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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
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at Virginia.


College career

He played
college football College football (french: Football universitaire) refers to gridiron football played by teams of student athletes. It was through college football play that American football rules first gained popularity in the United States. Unlike most ...
at Virginia. He finished college with a total of 182 tackles, 10.5 sacks, 10 pass deflections and 4 forced fumbles. In his freshman season, he registered 35 tackles, 3 sacks, 3 pass deflections and a Forced fumble. In his sophomore season, he had 45 tackles along with 2 sacks and 3 pass deflections. In his junior season, he had 36 tackles, 2.5 sacks, one pass deflection and a Forced fumble. In his senior season, he had a career best 66 tackles, 3 sacks, 3 pass deflection along with 2 forced fumbles.


Professional career


St. Louis Rams

On May 8, 2012, he signed with the St. Louis Rams as an undrafted free agent. 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. He was released on September 15, 2014 in response to the impending roster move of bringing the suspended
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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
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. He was released on September 5, 2015.


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External links


St. Louis Rams bio
{{DEFAULTSORT:Conrath, Matthew 1989 births Living people American football defensive tackles Virginia Cavaliers football players St. Louis Rams players Pittsburgh Steelers players Players of American football from Virginia Players of American football from Chicago