| Intro | American football player | ||||
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| From | United States of America | ||||
| Type | Sports | ||||
| Gender | male | ||||
| Birth | 19 June 1989, Flemington, Hunterdon County, New Jersey, USA | ||||
| Age: | 31 years | ||||
| Star sign | Gemini | ||||
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Matt Furstenburg (born June 19, 1989) 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. 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.
Professional career
| Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand size | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20-yard shuttle | Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump | Bench press | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |
242 lb (110 kg) |
31 ⁄4 in (0.81 m) |
8 ⁄8 in (0.22 m) |
4.62 s | 4.35 s | 7.09 s | 35.5 in (0.90 m) |
115 ft 0 in (35.05 m) |
18 reps | |||
| All values from the NFL Combine | ||||||||||||
On April 27, 2013, Furstenburg signed with the Baltimore Ravens as an undrafted free agent. 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.
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.