Matt Kranchick

Matthew Alan Kranchick (born December 13, 1979 in Carlisle, Pennsylvania) is a former American football tight end.
The 6'7", 260 lb. tight end was the sixth-round pick (194 overall) of the Pittsburgh Steelers in the 2004 NFL Draft. He was signed as a free agent by the New York Giants in 2005, where he played for one season before being released on June 8, 2006. Kranchick spent the 2006 preseason with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers before being released in the final roster cutdown, and was picked up by the New England Patriots later in the season.
He played collegiately at Penn State University, where he earned a Bachelor of Science in business administration in 2002. Kranchick played quarterback, wide receiver and defensive end at Trinity High School in Camp Hill, Pennsylvania, and at Mercersburg Academy in Mercersburg, Pennsylvania.