Matt Roth

Matthew M. Roth (born October 14, 1982) is an American former professional football player who was a defensive end in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Iowa Hawkeyes and was selected by the Miami Dolphins in the second round of the 2005 NFL draft. He also played in the NFL for the Cleveland Browns and Jacksonville Jaguars.

Early life Roth attended Willowbrook High School in Villa Park, Illinois. He was a consensus All-America pick as a senior when he played linebacker and fullback.

Roth lettered three times in wrestling (took his junior off to focus on football), where he won a state title as a senior with a record of 31–0.

College career Roth was a two-time first-team All-Big Ten selection and an All-American selection as a senior at the University of Iowa.

Roth began his Iowa career as a middle linebacker. He shifted to the defensive line in 2002.

Professional career

Miami Dolphins Roth was selected by the Miami Dolphins in the second round (46th overall) of the 2005 NFL draft, using the pick acquired in the Patrick Surtain trade.

Roth played in a reserve role in all 32 games in his first two seasons.

With the departure of Kevin Carter to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and David Bowens to free agency, Roth was named starting defensive end in 2007.

In 2008, Roth moved to outside linebacker after the Dolphins shifted to the 3-4 defense. He started 14 of 16 games.

Roth was the subject of controversy at the beginning of training camp in 2009. According to head coach Tony Sparano, Roth failed the team's initial conditioning test due to an unknown illness. Roth's agent, Drew Rosenhaus, stated in a television appearance the failed test was due to a groin injury. On September 5, Roth was placed on the Reserve/Non-Football-Injury list. He was later waived on November 24 of that year.

Cleveland Browns Roth was claimed off waivers by the Cleveland Browns on November 25, 2009.

Jacksonville Jaguars On August 11, 2011, Roth signed with the Jacksonville Jaguars.

NFL statistics Year Team GP COMB TOTAL AST SACK FF FR FR YDS INT IR YDS AVG IR LNG TD PD 2005 MIA 16 20 15 5 1.0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2006 MIA 16 37 24 13 3.5 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2007 MIA 13 44 35 9 3.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2008 MIA 16 53 46 7 5.0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 2009 MIA 4 4 2 2 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2009 CLE 6 28 18 10 4.0 0 1 7 0 0 0 0 0 1 2010 CLE 16 86 59 27 3.5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2011 JAX 9 24 18 6 3.5 0 1 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 Career 96 296 217 79 23.5 6 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 8