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Casey Kreiter

Long Snapper, Arizona Cardinals · #59.

Player facts

Team: Arizona Cardinals
Position: Long Snapper
Number: 59
Born: Aug 13, 1990 (age 36)
Birthplace: Dewitt, IA, USA
Height: 6' 1"
Weight: 250 lbs
College: Iowa
Experience: 11 seasons
Status: Active

About

Casey Kreiter (born August 13, 1990) is an American professional football long snapper for the Arizona Cardinals of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Iowa Hawkeyes.

From Wikipedia’s article on Casey Kreiter, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.¹

Background

Early life

Kreiter attended Central High School. He played as a linebacker and tight end. As a junior, he received All-conference and second-team All-state honors. As a senior, he set the Iowa prep state record for points in a game, while receiving All-conference and All-state honors.

He also competed in wrestling, track and baseball. He received All-conference honors in wrestling as a senior.

College career

Kreiter accepted a football scholarship from the University of Iowa. As a redshirt freshman, he only played in the 27–24 loss against the University of Minnesota, handling long snaps in fourth quarter.

As a sophomore, he became the team's long snapper, while receiving Academic All-Big Ten honors. As a junior, he was the team's long snapper and posted 7 special teams tackles, while receiving Academic All-Big Ten honors.

As a senior, he was the team's long snapper and the backup center behind James Ferentz, while receiving honorable-mention All-Big Ten and Academic All-Big Ten honors.

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