{"id":208750,"date":"2026-04-13T09:44:30","date_gmt":"2026-04-13T13:44:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/infoelnuevonorte.com\/?p=208750"},"modified":"2026-04-13T09:44:31","modified_gmt":"2026-04-13T13:44:31","slug":"de-los-mina-a-la-nfl-la-apuesta-que-bayron-matos-espera-acertar-este-ano","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/infoelnuevonorte.com\/?p=208750","title":{"rendered":"De Los Mina a la NFL, la apuesta que Bayron Matos espera acertar este a\u00f1o"},"content":{"rendered":"<!--[if lt IE 9]><script>document.createElement('audio');<\/script><![endif]-->\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-208750-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/infoelnuevonorte.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/ttsmaker-vip-file-2026-4-13-9-43-29.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/infoelnuevonorte.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/ttsmaker-vip-file-2026-4-13-9-43-29.mp3\">https:\/\/infoelnuevonorte.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/ttsmaker-vip-file-2026-4-13-9-43-29.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Antes de colocarse un uniforme de\u00a0<strong>f\u00fatbol americano<\/strong>,\u00a0<strong>Bayron Matos<\/strong>\u00a0era conocido en su barrio simplemente como \u00a8<strong>El Hombre<\/strong>\u00a8. As\u00ed lo llamaban en la calle 10 de \"La Tablita\", en Los Mina, donde en el asfalto caliente de la cancha del club 29 de Junio, volaban sus sue\u00f1os de baloncesto.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">All\u00ed, a veces descalzo y con la \"chispa\" que dice solo da el barrio, forj\u00f3 un f\u00edsico de\u00a0<strong>6\u00b47 pies<\/strong>\u00a0y\u00a0<strong>313 libras<\/strong>\u00a0que hoy toca las puertas de la\u00a0<strong>Liga Nacional de F\u00fatbol Americano<\/strong>\u00a0(NFL por sus siglas en ingl\u00e9s) por tercera ocasi\u00f3n.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Con\u00a0<strong>25 a\u00f1os<\/strong>, Matos no tiene dudas de su\u00a0<strong>cronograma al \u00e9xito<\/strong>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">\"El\u00a0<strong>tercer a\u00f1o<\/strong> (en el intento), ser\u00e1 mi a\u00f1o en la NFL. Mi enfoque es prepararme m\u00e1s mental y f\u00edsicamente para cuando me llegue la oportunidad\", dijo Matos.<\/span><\/p>\n<figure class=\"inline-block\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><picture><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"mx-auto\" src=\"https:\/\/resources.diariolibre.com\/images\/2026\/04\/13\/bayron-matos-dolphins-e22c68ee-2cb18203.jpg\" alt=\"Infograf\u00eda\" width=\"auto\" height=\"350\" \/><\/picture><\/span>\n<figcaption><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Los Miami Dolphins fueron el primer equipo de Matos en 2024.\u00a0(<strong>FUENTE EXTERNA<\/strong>)<\/span><\/figcaption>\n<\/figure>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">El salto a Estados Unidos<\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">A trav\u00e9s de una\u00a0<strong>beca<\/strong>, Matos lleg\u00f3 a la\u00a0<strong>Florida<\/strong>. A los 20 a\u00f1os, su destino era el aro y el bal\u00f3n en la Universidad de South\u00a0<strong>Florida<\/strong>\u00a0(USF). Sin embargo, un cambio de coach en el programa abri\u00f3 una brecha inesperada.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">El equipo de\u00a0<strong>f\u00fatbol americano<\/strong>\u00a0de USF lo llam\u00f3 y lo que comenz\u00f3 como una curiosidad por sus condiciones atl\u00e9ticas, termin\u00f3 llev\u00e1ndolo a la NFL como agente libre no drafteado para los\u00a0<strong>Miami Dolphins<\/strong>, en mayo de 2024.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">\"Cuando me vi en el\u00a0<strong>campo de entrenamiento<\/strong>, no lo cre\u00eda, vi a esos jugadores que admiraba, y de repente todo se volvi\u00f3 r\u00e1pido, y quer\u00eda ser parte de todo\", confiesa Matos que invirti\u00f3 su primer a\u00f1o completo en el\u00a0<strong>equipo de pr\u00e1cticas<\/strong>\u00a0de los Dolphins.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Gran amenaza<\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">En junio pasado, la adversidad golpe\u00f3 con la violencia de un\u00a0<em><strong>tackle<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0(derribo): una\u00a0<strong>contusi\u00f3n cerebral<\/strong>\u00a0severa lo dej\u00f3 casi paral\u00edtico durante casi\u00a0<strong>tres meses<\/strong>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">\"Tuve que\u00a0<strong>aprender a hablar<\/strong>, a caminar. Les dije a mis\u00a0<strong>coaches<\/strong>\u00a0que me dejaran venir al pa\u00eds, y aqu\u00ed me mejor\u00e9, ya en octubre estaba listo\", relata el atleta.