Kenny Veal

Kenny Leon Veal, Jr. (born May 26, 1989) is an American football defensive back who is currently a free agent. He played college football at Thomas More College in Kentucky and attended Hamilton High School in Hamilton, Ohio. He has also been a member of the Nashville Venom, Cleveland Gladiators, Wichita Falls Nighthawks and Green Bay Blizzard.

Kenny Veal
Free agent
Position:Defensive back
Personal information
Born: (1989-05-26) May 26, 1989
Hamilton, Ohio
Height:6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight:195 lb (88 kg)
Career information
High school:Hamilton (OH)
College:Thomas More College (KY)
Undrafted:2013
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career highlights and awards
Career Arena statistics
Tackles:26.5
Pass breakups:3
Interceptions:3
Kick returns:26
Kick return yards:462
Player stats at ArenaFan.com

Early life

Veal attended Hamilton High School. He was selected to play in the Big 33 Football Classic.[1]

College career

Veal played for the Toledo Rockets[2] from 2008 to 2009 and helped the Rockets to 8 wins. Veal played in 22 games with the Rockets and started 5 at cornerback. In 2010, Veal transferred to Grand Valley State where he redshirted as a junior. As a redshirt junior, Veal played in 11 games and started 7 at cornerback. In 2012, Veal transferred to Thomas More College where he started for the Saints as a senior.

Statistics

Sources:[3][4][5][6]

NCAA Collegiate Career statistics
Toledo Rockets
Season Tackles Interceptions Kickoff Returns
SoloAstTotalLossSacksFFIntYardsAvgTDPDAttYardsAvgTDLong
2008 186240.00.00100.003915517.2028
2009 105150.00.00100.003819524.4035
Grand Valley State Lakers
2011 2416401.50.00210.50800--0--
Thomas More Saints
2012 319403.00.0223316.5014712517.9021
NCAA Career Totals 83361194.50.026345.70282447519.8035

Professional career

Nashville Venom

Veal signed with the Nashville Venom in 2014.[7] Veal helped guide the Venom to a victory in PIFL Cup III.[8] Veal returned to the Venom in 2015.[9] Veal was named an All-PIFL selection in 2015.

Cleveland Gladiators

Veal was assigned to the Cleveland Gladiators on July 30, 2015, but never appeared in a game for the Gladiators.[10] On August 16, 2015, Veal was placed on inactive reserve. On May 13, 2016, Veal was placed on reassignment.

Wichita Falls Nighthawks

On May 19, 2016, Veal signed with the Wichita Falls Nighthawks.[11]

Cleveland Gladiators

On April 14, 2017, Veal was assigned to the Gladiators. On April 19, 2017, Veal was placed on reassignment. On June 9, 2017, Veal re-joined the Gladiators.

Green Bay Blizzard

On May 4, 2017, Veal signed with the Green Bay Blizzard.[12]

Jacksonville Sharks

Veal signed with the Jacksonville Sharks in December 2017.[13]

Columbus Destroyers

On March 7, 2019, Veal was assigned to the Columbus Destroyers. On April 13, 2019, he was placed on recallable reassignment and became a free agent.

References
  1. Eric Frantz (June 14, 2008). "All-Star Saturday For Ohio Features North-South, Big 33 Games". www.jjhuddle.com. Bucknuts Media Network. Retrieved June 26, 2017.
  2. "2008 Toledo Rockets Football Recruiting". www.vandelaysports.com. Retrieved June 26, 2017.
  3. "2008 Kenny Veal Game-by-game". www.utrockets.com. UT Rockets. Retrieved June 26, 2017.
  4. "Toledo Cumulative Season Statistics". www.utrockets.com. UT Rockets. Retrieved June 26, 2017.
  5. "Grand Valley St. Cumulative Season Statistics". www.gvsulakers.com. Grand Valley State University. Retrieved June 26, 2017.
  6. "2012 Thomas More Saints Football stats". www.tmcsaints.com. Thomas More College. Retrieved June 26, 2017.
  7. "New professional football team includes former Golden Eagles". www.ttusports.com. Tennessee Tech. March 24, 2014. Retrieved June 26, 2017.
  8. Lauren Moore (July 13, 2014). "Nashville Venom win first indoor football title". www.tennessean.com. The Tennessean. Retrieved June 26, 2017.
  9. "Nashville Venom Season Preview". www.oursportscentral.com. OurSports Central. March 26, 2015. Retrieved June 26, 2017.
  10. "Gladiators Off-Season Tracker (10-21-15)". www.clevelandgladiators.com. Cleveland Gladiators. October 21, 2015. Retrieved June 26, 2017.
  11. "May 2016 IFL Transactions". www.goifl.com. Indoor Football League. Retrieved June 26, 2017.
  12. "May 2017 IFL Transactions". www.goifl.com. Indoor Football League. Retrieved June 26, 2017.
  13. "Jacksonville signs Veteran Defensive Back Kenny Veal - All-PIFL Defensive Back joins Sharks secondary". nationalarenaleague.com. December 13, 2017. Archived from the original on December 14, 2017. Retrieved December 13, 2017.
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