Kenny Veal
American football player (born 1989)
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Kenny Leon Veal, Jr. (born May 26, 1989) is an American former football defensive back. He played college football at Thomas More College. He was a member of the Nashville Venom, Cleveland Gladiators, Wichita Falls Nighthawks, Green Bay Blizzard, Jacksonville Sharks, Columbus Destroyers, Carolina Cobras, and Albany Empire.
Hamilton, Ohio, U.S.
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| Position | Defensive back | ||||||||||||
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| Born | May 26, 1989 Hamilton, Ohio, U.S. | ||||||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 195 lb (88 kg) | ||||||||||||
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| High school | Hamilton | ||||||||||||
| College | Thomas More College (KY) | ||||||||||||
| NFL draft | 2013: undrafted | ||||||||||||
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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
| Year | Team | Tackles | Interceptions | Kickoff Returns | |||||||||||||
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| Solo | Ast | Total | Loss | Sacks | FF | Int | Yards | Avg | TD | PD | Att | Yards | Avg | TD | Long | ||
| 2008 | Toledo | 18 | 6 | 24 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 155 | 17.2 | 0 | 28 |
| 2009 | Toledo | 10 | 5 | 15 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 195 | 24.4 | 0 | 35 |
| 2011 | Grand Valley State | 24 | 16 | 40 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | -- | 0 | -- |
| 2012 | Thomas More | 31 | 9 | 40 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 2 | 33 | 16.5 | 0 | 14 | 7 | 125 | 17.9 | 0 | 21 |
| Career | 83 | 36 | 119 | 4.5 | 0.0 | 2 | 6 | 34 | 5.7 | 0 | 28 | 24 | 475 | 19.8 | 0 | 35 | |
Professional career
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.
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.
On May 19, 2016, Veal signed with the Wichita Falls Nighthawks of the Indoor Football League (IFL).[11]
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.
On May 4, 2017, Veal signed with the Green Bay Blizzard of the IFL.[12]
Veal signed with the Jacksonville Sharks of the National Arena League (NAL) in December 2017.[13]
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.
On May 5, 2021, Veal signed with the Carolina Cobras of the NAL. On June 10, 2021, Veal was released by the Cobras.
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.
On May 24, 2022, Veal was traded to the Albany Empire of the NAL.[15]
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.