Baltimore Ravens Review
OWINGS MILLS — USC offensive guard Fred Matua blocked for three Heisman Trophy award winners, creating pathways for Carson Palmer, Matt Leinart and Reggie Bush. Now, the junior all-conference lineman would like to extend his football career in the NFL, possibly with the Baltimore Ravens.
Matua, who visited the Ravens’ training complex Sunday, is one of the fastest offensive linemen available in the upcoming NFL draft. At 6-foot-3 and 306 pounds, he ran the 40 yard dash in 5.06 and 4.98 seconds at the Trojans’ Pro Day which was attended by Ravens director of college scouting Eric DeCosta along with personnel from every NFL team.
“Hopefully, a lot of scouts will understand that I’m a fast guy,” Matua said in a telephone interview. “If you look at tape, there have been a lot of bigger guys that I’ve gone against, guys who were 6-foot-6, 300-plus.
“The key for me has been to be quicker and beat them down quarter after quarter until they quit. I play this game with a mean streak. I never back
