{{Short description|American football player (born 1993)}} {{Use mdy dates|date=March 2024}} {{Infobox NFL biography | name = Tre Madden | image = Tre Madden.JPG | alt = | caption = Madden in 2018 | current_team = | number = 38 | position = Fullback | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|mf=yes|1993|8|16}} | birth_place = Aliso Viejo, California, U.S. | height_ft = 6 | height_in = 0 | weight_lbs = 235 | high_school = Mission Viejo {{avoid wrap|(Mission Viejo, California)}} | college = USC | highlights = | undraftedyear = 2016 | pastteams = * Seattle Seahawks ({{NFL Year|2016}}–{{NFL Year|2018}}) | status = | statlabel1 = Rushing attempts | statvalue1 = 3 | statlabel2 = Rushing yards | statvalue2 = 3 | statlabel3 = Rushing touchdowns | statvalue3 = | statlabel4 = Receptions | statvalue4 = 4 | statlabel5 = Receiving yards | statvalue5 = 100 | statlabel6 = Receiving touchdowns | statvalue6 = }}
'''Curtis "Tre" Madden III''' (born August 16, 1993) is an American former professional football player who was a fullback in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the USC Trojans.
==Early life== Madden, born Curtis Ray Madden III,<ref>{{Cite news |last=Klein |first=Gary |date=September 6, 2013 |title=USC's Tre Madden looking forward to first home game as a tailback |url=https://www.latimes.com/sports/usc/la-xpm-2013-sep-06-la-sp-0907-tre-madden-usc-20130907-story.html |access-date=September 21, 2016 |newspaper=LA Times}}</ref> was born in Texas before moving to Mission Viejo, California later in his life. He attended Mission Viejo High School where he played football as an inside linebacker and was used as a wildcat quarterback.<ref name="USCbio">{{Cite web |title=23 – Tre Madden |url=http://www.usctrojans.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/tre_madden_756301.html |access-date=June 10, 2016 |website=USC Athletics}}</ref> Madden graduated from Mission Viejo in 2011.<ref name="247sports">{{Cite web |title=Tre Madden |url=https://247sports.com/Player/Tre-Madden-7111/?PlayerInstitution=5875 |access-date=June 10, 2016 |website=247.com}}</ref>
==College career== Madden verbally committed to USC on September 23, 2010.<ref name=247sports/> In 2011, Madden's freshman year, he played in 12 games while being used as a backup strongside linebacker.<ref name=USCbio/> Madden was switched to running back during the spring of the 2012 season but suffered a torn left knee ligament which forced him to redshirted for the season.<ref name=USCbio/> In 2013 Madden started the season strong with three consecutive 100-yard rushing performances but was troubled with hamstring injuries later in the season.<ref name=USCbio/> Again Madden sat out a season in 2014 due to a turf toe injury which he suffered in fall camp.<ref name=USCbio/> In 2015 Madden appeared in nine games but again struggled with knee trouble and underwent arthroscopic knee surgery after the end of the regular season forcing him to miss the team's bowl game.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Lee |first=Kirby |date=September 24, 2015 |title=USC expects RB Tre Madden back for ASU; Seymour, Woods unclear |url=http://www.foxsports.com/college-football/story/usc-trojans-football-tre-madden-arizona-state-kevon-seymour-antwaun-woods-injury-092415 |access-date=June 10, 2016 |work=FoxSports.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Watson |first=Graham |date=December 20, 2015 |title=USC RB Tre Madden undergoes knee surgery, will miss Holiday Bowl |url=https://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/ncaaf-dr-saturday/usc-rb-tre-madden-undergoes-knee-surgery--will-miss-holiday-bowl-173853166.html |access-date=June 10, 2016 |work=Sports.Yahoo.com |publisher=Yahoo!}}</ref>
Madden finished his collegiate career appearing in 32 games with 15 tackles, 1,489 yards from scrimmage, and 13 total touchdowns.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Tre Madden College Stats, School, Draft, Gamelog, Splits |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/players/tre-madden-1.html |access-date=2025-01-03 |website=Sports Reference |language=en}}</ref>
