After his graduation in 1989, he attended Brigham Young University for one year, playing defensive lineman.
Mathews was selected by the Indianapolis Colts in the third round of the 1994 NFL draft to play right tackle and special teams.
The team earned the AFC Champshionship in 1999, and played the St. Louis Rams in Super Bowl XXXIV.
[4] In 2004, Mathews joined other members of the community in personally greeting President George W. Bush as he visited Nashville.
He became the associate dean at Montgomery Bell Academy for 11th and 12th grades, and assisted with the school's football program.