- Casey Wiegmann
Infobox NFLactive
currentteam=Denver Broncos
currentnumber=62
currentpositionplain=Center
birthdate=birth date and age|1973|7|20
birthplace=Parkersburg, Iowa
heightft=6
heightin=2
weight=285
debutyear=1997
debutteam=New York Jets
college=Iowa
undraftedyear=1996
pastteams=
*Indianapolis Colts (1996)
*New York Jets (1996-1997)
*Chicago Bears (1997-2000)
*Kansas City Chiefs (2001-2007)
*Denver Broncos (2008-present)
nfl=WIE264308Casey Peter Wiegmann (born
July 20 ,1973 inParkersburg, Iowa ) is anAmerican football center for theDenver Broncos of theNational Football League . He was originally signed by theIndianapolis Colts as anundrafted free agent in 1996. He playedcollege football at Iowa. [http://www.denverbroncos.com/page.php?id=498&contentID=8565]Wiegmann has also played for the
New York Jets ,Chicago Bears andKansas City Chiefs . [http://www.denverbroncos.com/page.php?id=498&contentID=8565]College career
As a
College football player, he started every game his senior year with 27 career starts as a center for theUniversity of Iowa . [http://www.denverbroncos.com/page.php?id=498&contentID=8565]Professional career
Before becoming a member of the
Kansas City Chiefs in 2001, Wiegmann played for theNew York Jets and theChicago Bears . Wiegmann has a 111-game starting streak, third in the NFL for active offensive linemen. [http://www.denverbroncos.com/page.php?id=498&contentID=8565] In week nine of the 2007 season, Wiegmann made the key block against Packer's safetyAaron Rouse to clear the path for Larry Johnson into the endzone on a 30-yard screen play. [ [http://www.nfl.com/videos?videoId=09000d5d803df562 Video of the block] ]Personal
Wiegmann and
Kansas nativeDanni Boatwright of "" fame had their first child on October 8, 2007. In late May of 2008, his hometown of Parkersburg was destroyed by an F5 tornado. On June 19th, he andAaron Kampman appeared in Parkersburg to help the town recover. [ [http://www.nfl.com/videos?videoId=09000d5d808ecd39 NFL Network story on the tornado] ]External links
* [http://www.denverbroncos.com/page.php?id=498&contentID=8565 Denver Broncos bio]
* [http://www.nfl.com/players/caseywiegmann/profile?id=WIE264308 NFL player page]
* [http://www.rockymountainnews.com/news/2008/mar/20/broncos-sign-ol-wiegmann/ Broncos Sign Ex-Chief Wiegmann]References
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