Bruce Matthews ( American football ) Bruce Rankin Matthews ( born August 8 , 1961 ) is a former American college and professional football player who was an offensive guard in the National Football League ( NFL ) for nineteen seasons during the 1980s , 1990s and 2000s . Matthews played college football for the University of Southern California , and was recognized as an All - American . He was selected in the first round of the 1983 NFL Draft , played professionally for the NFL ' s Oilers / Titans franchise , and was a fourteen - time Pro Bowl selection , the most in NFL history , a record shared with Merlin Olsen . Matthews is currently the offensive line coach for the Tennessee Titans . Personal . Bruce comes from a football family . He is the son of Clay Matthews , Sr . , who played in the NFL in the 1950s . His brother , Clay Matthews , Jr . , also played 19 seasons in the NFL , mostly for the Cleveland Browns . He is the uncle of Green Bay Packers linebacker Clay Matthews III , Philadelphia Eagles linebacker Casey Matthews , and Kyle Matthews of USC football . Bruce ' s disposition for football has been continued by several of his sons . His son Kevin played center for Texas A & M until the 2009 football season , and is currently a member of the Washington Redskins . Jake Matthews is currently a senior at Texas A & M University and plays offensive line for the Texas A & M Aggies , a position for which he was nationally ranked coming out of high school . His son Mike is also on the offensive line for Texas A & M , he is currently the starting center . In the 1970s , the family lived on the North Shore of Chicago where Bruce attended New Trier High School for one year . Matthews later moved to Los Angeles , where he was a standout playing on both the offensive and defensive line at Arcadia High School . He was also an all - league wrestler . College career . He attended the University of Southern California , where he played all offensive line positions at various times , earning All - America honors in his senior year and winning the Morris Trophy . Professional career . The Houston Oilers drafted Matthews with the ninth overall pick in the first round of the 1983 NFL Draft . In Houston , he blocked for the legendary Earl Campbell and eventually played all line positions ( guard , center and tackle ) , going to the Pro Bowl as a guard and center . He was selected to fourteen Pro Bowls in all , tying a league record held by Merlin Olsen . Matthews was also named First - team All - Pro nine times ( 1988 – 1993 , 1998 – 2000 ) and All - AFC 12 seasons ( 1988 – 1993 , 1995 – 2000 ) . He was selected as a guard on the NFL ’ s All - Decade Team of the 1990s . Matthews spent his entire career with the Oilers franchise , which relocated after the 1996 season and became the Tennessee Titans . An extremely durable player , Matthews retired after the 2001 season having played more games ( 296 ) than any NFL player , excluding kickers and punters ( since surpassed by Brett Favre ; Matthews still holds the record for linemen ) , and played in more seasons ( 19 ) than any offensive lineman . He never missed a game because of injury ( the 1987 season was shortened due to a player strike ) , and started 229 consecutive games . In 1999 , the Titans made it to Super Bowl XXXIV in which Matthews started , however they lost to the Kurt Warner - led St . Louis Rams . Matthews is the only player who played against the Baltimore Colts in their last game at Memorial Stadium and against the Baltimore Ravens in their last game at Memorial Stadium . In his first year of eligibility , Matthews was elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame as part of the Class of 2007 . He was inducted during the Enshrinement Ceremony on August 5 , 2007 with the unveiling of his bust , sculpted by Scott Myers . He is the only player from the Tennessee Titans to be given this honor since their relocation from Houston . He was the fifth player from the 1983 NFL draft class to be enshrined , joining Dan Marino , Eric Dickerson , John Elway , and Jim Kelly ; Darrell Green later became the sixth . Coaching . On February 27 , 2009 , Matthews returned to Houston where he was signed on as an Offensive Assistant with the Houston Texans after volunteer coaching at his children ' s high school , Elkins High School . On February 9 , 2011 , Matthews was hired as offensive line coach by new Tennessee Titans head coach Mike Munchak . Both were Hall of Fame lineman for the Houston Oilers . Matthews on his new job in Tennessee : " For me this is an opportunity of a lifetime , " Matthews said . " It is such a unique opportunity to work with Mike because I think he will do a great job . It is just one of those things I couldn ' t pass up . "