Matt Birk will be on our panel and Matt and Adrianna Birk will be hosts at a player table.

Matt Birk was drafted by the Minnesota Vikings in the 6th round of the 1998 NFL Draft. He played college football for Harvard University, where he earned a degree in Economics.

During his first two seasons with the Vikings, he appeared in 22 games as a back-up offensive lineman. In 2000, he took over the starting center position for the Vikings, starting all 16 games and was named to his first Pro Bowl team. Matt started every game for the Vikings at center from 2000 - 2003.

In 2004, Matt missed the last 4 games of the season due to surgery to treat a sports hernia. He missed the entire 2005 season with a hip injury that required surgery.

He returned to form in 2006, again anchoring the Vikings offensive line from the center spot, and earning his fifth career Pro Bowl selection. In 2007, Matt was named Minnesota Vikings Man of the Year for the sixth year in a row. He also earned his sixth Pro Bowl selection, tying Mick Tinglehoff for most Pro Bowl appearances by a Vikings center.

After spending eleven seasons with the Minnesota Vikings, Matt was a key off-season acquisition for the Baltimore Ravens in 2009. He has anchored the team's offensive line for the past two seasons. During the 2009 season he helped the Ravens post 5,619 total years – the second-highest total in franchise history. Following the season he earned the Ravens' Man of the year Award.

In 2002, Matt Birk's HIKE Foundation was established to impact the lives of at-risk children by providing interactive programs and resources needed to guide a child through the key educational transitions between elementary, middle, high school and college. H.I.K.E. stands for: Hope, Inspiration, Knowledge, and Education.

Matt and his wife Adrianna have five children: daughters Madison, Sydney, Ava and sons Grant and Cole.