Kenny Veal
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Born: | Hamilton, Ohio, U.S. | May 26, 1989||||||||||
Height: | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||||||||||
Weight: | 195 lb (88 kg) | ||||||||||
Career information | |||||||||||
High school: | Hamilton (OH) | ||||||||||
College: | Thomas More College (KY) | ||||||||||
Position: | Defensive back | ||||||||||
Undrafted: | 2013 | ||||||||||
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* Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |||||||||||
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Player stats at ArenaFan.com |
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, Green Bay Blizzard, Jacksonville Sharks, Columbus Destroyers, Carolina Cobras, and Albany Empire.
Early life
[edit]Veal attended Hamilton High School. He was selected to play in the Big 33 Football Classic.[1]
College career
[edit]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
[edit]Season | Tackles | Interceptions | Kickoff Returns | |||||||||||||
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Solo | Ast | Total | Loss | Sacks | FF | Int | Yards | Avg | TD | PD | Att | Yards | Avg | TD | Long | |
Toledo Rockets | ||||||||||||||||
2008 | 18 | 6 | 24 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 155 | 17.2 | 0 | 28 |
2009 | 10 | 5 | 15 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 195 | 24.4 | 0 | 35 |
Grand Valley State Lakers | ||||||||||||||||
2011 | 24 | 16 | 40 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | -- | 0 | -- |
Thomas More Saints | ||||||||||||||||
2012 | 31 | 9 | 40 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 2 | 33 | 16.5 | 0 | 14 | 7 | 125 | 17.9 | 0 | 21 |
NCAA Career Totals | 83 | 36 | 119 | 4.5 | 0.0 | 2 | 6 | 34 | 5.7 | 0 | 28 | 24 | 475 | 19.8 | 0 | 35 |
Professional career
[edit]Nashville Venom
[edit]Veal signed with the Nashville Venom of the Professional Indoor Football League (PIFL) 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
[edit]Veal was assigned to the Cleveland Gladiators of the Arena Football League (AFL) 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
[edit]On May 19, 2016, Veal signed with the Wichita Falls Nighthawks of the Indoor Football League (IFL).[11]
Cleveland Gladiators
[edit]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
[edit]On May 4, 2017, Veal signed with the Green Bay Blizzard of the IFL.[12]
Jacksonville Sharks
[edit]Veal signed with the Jacksonville Sharks of the National Arena League (NAL) in December 2017.[13]
Columbus Destroyers
[edit]On March 7, 2019, Veal was assigned to the Columbus Destroyers of the AFL. On April 13, 2019, he was placed on recallable reassignment and became a free agent.
Carolina Cobras
[edit]On May 5, 2021, Veal signed with the Carolina Cobras of the NAL. On June 10, 2021, Veal was released by the Cobras.
Jacksonville Sharks (second stint)
[edit]On June 24, 2021, Veal signed with the Sharks for his second stint with the team.[14] On March 3, 2022, Veal re-signed with the Sharks for the 2022 season.
Albany Empire
[edit]On May 24, 2022, Veal was traded to the Albany Empire of the NAL.[15]
Carolina Cobras (second stint)
[edit]On January 9, 2023, Veal signed with the Cobras for his second stint with the team.[16] Veal became a free agent at the end of the season.
References
[edit]- ^ 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.
- ^ "2008 Toledo Rockets Football Recruiting". www.vandelaysports.com. Retrieved June 26, 2017.
- ^ "2008 Kenny Veal Game-by-game". www.utrockets.com. UT Rockets. Retrieved June 26, 2017.
- ^ "Toledo Cumulative Season Statistics". www.utrockets.com. UT Rockets. Retrieved June 26, 2017.
- ^ "Grand Valley St. Cumulative Season Statistics". www.gvsulakers.com. Grand Valley State University. Retrieved June 26, 2017.
- ^ "2012 Thomas More Saints Football stats". www.tmcsaints.com. Thomas More College. Retrieved June 26, 2017.
- ^ "New professional football team includes former Golden Eagles". www.ttusports.com. Tennessee Tech. March 24, 2014. Retrieved June 26, 2017.
- ^ Lauren Moore (July 13, 2014). "Nashville Venom win first indoor football title". www.tennessean.com. The Tennessean. Retrieved June 26, 2017.
- ^ "Nashville Venom Season Preview". www.oursportscentral.com. OurSports Central. March 26, 2015. Retrieved June 26, 2017.
- ^ "Gladiators Off-Season Tracker (10-21-15)". www.clevelandgladiators.com. Cleveland Gladiators. October 21, 2015. Retrieved June 26, 2017.
- ^ "May 2016 IFL Transactions". www.goifl.com. Indoor Football League. Retrieved June 26, 2017.
- ^ "May 2017 IFL Transactions". www.goifl.com. Indoor Football League. Archived from the original on June 22, 2017. Retrieved June 26, 2017.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "2021 NAL Transactions". nationalarenaleague.com.
- ^ "2022 NAL Transactions". nationalarenaleague.com.
- ^ "2023 NAL Transactions". nationalarenaleague.com.
External links
[edit]- Toledo Rockets bio
- Thomas More College Saints bio Archived 2018-02-06 at the Wayback Machine