[citation needed] He also holds the NCAA record for career kickoff returns for a touchdown with six.
Mathis recorded the fourth fastest 40-yard dash time (4.26 seconds) ever at the NFL Combine, which was broken by Chris Johnson in 2008, John Ross in 2017, and Xavier Worthy in 2024.
[5] In his rookie season with the Texans, he was selected to the Pro Bowl for the AFC to be their starter as a kick returner.
Mathis fractured his left foot in January 2006 during the Pro Bowl, but it wasn't discovered until OTA's months later.
Mathis signed with the Toronto Argonauts of the Canadian Football League on May 11, 2009,[8] and was hoped to replace the loss of Dominique Dorsey to the NFL as kick returner on special teams[9] but was hampered by injuries and cut at the end of training camp.
He also tied Mike Washington's single-game franchise record with 12 receptions and had the first kick return touchdown in Power history.
In December 2007, Mathis was issued a misdemeanor citation for loose dogs after his neighbors complained that they were harassed by his escaped pit bulls.