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STAFF<br />

SIDELINES HISTORY PLAYOFF RECORDS 2014 SEASON ROOKIES/<br />

RECORDS<br />

FIRST-YEAR<br />

• Started all 12 games for the second consecutive season in 2012, leading the team in total tackles with 81,<br />

four sacks, two pass breakups, one fumble recovery and one blocked kick while also making contributions<br />

on special teams.<br />

• Saw action in all 12 games as a sophomore in 2011 and tied for fifth on the team, first among the linebackers<br />

with 59 tackles, and finished the season with one sack and three forced fumbles, tied for third in<br />

the ACC.<br />

• As a redshirt freshman in 2010, suffered an ACL injury in the season opener against Presbyterian that<br />

ended his season.<br />

PERSONAL<br />

• Attended Richmond Senior High School in Richmond, N.C., and earned first team All-Associated Press honors<br />

as a senior in 2009.<br />

• Listed as first team all-state by NCPreps.com and named the Mid-Southeastern Conference’s Defensive<br />

Player of the Year in 2008, earning a roster spot in North Carolina’s Shrine Bowl while helping Richmond<br />

win the state 4AA title.<br />

• Earned his degree in communications from Wake Forest.<br />

COMMUNITY:<br />

• <strong>2015</strong> Dallas Cowboys U High School Camp.<br />

CASEY KREITER (CRY-ter)<br />

Long Snapper<br />

6-1 • 250 • 8/13/90<br />

Iowa • FA for ‘15<br />

NFL: 1st Year • Cowboys: 1st Year<br />

TRANSACTION SUMMARY:<br />

3/16/15: Signed with Dallas.<br />

5/12/14: Signed with Dallas as a rookie free agent and released (8/26).<br />

2014:<br />

• Signed with Dallas as a rookie free agent following the NFL Draft, went to camp with Dallas, was released<br />

at the first cut date and out of football for the 2014 season.<br />

COLLEGE:<br />

• Was Iowa’s primary long snapper as a sophomore and went on to serve in that role for the final 38 games<br />

of his collegiate career and was a permanent team captain on special teams.<br />

• Added nine special teams tackles and was named Academic All-Big Ten three consecutive times (2011-13).<br />

• Won numerous team special teams awards and was an honorable mention All-Big Ten by league media and<br />

Academic All-Big Ten while handling all deep snaps with one special teams tackle as a senior.<br />

• As a junior, handled all deep snaps for punts, PAT and field goal attempts in 11 games while recording a<br />

career-best seven tackles on punt coverage and was Academic All-Big Ten for the second straight year.<br />

• Handled all deep snaps in all 13 games as a sophomore and added a tackle on special teams while being<br />

named Academic all-Big Ten.<br />

• As a redshirt freshman, saw his only action of the season in a 27-24 loss at Minnesota, handling long snaps<br />

in the fourth quarter.<br />

• Joined the Hawkeyes as a walk-on and redshirted as a true freshman.<br />

PERSONAL:<br />

• Earned first team all-state honors as a senior, second team as a junior, and was first-team all-conference<br />

as a junior and senior at linebacker while serving as a team captain at Central High School in DeWitt, Iowa.<br />

• Also saw playing time at tight end.<br />

• Competed in wrestling - earning all-conference honors - baseball and track and field.<br />

• Earned his degree in science education from Iowa.<br />

COMMUNITY:<br />

• 2014 Rookie Club presented by UnitedHealthcare.<br />

• 2014 NFL PLAY 60 FITNESSGRAM® school visit.<br />

• 2014 Home Run Derby Competition benefitting The Salvation Army.<br />

• 2014-15 Dallas Cowboys U High School Camp.<br />

• <strong>2015</strong> Cowboys Draft Day/Fan Appreciation Party.<br />

• <strong>2015</strong> Taste of the NFL: The Ultimate Cowboys Tailgate Party.<br />

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