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Biography
Kenny Leon Veal, Jr. (born May 26, 1989) is an American football defensive back for the Cleveland Gladiators of the Arena Football League (AFL). He played college football at Thomas More College in Kentucky and attended Hamilton High School in Hamilton, Ohio. He has also been a member of the Nashville Venom, Wichita Falls Nighthawks and Green Bay Blizzard.
Early life
Veal attended Hamilton High School. He was selected to play in the Big 33 Football Classic.
College career
Veal played for the Toledo Rockets from 2008 to 2009 and helped the Rockets to 8 wins. Veal played in 22 games with the Rockets and started 5 at cornerback. In 2010, Veal transferred to Grand Valley State where he redshirted as a junior. As a redshirt junior, Veal played in 11 games and started 7 at cornerback. In 2012, Veal transferred to Thomas More College where he started for the Saints as a senior.
Statistics
Sources:
| Season | Tackles | Interceptions | Kickoff Returns | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Solo | Ast | Total | Loss | Sacks | FF | Int | Yards | Avg | TD | PD | Att | Yards | Avg | TD | Long | |
| 2008 | 18 | 6 | 24 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 155 | 17.2 | 0 | 28 |
| 2009 | 10 | 5 | 15 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 195 | 24.4 | 0 | 35 |
| 2011 | 24 | 16 | 40 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | -- | 0 | -- |
| 2012 | 31 | 9 | 40 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 2 | 33 | 16.5 | 0 | 14 | 7 | 125 | 17.9 | 0 | 21 |
| NCAA Career Totals | 83 | 36 | 119 | 4.5 | 0.0 | 2 | 6 | 34 | 5.7 | 0 | 28 | 24 | 475 | 19.8 | 0 | 35 |
Professional career
Nashville Venom
Veal signed with the Nashville Venom in 2014. Veal helped guide the Venom to a victory in PIFL Cup III. Veal returned to the Venom in 2015. Veal was named a All-PIFL selection in 2015.
Cleveland Gladiators
Veal was assigned to the Cleveland Gladiators on July 30, 2015, but never appeared in a game for the Gladiators. On August 16, 2015, Veal was placed on inactive reserve. On May 13, 2016, Veal was placed on reassignment.
Wichita Falls Nighthawks
On May 19, 2016, Veal signed with the Wichita Falls Nighthawks.
Cleveland Gladiators
On April 14, 2017, Veal was assigned to the Gladiators. On April 19, 2017, Veal was placed on reassignment. On June 9, 2017, Veal re-joined the Gladiators.
Green Bay Blizzard
On May 4, 2017, Veal signed with the Green Bay Blizzard.