Ted Rath is the Vice President of Player Performance for the Philadelphia Eagles. He has nearly two decades of experience in the NFL. He assists with talent acquisition through the NFL draft and free agency and monitors team schedules to optimize performance. Rath was on the Head Coach Hiring Committee that led the team to bring in Coach Nick Sirianni.
Following the 2022 season and a Super Bowl appearance for the Eagles, Rath was voted NFL Strength and Conditioning Coach of the Year for the second time in his career. The Eagles achieved the most wins (14) in franchise history.
Rath was elected as the inaugural President to represent the Professional Football Performance Coaches Association (PFPCA) in early 2023. This society was established to represent all strength and performance professionals working in Professional Football, including Strength and Conditioning Coaches, Sports Science Professionals, and others in related fields.
In his first season leading his own Strength and Conditioning Program, Rath was named the NFL Strength and Conditioning Coach of the Year for the first time. Rath was an integral part in the Rams Sports Science program, which helped L.A. finish the 2017 season as the healthiest NFL team based on adjusted games lost, according to Football Outsiders, an innovative statistics website.
In 2018 the Rams earned a trip to Super Bowl XIII. The health and performance of the team over the two-year span helped them earn the best record in the NFL from 2017-2018. Prior to joining the Rams, Rath was named Assistant Strength and Conditioning Coach of the Miami Dolphins for the 2016 season, a year in which they clinched their first playoff berth since the 2008 season. Before his stint with the Dolphins, he spent seven seasons (2009-15) with the Detroit Lions as an Assistant Strength and Conditioning Coach. The team earned multiple playoff appearances during this span.
Prior to Detroit, Rath was an Assistant Strength and Conditioning Coach at The University of Toledo, where he directed the strength and conditioning programs for all fifteen of the school’s Olympic sports.
Rath has helped publish numerous research articles. He has written for several industry publications and speaks regularly at conferences and corporate events both domestically and abroad. He sits on the NFL’s Lower Extremity Soft Tissue Injury Task Force. Rath is married to his high school sweetheart Robin and the couple have three children Brooklyn, Brady, and Emmy.
