Casey Kreiter

Casey Kreiter
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Kreiter with the Denver Broncos in 2016
No. 59 – New York Giants
Position:Long snapper
Personal information
Born: (1990-08-13) August 13, 1990 (age 34)
DeWitt, Iowa, U.S.
Height:6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight:250 lb (113 kg)
Career information
High school:Central (DeWitt, Iowa)
College:Iowa
Undrafted:2014
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Roster status:Active
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics as of Week 6, 2024
Games played:131
Total tackles:15
Stats at Pro Football Reference

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

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.[1] 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.

Professional career

Pre-draft measurables
Height Weight Arm length Hand span 40-yard dash 10-yard split 20-yard split 20-yard shuttle Three-cone drill Vertical jump Broad jump Bench press
6 ft 2 in
(1.88 m) 		251 lb
(114 kg) 		30+7⁄8 in
(0.78 m) 		9+3⁄8 in
(0.24 m)		 5.03 s 1.71 s 2.88 s 4.40 s 7.26 s 32.5 in
(0.83 m)		 8 ft 8 in
(2.64 m)		 13 reps
All values from Iowa's Pro Day[2][3]

Dallas Cowboys

Kreiter was signed as an undrafted free agent by the Dallas Cowboys after the 2014 NFL draft on May 12.[4] He was waived on August 26.[5]

On March 18, 2015, he was re-signed by the Cowboys.[6] He was released on August 31, after not being able to pass on the depth chart stalwart long snapper L.P. Ladouceur.[7]

Denver Broncos

On April 7, 2016, Kreiter signed as a free agent with the Denver Broncos, to compete for the long snapper position after Aaron Brewer left in free agency.[8] He won the starting job in July.[9] He played in 10 games, before suffering a season-ending calf injury during a practice. On December 16, 2016, he was placed on the injured reserve list.[10] He was replaced with Thomas Gafford.

On April 3, 2017, he was re-signed and was able to regain the long snapper job. On April 6, 2018, he was re-signed. He was selected to his first Pro Bowl, after making 146 snaps without an error.[11] On March 7, 2019, he re-signed with the Broncos.[12]

New York Giants

On April 1, 2020, Kreiter signed as a free agent with the New York Giants, to compete against Zak DeOssie.[13] He reunited with offensive coordinator Jason Garrett, who was the head coach of the Cowboys when he tried out for the team. He earned the long snapper job during preseason and DeOssie opted to retire on August 7. He was placed on the reserve/COVID-19 list by the team on November 18, 2020,[14] and activated on November 23.[15]

On March 17, 2021, Kreiter re-signed with the Giants.[16] On March 16, 2022, Kreiter re-signed with the Giants.[17]

On March 13, 2023, Krieter re-signed with the Giants.[18] On March 29, 2023, Kreiter changed his jersey number from 58 to 59 in order for Bobby Okereke to wear 58.[19]

Kreiter once again re-signed with the Giants on March 10, 2024.[20]

References

  1. ^ "Hawkeye senior Kreiter "found out how to be a man"". The Gazette. Retrieved September 4, 2016.
  2. ^ "2014 NFL Draft Scout Casey Kreiter College Football Profile". DraftScout.com. Retrieved May 9, 2023.
  3. ^ "Casey Kreiter 2014 NFL Draft Profile". insider.espn.com. Retrieved May 9, 2023.
  4. ^ "Six Players Waived To Make Room For Picks, Free Agents". Retrieved September 20, 2022.
  5. ^ "Cowboys Trim Roster To 75; Matt Johnson Waived". Retrieved September 20, 2022.
  6. ^ "Cowboys sign long snapper Casey Kreiter". Retrieved September 20, 2022.
  7. ^ "Cowboys Make Five Cuts To Approach NFL's 75-Man Roster Limit". Retrieved September 20, 2022.
  8. ^ Mason, Andrew (April 7, 2016). "Broncos add long snapper Casey Kreiter". DenverBroncos.com. Retrieved September 4, 2022.
  9. ^ TEGNA. "Casey Kreiter wins Broncos longsnapper job". Retrieved September 4, 2016.
  10. ^ DiLalla, Aric (December 16, 2016). "Broncos elevate Dora to active roster, move Kreiter to IR". DenverBroncos.com. Archived from the original on September 14, 2017.
  11. ^ DiLalla, Aric (January 16, 2019). "Long snapper Casey Kreiter named to 2019 Pro Bowl". DenverBroncos.com.
  12. ^ DiLalla, Aric (March 7, 2019). "Broncos re-sign long snapper Casey Kreiter". DenverBroncos.com.
  13. ^ Eisen, Michael (April 1, 2022). "Giants sign long snapper Casey Kreiter". Giants.com.
  14. ^ Hickey, Kevin (November 18, 2020). "Giants place P Riley Dixon, LS Casey Kreiter on COVID-19 list". USAToday.com. Retrieved December 25, 2020.
  15. ^ "McKinney, Ximines to start practicing with Giants". APNews.com. November 23, 2020. Retrieved December 25, 2020.
  16. ^ "Giants re-sign long snapper Casey Kreiter". Giants Wire. USA Today. March 17, 2021.
  17. ^ "Giants reportedly re-sign long snapper Casey Kreiter". Giants.com. March 16, 2022.
  18. ^ "Giants re-sign long snapper Casey Kreiter". Giants.com. March 13, 2023.
  19. ^ "New uniform numbers unveiled for Giants". Giants.com. March 29, 2023.
  20. ^ Citak, Matt (March 10, 2024). "Reports: Giants agree to terms with long snapper Casey Kreiter". Giants.com.
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