13 things about NFL player Tyrann Mathieu from New Orleans, Louisiana

Tyrann Devine Mathieu made his National Football League debut in 2013. He was born and raised in New Orleans, Louisiana, United States.

BIOGRAPHY

Mathieu is an American football player who attended St. Augustine High School in New Orleans and the Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College (LSU) in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Here are 13 more things about him:

1. His biological parents Darrin Hayes and Tyra Mathieu never got married.
2. He played for St. Augustine High School’s football team and ran track and field for the school’s track team.
3. When he was born, his biological father was in jail for robbery.
4. After his biological mother abandoned him at birth, her father Lorenzo Mathieu took him in.
5. His biological father fatally shot a man on the same day his biological father was released. 
6. He grew up near the St. Bernard housing projects in New Orleans.
7. In 1997, his grandfather Lorenzo died of heart failure at age 54 and he was adopted by Lorenzo’s son Tyrone Mathieu Sr. and Tyrone’s wife Sheila Mathieu.
8. From 2010 to 2011, he was an LSU football player.
9. From 2013 to 2017, he was an Arizona Cardinals player.
10. In 2018, he was a Houston Texans player.
11. From 2019 to 2021, he was a Kansas City Chiefs player.
12. In 2022, he joined the New Orleans Saints.
13. On May 13, 2025, he turned 33.

TIMELINE

Tyrann is 5’9″ tall. His registered weight is 190 pounds.

1990s

• On October 19, 1994, his biological father was found guilty of second-degree murder.
• On November 8, 1994, his biological father was sentenced to life imprisonment without benefit of parole.

2010s

• On August 17, 2012, he withdrew from LSU and entered a drug rehabilitation program in Houston, Texas, USA.
• On October 25, 2012, he and three other former LSU football players were arrested on possession of marijuana.
• On February 26, 2013, he participated at the 2013 NFL Scouting Combine.
• On April 26, 2013, he was selected by the Arizona Cardinals in the third round of the 2013 NFL draft.
• On May 23, 2013, he was signed by the Arizona Cardinals to a four–year, $3.05 million contract.
• On August 2, 2016, he was signed by the Arizona Cardinals to a five–year, $62.50 million extension.
• On September 22, 2017, Lulu Publishing Services published his biological father’s book “Mirror Image”.
• On March 14, 2018, he was released by the Arizona Cardinals after he refused to take a pay cut.
• On March 17, 2018, he was signed by the Houston Texans to a one–year, $7.00 million contract.
• On March 14, 2019, he was signed by the Kansas City Chiefs to a three–year, $42.00 million contract.

2020s

• On March 13, 2020, he wrote on Twitter, “My father spent 28 years in jail, he always manages to tell me happy bday 1st. Sometimes he be like 2nd or 3rd but I lie to him & tell him he was 1st. All love ! Win the day!”
• On September 1, 2021, he tested positive for new coronavirus (COVID-19).
• On May 4, 2022, he was signed by the New Orleans Saints to a three–year, $28.30 million contract.
• On March 7, 2024, he was signed by the New Orleans Saints to a two–year, $13.75 million contract extension.