==Professional career== {{nfl predraft | height ft = 6 | height in = 0 | weight = 223 | dash = 4.60 | shuttle = 4.27 | cone drill = 7.09 | vertical = {{fraction|33|1|2}} | broad ft = 10 | broad in = 0 | bench = 24 | arm span = {{fraction|29|3|4}} | hand span = {{fraction|9|3|8}} | note = All values from NFL Combine and USC Pro Day<ref>{{Cite web |title=NFL Events: Combine Player Profiles – Tre Madden |url=http://www.nfl.com/draft/2016/profiles/tre-madden?id=2555458 |access-date=June 10, 2016 |publisher=National Football League}}</ref> }}
On April 30, 2016, after going undrafted in the 2016 NFL draft, Madden signed as an undrafted free agent with the Seattle Seahawks.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Condotta |first=Bob |date=May 1, 2016 |title=Breaking down the Seahawks' reported undrafted free agents |url=http://www.seattletimes.com/sports/seahawks/breaking-down-the-seahawks-reported-undrafted-free-agents |access-date=June 10, 2016 |publisher=The Seattle Times}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Boyle, John |date=May 6, 2016 |title=Seahawks Sign 13 Undrafted Free Agents and 9 of 10 Draft Picks |url=http://www.seahawks.com/news/2016/05/06/seahawks-sign-13-undrafted-free-agents-and-9-10-draft-picks |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170705022949/http://www.seahawks.com/news/2016/05/06/seahawks-sign-13-undrafted-free-agents-and-9-10-draft-picks |archive-date=July 5, 2017 |access-date=July 4, 2017 |website=Seahawks.com}}</ref> On August 6, 2016, Madden was waived/injured by the Seahawks' and was placed on injured reserve the following day after clearing waivers.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Condotta |first=Bob |date=August 6, 2016 |title=Seahawks waive 5 as injured, including TE Cooper Helfet, and sign 5 more, including a former Husky and Cougar |url=http://www.seattletimes.com/sports/seahawks/seahawks-waive-5-as-injured-including-te-cooper-helfet-and-sign-5-more-including-a-former-husky-and-cougar |access-date=August 9, 2016 |work=Seattle Times}}</ref>
In Week 7 of the 2017 season, in a game against the New York Giants, he made his first career NFL reception, a catch for −1 yard.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Seattle Seahawks at New York Giants – October 22nd, 2017 |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/201710220nyg.htm |access-date=November 5, 2017 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}}</ref> The next week, against the Houston Texans, he recorded a 66-yard reception.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Houston Texans at Seattle Seahawks – October 29th, 2017 |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/201710290sea.htm |access-date=November 5, 2017 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}}</ref> He was placed on injured reserve on November 7, 2017, with a calf injury.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Boyle, John |date=November 7, 2017 |title=Seahawks Place FB Tre Madden On Injured Reserve, Promote LB Josh Forrest Off Practice Squad |url=https://www.seahawks.com/news/seahawks-place-fb-tre-madden-on-injured-reserve-promote-lb-josh-forrest-o-198661 |website=Seahawks.com}}</ref>
After spending the 2019 NFL season out of football, Madden had a tryout with the Detroit Lions on August 16, 2020.<ref>{{Cite tweet |number=1295101340549513218 |user=AlbertBreer |title=Today's tryout/visit list. |date=August 16, 2020 |access-date=August 21, 2020}}</ref>
==Personal life== Madden is the son of Curtis Madden Sr. who played college football as a fullback and defensive end at Kansas State from 1988 to 1991. His grandfather, Lawrence McCutcheon, was an All-Pro running back in the NFL from 1972 to 1981. His uncle, Daylon McCutcheon, was a cornerback in the NFL from 1999 to 2006 and is currently an assistant defensive back coach for the New York Jets.<ref name=USCbio/>
Madden received his bachelor's degree in communication at USC in the spring of 2015.<ref name=USCbio/>
==References== {{Reflist|30em}}
==External links== *[http://www.usctrojans.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/tre_madden_756301.html USC Trojans bio]
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