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A fact from Matt Landers appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know column on 7 June 2023 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows:
Did you know... that after playing football for three different high schools, Matt Landers played for three different colleges?
The following is an archived discussion of the DYK nomination of the article below. Please do not modify this page. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as this nomination's talk page, the article's talk page or Wikipedia talk:Did you know), unless there is consensus to re-open the discussion at this page. No further edits should be made to this page.
... that after playing football for three different high schools, Matt Landers played for three different colleges? Source: The Athletic (which discusses his three high schools; it may be subscription-required, so 247Sports could also be used (click "High School" under his name to the top left)) - this source verifies his three colleges
Comment: I believe I might have nominated this slightly too late; however, I'm hoping that it can be extended under Wikipedia:Did you know/Supplementary guidelines section four clause D9, which states The "seven days old" limit can be extended for a day or two upon request.
Let me know if I'm missing something here.
But his college record looks only a bit above average, and his NFL record is non-existent. Why is this guy notable?
@Smallbones: We no longer base notability on whether someone has played professional football, only whether the person passes the general notability guideline is taken into consideration - and he does seem to pass it - see for example references two, four, and five in the article. BeanieFan11 (talk) 16:12, 7 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Except for the Athletic article (footnote 2) everything seems to be routine coverage of somebody with potential. But unless you have a subscription to the Athletic you can't read past the first few paragraphs (which say nothing of his accomplishments) - it's all about potential. Footnote 4 looked promising - he actually *threw* a touchdown pass. But 100's of college players throw touchdown passes each year. Then the spoiler showed up - the story was about a spring practice game. Reports about team practices are the ultimate in "routine coverage". Then there is footnote 5 - about his high school signing with Georgia. Not an achievement, just a routine story about potential. The final blow IMHO is the final footnote (12) from the team that signed him. You might actually say that getting signed to an NFL club is an achievement (not really though). He is one of 25 undrafted players signed by the club. There will be 100's of similar players in the NFL this year who wont ever make the roster or play a game at any level ever again. There's just nothing that he's ever accomplished, other than being noted for his potential. Can we say WP:Toosoon? Smallbones(smalltalk)17:04, 7 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]