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Panthers OC Brad Idzik recalls embarrassing story involving TE Jordan Matthews

Nov 30, 2013; Nashville, TN, USA; Vanderbilt Commodores wide receiver Jordan Matthews (87) catches a pass against Wake Forest Demon Deacons safety Anthony Wooding Jr. (11) on a fourth down play during the fourth quarter at Vanderbilt Stadium. Vanderbilt won 23 to 21. Mandatory Credit: Randy Sartin-USA TODAY Sports
Nov 30, 2013; Nashville, TN, USA; Vanderbilt Commodores wide receiver Jordan Matthews (87) catches a pass against Wake Forest Demon Deacons safety Anthony Wooding Jr. (11) on a fourth down play during the fourth quarter at Vanderbilt Stadium. Vanderbilt won 23 to 21. Mandatory Credit: Randy Sartin-USA TODAY Sports

Carolina Panthers offensive coordinator Brad Idzik was already familiar with one of the team's pass catchers entering his first year on the job. But that familiarity doesn't necessarily stem from a positive experience—at least for him.

Idzik chatted with reporters before hitting the practice field on Thursday afternoon. He was asked about veteran tight end Jordan Matthews, who actually provided Idzik with what may have been the most humbling moment of his playing career.

"My last game at Wake Forest was at Vanderbilt," said Idzik, who played wide receiver and safety for the Demon Deacons from 2011 to 2013. "And Jordan Matthews—we kid about it all the time—it was fourth-and-20, it's a little embarrassing . . . fourth-and-20, we had a first-round corner on him and safety help and he catches a go ball to win the game. My last career college game."

Here's the catch:

Matthews finished the day with 11 receptions for 125 yards in Wake Forest's 23-21 triumph.

"Yeah, yeah, it kills me," Idzik later joked. "It's my lingering moment of actually putting on the pads. So, he drove me to a coaching career quicker than I wanted to."

Now, with Idzik helping coach up Matthews as a pro, that moment has come full circle in Carolina.

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