Matthew Conrath

Matthew Conrath (born August 11, 1989) is a former American football defensive end. In 2012, he signed with the St. Louis Rams as an undrafted free agent. He played college football at Virginia.

Matthew Conrath
Conrath at Rams 2013 training camp.
Position:Defensive end
Personal information
Born: (1989-08-11) August 11, 1989
Chicago, Illinois
Height:6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Weight:306 lb (139 kg)
Career information
High school:Chicago (IL) St. Rita
College:Virginia
Undrafted:2012
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Roster status:Active
Career highlights and awards
  • First-team All-ACC (2011)
Career NFL statistics as of 2014
Tackles:7
Sacks:1
Interceptions:0
Forced fumbles:0
Player stats at NFL.com

College career

He played college football at Virginia. He finished college with a total of 182 tackles, 10.5 sacks, 10 pass deflections and 4 forced fumbles.[1]

In his freshman season, he registered 35 tackles, 3 sacks, 3 pass deflections and a Forced fumble.[1]

In his sophomore season, he had 45 tackles along with 2 sacks and 3 pass deflections.[1]

In his junior season, he had 36 tackles, 2.5 sacks, one pass deflection and a Forced fumble.[1]

In his senior season, he had a career best 66 tackles, 3 sacks, 3 pass deflection along with 2 forced fumbles.[1]

Professional career

St. Louis Rams

On May 8, 2012, he signed with the St. Louis Rams as an undrafted free agent.[2] He was waived during final cuts on August 30, 2014. He joined the Rams practice squad on August 31, 2014. He was called up to the active roster on September 11, 2014 to replace the injured Chris Long.[3] He was released on September 15, 2014 in response to the impending roster move of bringing the suspended Stedman Bailey back to the active roster. He re-signed with their practice squad shortly after.

Pittsburgh Steelers

On January 9, 2015, Conrath signed a future/reserve contract with the Pittsburgh Steelers. He was released on September 5, 2015.[4]

References
  1. "Matt Conrath College Statistics". sports-reference.com.
  2. "Rams Add 23 Rookie Free Agents". stlouisrams.com. Archived from the original on May 10, 2012. Retrieved May 8, 2012.
  3. http://www.rotoworld.com/player/nfl/8067/matt-conrath
  4. "Steelers reduce roster to 53 players; sign cornerback Ross Cockrell". Steelers.com. September 5, 2015. Archived from the original on September 3, 2017. Retrieved March 2, 2017.
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