for two more years , as left tackle , right tackle , reserve tackle , and on special teams . In 1998 , Mathews signed with the Tennessee Oilers ( later the Tennessee Titans ) as a free agent . The team earned the AFC Champshionship in 1999 , and played the St . Louis Rams in Super Bowl XXXIV , however Mathews didn ' t make it on to the pitch in the showpiece final . The Titans list Mathews as being 6 ' 5 " tall and weighing 285 pounds . In the 2003 offseason , Mathews returned to school so that he could finish the requirements for his degree . In 2004 , Mathews joined other members of the community in personally greeting President George W . Bush as he visited Nashville . Mathews continued to play for the Titans , wearing number 76 , until 2005 . Post - NFL . In 2005 , Mathews announced his retirement from football . He became the associate dean at Montgomery Bell Academy for 11th and 12th grades , and assisted with the school ' s football program . In 2006 , Mathews began working as a facility coordinator for D1 Sports Training in Nashville . The facility is owned by Peyton Manning . Mathews has taught Seminar class and coached the football team at The Ensworth School . Mathews recently announced that he will leave Ensworth at the end of the school year , to join the Brentwood Academy . At BA Mathews teaches Economics and coaches football . Personal . Mathews is married to the former Kim Roy , a fellow native of Bridge City . They have one son and one daughter . Mathews now is an economics teacher at Brentwood Academy , where he teaches many great students .