Matthew James Ulrich was an American professional football player who was an offensive guard for the Indianapolis Colts of the National Football League. He played college football for the Northwestern Wildcats. He won Super Bowl XLI with the Colts during the 2006 season over the Chicago Bears.
Matt Ulrich obituary
Indianapolis Colts owner Jim Irsay announced Wednesday that Matt Ulrich, a former Super Bowl champion with the team, recently died at 41. The circumstances of Ulrich’s death were not disclosed. The former Colt was a husband and father of four pre-teen sons.
Ulrich was a high school standout at Streamwood High in Illinois and attended Northwestern, becoming a team captain during his 2004 senior season. Ulrich went undrafted in 2005 but signed with the Colts and made the team out of training camp.
Across two seasons with the team, including the Super Bowl run after the 2006 season, Ulrich appeared in 10 games for the Colts as an offensive guard. His last game on an NFL roster was Super Bowl XLI when the Colts beat the Chicago Bears 29-17.