Criticized on the field constantly by fans, a lack of help from moving around in shoddy Baltimore secondaries, and early career struggles are small in the scope of safety Matthew Elam's life. While we think Matt isn't "tough enough" to get his skills together, he has been tough enough to overcome life's hardest obstacles. Elam's old coach from Dwyer High school when speaking about him at 21 said, "He's been through more than anyone should have to go through in a lifetime."
At just eight years old Matt and his sister Christina, whom was twelve, innocently were watching TV.