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My Take
Tyrann Mathieu is my favorite kind of athlete: the one the measurements dismiss. At 175 centimeters he had no business dominating a league of giants, yet the Honey Badger turned anticipation and sheer nerve into a twelve-season NFL career. What fascinates me is his instinct for chaos — the forced fumbles, the jumped routes, the sense that the ball simply wanted to be near him. Coming out of New Orleans and LSU, he played like every snap was an argument against the people who doubted him. I find that combination of brains, defiance, and joy genuinely rare in any sport.
Overview
Tyrann Devine Mathieu (; born May 13, 1992) is an American former professional football safety who played 12 seasons in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the LSU Tigers and earned the nickname "the Honey Badger" (after the mammal of the same name) and gained a reputation for causing turnovers, setting a (SEC) record with 11 career forced fumbles.
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Tyrann Mathieu
- Name (Japanese)
- タイラン・マシュー
- Reading
- たいらん・ましゅー
- Born
- May 13, 1992 (age 34)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Taurus / Monkey
- Origin
- New Orleans, Louisiana, United States
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- 175 cm
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- American football player
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- St. Augustine High School
- University
- Louisiana State University
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
- Xhttps://x.com/Mathieu_Era
- Wikipedia (Japanese)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tyrann%20Mathieu
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-10
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.