Matthew Conrath

Matthew Conrath is an American former professional football player who was a defensive end in the National Football League. He played college football for the Virginia Cavaliers. In 2012, he signed with the St. Louis Rams as an undrafted free agent.

College career

He played college football at the University of 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.

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 Stedman Bailey back to the active roster. He re-signed with their practice squad shortly after.

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