With the Atlanta Falcons of the National Football League, Matthew Connor Hennessy is now a center. His birthday is November 17, 1997. He played collegiate football for Temple.
He obtained his diploma from Don Bosco Preparatory High School in Ramsey, New Jersey. Hennessy, a three-star prospect at offensive tackle, chose Temple over offers to play collegiate football from institutions like Air Force, Army, Florida Atlantic, Old Dominion, and Yale.
Hennessy played in three more games as a true freshman, starting one at left guard before sitting out the rest of the season.
He was the Owls’ starting center during his redshirt freshman season, starting every game with the exception of the one he missed due to injury.
Because offensive linemen are not permitted to wear single-digit numbers during actual games, Hennessy secured a single-digit jersey (number three), which he wore during practice.
Hennessy, a redshirt sophomore, was among the team’s nine toughest players as the season began.
The Atlanta Falcons selected Hennessy with the 78th overall choice in the third round of the 2020 NFL Draft. He is now wearing jersey number 61 and serving as the team’s center.
Who Are Matt Hennessy’s Siblings?
Hennessy is known to be the younger brother of Thomas Hennessy. Thomas Hennessey is the New York Jets long snapper. Matt and his brother are longtime New York Giants supporters.
Hennessy and his older brother were born in Nyack, New York, and raised in Bardonia, New York. Matt credits his brother’s example and his mother and father, Tom, for instilling strong academic values in him at a young age.