Position: Offensive tackle Name Jared Veldheer | Weight: 321 lb (146 kg) 40 yard dash time 5.06 seconds Roster status: Active Height 2.03 m | |
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Date of birth: (1987-06-14) June 14, 1987 (age 28) NFL draft: 2010 / Round: 3 / Pick: 69 Parents Mary Veldheer, Jim Veldheer Similar People Bobby Massie, Frostee Rucker, Mike Iupati, Cory Redding, Chandler Catanzaro Profiles | ||
Jared veldheer oakland raiders tackle
Jared Veldheer (born June 14, 1987) is an American football offensive tackle for the Arizona Cardinals of the National Football League (NFL). He was drafted by the Oakland Raiders in the third round of the 2010 NFL Draft. He played college football at Hillsdale.
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- Jared veldheer oakland raiders tackle
- Jared veldheer athletics hall of fame class of 2016 hillsdale college
- Early life and college
- Oakland Raiders
- Arizona Cardinals
- References
Jared veldheer athletics hall of fame class of 2016 hillsdale college
Early life and college
Veldheer was born in Grand Rapids, Michigan to Jim and Mary Veldheer. He has two siblings, one older brother (Aaron Veldheer) and a younger sister (Meghan Veldheer). Jared graduated from Forest Hills Northern High School in 2005. In high school, Veldheer was named Most Valuable Lineman and played two years of varsity basketball, and his high school football coach Brent Myers graduated from Hillsdale College, the NCAA Division II college that Veldheer would attend. In 2008, Veldheer was co-captain of the Hillsdale Chargers football team. After the 2009 season, the American Football Coaches Association named him First-Team All-American. Veldheer is an alumnus of the Delta Sigma Phi Fraternity.
Oakland Raiders
Veldheer was selected by the Oakland Raiders in the third round (69th overall) of the 2010 NFL Draft. At the conclusion of the 2010 preseason, he was named Oakland's starting center, beating out veteran Samson Satele. However, after the first game, Veldheer was moved back to offensive tackle, replaced at center by Satele for the rest of the season, and began sharing time with veteran Mario Henderson. By midseason, Veldheer had supplanted Henderson to become the Raiders' full-time starting left tackle. On opening day of the 2011 NFL season, he started at left tackle next to rookie Stefen Wisniewski and the offensive line cleared the way for 190 rushing yards and a victory over the Denver Broncos.
Arizona Cardinals
On March 11, 2014, Veldheer signed a five-year, $35 million contract with the Arizona Cardinals. On October 31, 2016, Veldheer was placed on injured reserve after tearing his right triceps in Week 8.
