Kenny Veal

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Kenny Veal
Personal information
Born: (1989-05-26) May 26, 1989 (age 34)
Hamilton, Ohio, U.S.
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
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

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]

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

Season Tackles Interceptions Kickoff Returns
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]

  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. Archived from the original on June 22, 2017. 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.
  14. ^ "2021 NAL Transactions". nationalarenaleague.com.
  15. ^ "2022 NAL Transactions". nationalarenaleague.com.
  16. ^ "2023 NAL Transactions". nationalarenaleague.com.

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