Matt Furstenburg
 Furstenburg at Ravens M&T Bank Stadium practice in August 2013. | |||
| No. 85 | |||
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| Position: | Tight end | ||
| Personal information | |||
| Date of birth: | June 19, 1989 | ||
| Place of birth: | Flemington, New Jersey | ||
| Height: | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||
| Weight: | 244 lb (111 kg) | ||
| Career information | |||
| College: | Maryland | ||
| Undrafted: | 2013 | ||
| Career history | |||
| * Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |||
| Career NFL statistics | |||
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Matt Furstenburg (born June 19, 1989)[1] is a former American football tight end. He played college football at the University of Maryland. He signed as an undrafted free agent with the Baltimore Ravens in 2014.
Early years
He was a two-sport athlete in Flemington, New Jersey.[2] He helped his high-school football team win a state title as an all-state tight end and defensive lineman in which he recorded 400 receiving yards and eight sacks during high school.[2]
Professional career
| Ht | Wt | Arm length | Hand size | 40-yd dash | 10-yd split | 20-yd split | 20-ss | 3-cone | Vert | Broad | BP | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 ft 3 in | 242 lb | 31 3/4 in | 8 5/8 in | 4.62 s | 4.35 s | 7.09 s | 35.5 in | 115 ft 0 in | 18 reps | ||||||||||
| All values from the NFL Combine [2] | |||||||||||||||||||
On April 27, 2013, Furstenburg signed with the Baltimore Ravens as an undrafted free agent.[3] He was waived on August 30, 2013. Furstenburg spent time on the practice squad during the 2013 season. He was released by the Ravens in May 2014 as part of roster moves made after the 2014 NFL Draft.[4]
After football
After his short stint in the NFL, Fustenburg became a co-founder and one of the original inventors of Grip Boost, a gel product with the purpose of restoring the tackiness of sports gloves.[5]
References
- ↑ "Furstenburg Rotoworld Profile". rotoworld.com.
- 1 2 3 Matt Furstenburg NFL Combine profile
- ↑ "Ravens Sign 14 Undrafted Free Agents". baltimoreravens.com. Retrieved May 3, 2013.
- ↑ "Ravens Sign Three Players, Cut Matt Furstenburg And Two Others". baltimoreravens.com. Retrieved May 19, 2014.
- ↑ Newcomb, Tim (June 24, 2016). "Using crabs to catch footballs: Ex-NFL player develops Grip Boost for tacky gloves". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved August 24, 2016.