 Kreiter with the Denver Broncos | |||||
| No. 59 – New York Giants | |||||
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| Position: | Long snapper | ||||
| Personal information | |||||
| Born: | August 13, 1990 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 | |||||
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| * Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |||||
| Roster status: | Active | ||||
| Career highlights and awards | |||||
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| Career NFL statistics as of Week 18, 2023 | |||||
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| Player stats at NFL.com · PFR | |||||
Casey Kreiter (born August 13, 1990) is an American football long snapper for the New York Giants of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Iowa.
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.
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.
| 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] | ||||||||||||
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]
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]
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]