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Pero a pesar de su recuperaci\u00f3n milagrosa, el negocio de la NFL no espera.\u00a0<strong>Miami lo dej\u00f3 libre<\/strong>\u00a0en agosto. Sin embargo, su resiliencia dio frutos y en octubre los\u00a0<strong>Indianapolis Colts<\/strong>\u00a0lo firmaron para su\u00a0<strong>equipo de pr\u00e1ctica<\/strong>, donde hoy mantiene viva la llama del debut para esta campa\u00f1a.<\/span><\/p>\n<figure class=\"inline-block\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<div class=\"expand-img-placeholder\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/resources.diariolibre.com\/images\/expand.svg\" alt=\"Expandir imagen\" width=\"20\" height=\"20\" \/><\/span><\/div>\n<span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><picture><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"mx-auto\" src=\"https:\/\/resources.diariolibre.com\/images\/2026\/04\/13\/img5587-1536x989-84d26bd4.jpeg\" alt=\"Infograf\u00eda\" width=\"auto\" height=\"350\" \/><\/picture><\/span>\n<figcaption><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Matos ense\u00f1a los fundamentos del f\u00fatbol americano a ni\u00f1os durante una cl\u00ednica impartida en Santo Domingo este pasado fin de semana.\u00a0(<strong>FUENTE XTERNA<\/strong>)<\/span><\/figcaption>\n<\/figure>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">F\u00edsico de RD<\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Para Matos, el talento que la Rep\u00fablica Dominicana exporta a la\u00a0<strong>MLB<\/strong>\u00a0es el mismo que puede cosechar para el\u00a0<strong>f\u00fatbol americano<\/strong>. \"Somos atletas naturales. Un dominicano se cr\u00eda jugando pelota, b\u00e1squetbol sin tenis, yo me cri\u00e9 as\u00ed, y eso es lo que busca la NFL\", asegur\u00f3.<\/span><\/p>\n<figure class=\"inline-block\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<div class=\"expand-img-placeholder\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/resources.diariolibre.com\/images\/expand.svg\" alt=\"Expandir imagen\" width=\"20\" height=\"20\" \/><\/span><\/div>\n<span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><picture><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"mx-auto\" src=\"https:\/\/resources.diariolibre.com\/images\/2026\/04\/13\/whatsapp-image-2026-04-10-at-220216-80e6457e.jpeg\" alt=\"Infograf\u00eda\" width=\"auto\" height=\"350\" \/><\/picture><\/span>\n<figcaption><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Isaac Gittens, Encargado de Football Pipeline Development de la NFL.\u00a0<\/span><\/figcaption>\n<\/figure>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">La visi\u00f3n es compartida por\u00a0<strong>Isaac Gittens<\/strong>, encargado de\u00a0<strong>Football Pipeline Development<\/strong>, quien acompa\u00f1\u00f3 a Matos en Santo Domingo y quien asegura que est\u00e1n en el pa\u00eds \"buscando todo tipo de opciones y oportunidades\" para el\u00a0<strong>talento criollo<\/strong>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Matos se desempe\u00f1a como\u00a0<strong>liniero ofensivo<\/strong>\u00a0(OT), una posici\u00f3n ingrata para el espect\u00e1culo pero vital para la\u00a0<strong>victoria<\/strong>, pues se trata de proteger al quarterback o mariscal de campo en el ataque.<\/span><\/p>\n<figure class=\"inline-block\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<div class=\"expand-img-placeholder\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/resources.diariolibre.com\/images\/expand.svg\" alt=\"Expandir imagen\" width=\"20\" height=\"20\" \/><\/span><\/div>\n<span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><picture><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"mx-auto\" src=\"https:\/\/resources.diariolibre.com\/images\/2026\/04\/13\/bayron-matos-dejado-fuera-de-roster-por-los-miami-dolphins-4851d3d3.jpeg\" alt=\"Infograf\u00eda\" width=\"auto\" height=\"350\" \/><\/picture><\/span>\n<figcaption><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Bayron Matos (75), en una formaci\u00f3n ofensiva de los Miami Dolphins en un partido de pretemporada.\u00a0(<strong>FUENTE EXTERNA<\/strong>)<\/span><\/figcaption>\n<\/figure>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">El aprendizaje ha sido a base de choques de realidad, como cuando enfrent\u00f3 un\u00a0<strong>ataque defensivo<\/strong>\u00a0repentino (blitz) de\u00a0<strong>Jalen Ramsey<\/strong>, ocho veces Todos Estrellas, y campe\u00f3n del Super Bowl en 2021.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Por lo delgado que lo vio, pens\u00f3 que era pan comido. \"Pero\u00a0<strong>cuando se 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