Jared Veldheer
Jared Veldheer was born in Grand Rapids, Michigan, United States on June 14th, 1987 and is the Player Of American Football. At the age of 36, Jared Veldheer biography, profession, age, height, weight, eye color, hair color, build, measurements, education, career, dating/affair, family, news updates, and networth are available.
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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.
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.
In 2017, Veldheer started the first 13 games at right tackle before being placed on injured reserve on December 11, 2017 with an ankle injury.
On March 23, 2018, Veldheer was traded to the Denver Broncos for a 2018 sixth round pick. He started 12 games at right tackle, missing four games with a knee injury.
On May 13, 2019, Veldheer signed with the New England Patriots on a one-year deal. On May 21, 2019, just a week after signing with the Patriots, Veldheer announced his retirement from the NFL; the Patriots used his roster spot to sign Gunner Olszewski. He was subsequently placed on the reserve/retired list by the team, but was waived from the list on November 26, 2019, after expressing interest in playing again.
On November 27, 2019, Veldheer was claimed off waivers by the Green Bay Packers. He was reinstated from the reserve/retired list on November 29, and the team received a roster exemption for him. He was activated on December 9, 2019. He saw his first action as a Packer on December 23 during a Week 16 victory over the Minnesota Vikings. On December 29, during a Week 17 victory over the Detroit Lions, Veldheer stepped in at right tackle when starter Bryan Bulaga left the game with a concussion and did not return.
On September 21, 2020, Veldheer announced his retirement again despite receiving a contract offer from the Dallas Cowboys.
Veldheer had a free agent visit with the Indianapolis Colts on December 28, 2020 He was signed to their practice squad on December 31. He was elevated to the active roster on January 2 and 8, 2021, for the team's week 17 and wild card playoff games against the Jacksonville Jaguars and Buffalo Bills, and reverted to the practice squad after each game.
On January 12, 2021, the Green Bay Packers signed Veldheer off of the Colts' practice squad. He was placed on the reserve/COVID-19 list one day later.
On May 27, 2021, Veldheer was suspended for six games for violating the league's performance-enhancing drug policy. After his suspension was announced, he said the positive drug test resulted from taking Clomifene and he would subsequently retire from the NFL.