Matt Furstenburg

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PositionTight end
Born (1989-06-19) June 19, 1989 (age 36)
Flemington, New Jersey
Listed height6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Listed weight244 lb (111 kg)
Matt Furstenburg
Furstenburg at Ravens M&T Bank Stadium practice in August 2013.
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PositionTight end
Personal information
Born (1989-06-19) June 19, 1989 (age 36)
Flemington, New Jersey
Listed height6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Listed weight244 lb (111 kg)
Career information
CollegeMaryland
NFL draft2013: undrafted
Career history
* Offseason and/or practice squad member only
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Matt Furstenburg (born June 19, 1989)[1] is an American former 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.

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

Pre-draft measurables
HeightWeightArm lengthHand span40-yard dash20-yard shuttleThree-cone drillVertical jumpBroad jumpBench press
6 ft 3 in
(1.91 m)
242 lb
(110 kg)
31+34 in
(0.81 m)
8+58 in
(0.22 m)
4.62 s4.35 s7.09 s35.5 in
(0.90 m)
115 ft 0 in
(35.05 m)
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. In 2018, Grip Boost football gloves were ranked the best football gloves with the #1 grip in football.[5]

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