Turk played semi-pro football for the
Racine Raiders before entering the NFL. He signed with the
Green Bay Packers and
Los Angeles Rams in 1993 and 1994 respectively, but did not make the final roster on either team.
Washington Redskins On April 5, 1995, the
Washington Redskins signed Turk, and for the first time in his career, he made an NFL roster. In 1996 he was named a First Team All-Pro, the last time a Washington player of any position has received that honor until guard
Brandon Scherff was honored in 2021. He stayed on the team until they traded Turk to the
Miami Dolphins on March 9, 2000. He was traded because of a strained relationship with owner Dan Snyder over a finger injury he had that caused him to miss a game. He also was upset because there was a report that he got injured in a basketball game (although that was later proven false after it was discovered that he was misdiagnosed.) Turk said he "wasn't surprised" and the Redskins "did him a favor" by trading him.
Miami Dolphins Turk played for the Dolphins for 2 seasons (2000–2001).
New York Jets On April 23, 2002, Turk signed with the
New York Jets. On March 7, he was released.
Return to Dolphins After a poor performance by
Mark Royals, Turk was re-signed by the Dolphins on September 29, 2003. After having a visit with the
Green Bay Packers (the first team he signed with his career), he ultimately re-signed with the Dolphins on March 23, 2004. After being placed on Injured Reserve, he was released on October 12, 2005.
Return to Rams On April 4, 2006, Turk and the St. Louis Rams agreed to a 1-year deal 12 years after he signed with the team.
Houston Texans The Houston Texans signed Matt Turk late in the 2007 offseason to compete with incumbent punter Chad Stanley. He won the job after Chad Stanley was cut on August 31, 2007 After ranking 2nd in punts inside the 20, he was re-signed for a 2-year, 3.5 million dollar contract on March 19, 2008, the first day he was eligible to sign a free agent contract. On March 9, 2010, his agent David Canter announced he signed a 1-year contract to return to the Texans. He was not re-signed in 2011.
Jacksonville Jaguars On July 28, 2011, Turk signed a contract with the
Jacksonville Jaguars. He was released October 11 after a terrible game against the Bengals. The fans booed him and he was waving his hands as if he wanted to be booed more.
Return to Texans After
Brett Hartmann was placed on IR, the Texans re-signed Matt Turk. He said it was a "dream come true" to return to the team. ==NFL career statistics==