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Matthew Montgomery "Matt" Barkley (born September 8, 1990) is an American football quarterback for the Arizona Cardinals of the National Football League (NFL). He was drafted by the Philadelphia Eagles in the fourth round of the 2013 NFL Draft. He played college football at USC. ==Early years== Barkley was born in Newport Beach, California. He attended Mater Dei High School of Santa Ana, California. In 2005, he became the first freshman quarterback to start at Mater Dei High School since Todd Marinovich. As a freshman he passed for 1,685 yards and 10 touchdowns, but suffered a season-ending injury (broken collarbone) during the playoffs in a quarter-final win over Colton High School.〔Christopher Lawlor, (Grounded in faith, Barkley leads the way for Mater Dei ), ESPN.com, April 1, 2008.〕 The injury was caused by future USC teammates, running back Allen Bradford, who played linebacker in high school.〔Jeff Fellenzer, ("There is no goal that USC's Matt Barkley won't pursue" ), ''Los Angeles Times'', October 29, 2009; accessed October 29, 2009.〕 His high school coach, Bruce Rollinson, permitted him to call his own plays, something he had never allowed a player to do during two decades at Mater Dei.〔Arash Markazi, (Fully committed ), SI.com, February 5, 2008; accessed January 8, 2009.〕 As a sophomore, he passed for 1,349 yards and 11 touchdowns in 2006. Barkley passed for 3,576 yards and 35 touchdowns in 2007, completing 63 percent of his passes with nine interceptions. In three seasons, he passed for 6,994 yards and 57 touchdowns.〔Christopher Lawlor, ("Grounded in faith, Barkley leads the way for Mater Dei" ), ESPN.com, April 1, 2008, Accessed January 8, 2009.〕 Barkley was named 2007 football Gatorade National Player of the Year, and then the 2007 Gatorade national male athlete of the year, becoming the first non-senior to win both awards. Barkley also won the 2007 Glenn Davis Award, given to best high school football player in Southern California, as well as the inaugural Joe Montana Award as the nation's top high school quarterback. Barkley was rated as the first overall prospect in the nation for the Class of 2009 by ESPN.〔Tom Luginbill, (Barkley proves he deserves No. 1 spot in ESPNU 150 ), ESPN.com, January 8, 2009; accessed January 8, 2009.〕〔(ESPNU 150 ), ESPN.com, January 8, 2009, Accessed January 8, 2009.〕 He was rated the first overall prospect by Rivals.com.〔(Rivals100: Class of 2009 ), SI.com (in conjunction with Rivals.com), February 8, 2008.〕 Quarterback coach Steve Clarkson described Barkley as a cross between Joe Montana and Tom Brady.〔 As a top high school player, he was heavily recruited. On January 23, 2008, Barkley verbally committed to USC, ending speculation that he might join UCLA, which had just hired coaches Rick Neuheisel and Norm Chow.〔Scott Schrader, (Matt Barkley Commits To USC ), WeAreSC.com, January 23, 2008, Accessed January 8, 2009.〕 Barkley's father, Les Barkley, was an All-American water polo player at USC from 1976 to 1979.〔〔 He made his decision more than a year before his National Signing Day, telling his family and coaches and then calling USC coach Pete Carroll on his cell phone. The previous quarterback to go to USC from Mater Dei was Heisman Trophy-winner Matt Leinart (the school had also graduated fellow Heisman winner John Huarte).〔Arash Markazi, (Fully committed ), SI.com, February 5, 2008.〕〔Ben Bolch, (Mater Dei's Matt Barkley silences his critics ), ''Los Angeles Times'', November 21, 2008; accessed December 1, 2008, Accessed January 8, 2009.〕 After committing to USC, Barkley began recruiting other elite high school players to join him.〔Greg Biggins, (Barkley selling USC to recruits ), ESPN.com, August 12, 2008; accessed January 8, 2009.〕 His 2008 senior season started slow, with Barkley throwing nearly as many interceptions as touchdown passes and the Monarchs barely keeping above .500; however his performance turned around and Mater Dei rallied to 7–3 and entered the playoffs.〔Ben Bolch, (Mater Dei's Matt Barkley silences his critics ), ''Los Angeles Times'', November 21, 2008, Accessed January 8, 2009.〕 The Monarchs made it to the quarterfinal, falling to Tesoro High School and ending the season 8–4.〔(Tesoro hangs on to beat Mater Dei ), ''Los Angeles Times'', November 29, 2008; accessed January 8, 2009.〕 Barkley finished his Mater Dei career as the all-time passing yardage leader in Orange County, surpassing the record set by Todd Marinovich in 1987.〔 He graduated from high school on December 18, 2008.〔Scott Schrader, (Barkley enrolling at USC next week ), WeAreSC.com, January 6, 2009; accessed January 8, 2009.〕 On January 4, 2009, Barkley participated in the 2009 Under Armour All-America Game at the Florida Citrus Bowl.〔 After a strong performance, where he completed 11-of-22 passes for 237 yards and two touchdowns and led the White team to a 27–16 victory over the Black team, he was named the game's co-MVP.〔Christopher Lawlor, (In game loaded with stars, Barkley outshines them all ), ESPN.com, January 4, 2009; accessed January 8, 2009.〕〔Andy Staples, (Under%20Armour%20All-America%20Game%20notebook:%20Gators%20land%20Harvin%20clone "Under Armour All-America Game notebook: Gators land Harvin clone" ), SI.com, January 5, 2009; accessed January 8, 2009.〕 Soon afterward, he was moved back to the number one high school prospect in America by ESPN, having dropped to tenth during his senior season.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Matt Barkley」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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