Dan Kreider

Dan Kreider

Kreider (center) with a coach while with the Steelers in 2006
No. --     Free Agent
Fullback
Personal information
Date of birth: March 11, 1977 (1977-03-11) (age 34)
Place of birth: Manheim, Pennsylvania
Height: 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	Weight: 255 lb (116 kg)
Career information
College: New Hampshire
Undrafted in 2000
Debuted in 2000 for the Pittsburgh Steelers
Career history
Pittsburgh Steelers (2000–2007) St. Louis Rams (2008) Arizona Cardinals (2009)
Career highlights and awards
Super Bowl champion (XL)
Career NFL statistics as of 2009
Rushing yards	144
Rushing average	4.5
Rushing TDs	2
Receptions	64
Receiving yards	491
Receiving TDs	2
Stats at NFL.com

Dan Kreider (born March 11, 1977 in Manheim, Pennsylvania) is an American football fullback who is currently a free agent. He was signed by the Pittsburgh Steelers as an undrafted free agent in 2000. He played college football at New Hampshire.

Kreider earned a Super Bowl ring with the Steelers in Super Bowl XL. He has also played for the St. Louis Rams.

College career

Kreider earned state Section II Best Player honors as a senior at Manheim, Pennsylvania's Manheim Central High School. He attended the University of New Hampshire and was an A student and letterman in football. In football, he was a three-year starter at fullback, and as a senior, he posted 92 rushing attempts for 518 yards (5.6 yards per rushing attempt avg.), and 25 receptions for 275 yards (11.00 yards per reception avg.) and a touchdown. He majored in business administration.

Professional career

Pittsburgh Steelers

Kreider entered the league when the Steelers signed him following the 2000 NFL Draft in which he was not selected. After playing on the team's practice squad, he was signed to the active roster on October 17, 2000, to replace Jon Witman, who had been injured. He remained on the active roster for the remainder of the season and was named the Steelers' Rookie of the Year, playing better than draftees Plaxico Burress and Marvel Smith. Started at FB in Super Bowl XL vs Seattle, threw a key block on QB Ben Roethlisberger's extremely controversial one-yard touchdown run, which he later admitted was not a TD on Jay Leno, late in the second quarter to give the Steelers a 7-3 lead.

It was announced on September 7, 2007 there may be some games during the 2007 season that Kreider may not even dress. It was also announced at the same time that he would not be the starting fullback, but rather Carey Davis would assume that role for at least the first game.^[1] After tearing his ACL during the Miami Dolphins game, he was placed on season-ending injured reserve on November 29.

St. Louis Rams

Kreider with the Rams in November 2008

On July 22, 2008 Kreider was signed by the St. Louis Rams but later released on November 23, 2008 . Kreider was the Rams' No. 1 fullback and played in all 11 games this season. He had one carry for no yards. Kreider wore number 36 for the Rams, the same number worn by the man Kreider once blocked for in Pittsburgh, Jerome Bettis. Bettis played his first three years with the Rams before being traded to the Steelers. Kreider had previously worn number 35.

Arizona Cardinals

Kreider signed a one-year contract with the Arizona Cardinals on April 2, 2009. The move reunited him with Cardinals head coach Ken Whisenhunt, who had previously been an assistant coach for the Steelers during Kreider's time in Pittsburgh.^[2]

Personal

Kreider is married to Karen with two sons, McCabe and Kellen, and one daughter, Vienne.

References

1. ^ Davis replaces Kreider as starter
2. ^ Cards Sign Kreider to 1-Year Deal ESPN, April 2, 2009

External links

• Arizona Cardinals bio
• Pittsburgh Steelers bio
• St. Louis Rams bio

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Name	Kreider, Dan
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Date of birth	March 11, 1977
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