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Matthew Conrath
American football player (born 1989)
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.
Conrath at Rams 2013 training camp. | |||||||||
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| Born: | (1989-08-11) August 11, 1989 (age 34) Chicago, Illinois | ||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) | ||||||||
| Weight: | 306 lb (139 kg) | ||||||||
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| High school: | Chicago (IL) St. Rita | ||||||||
| College: | Virginia | ||||||||
| Position: | Defensive end | ||||||||
| Undrafted: | 2012 | ||||||||
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| Roster status: | Active | ||||||||
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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]
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]
- "Matt Conrath College Statistics". sports-reference.com.
- "Rams Add 23 Rookie Free Agents". stlouisrams.com. Archived from the original on May 10, 2012. Retrieved May 8, 2012.
- "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.