Former Blue Bomber Chris Matthews toast of Super Bowl XLIX

A former Winnipeg Blue Bomber is the talk of the NFL Monday after his amazing performance in Sunday night's Super Bowl XLIX.

Chris Matthews lit up the game, making four huge catches and a touchdown — not too shabby considering he was working at Foot Locker last December and had never made a catch in the NFL.

But Matthews' performance wasn't a surprise to Markus Howell. Howell is the receivers' coach for the Winnipeg Blue Bombers, where Matthews spent the last two seasons. 

He said it was a blast to watch the game last night and hear from fans.

"I do have a Twitter account, but it's very dormant," Howell said. "I don't use it very often, but it was on fire last night, so I definitely appreciate that from the fans."

Howell said Matthews' performance shows the talent level in the CFL is a lot closer to the NFL than many people think.

Matthews was the front-runner for Super Bowl MVP, until an interception in the final seconds of the game meant Matthews' Seahawks ended up losing the game. Regardless, Matthews put on a clinic, catching four passes for 109 yards and one touchdown. Matthews was the CFL's rookie of the year in 2012.

"He's a great guy to be around, great teammate, guys love him in the locker room and his play helped us as a team, so it's great to see those types of people succeed," Howell said.