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Kerry Meier

Kerry Meier
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Meier lined up at wide receiver against Missouri
No. 80
Position: Wide receiver
Personal information
Date of birth: (1986-11-12) November 12, 1986 (age 30)
Place of birth: Pittsburg, Kansas
Height: 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight: 224 lb (102 kg)
Career information
College: Kansas
NFL Draft: 2010 / Round: 5 / Pick: 165
Career history
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics
Player stats at NFL.com
Player stats at NFL.com

Kerry Meier (born November 12, 1986) is a former American football wide receiver who played in the National Football League. He was drafted by the Atlanta Falcons in the fifth round of the 2010 NFL Draft. He played college football at the University of Kansas. A former quarterback turned wide receiver in college, he broke multiple Kansas receiving records and played a key role in the Jayhawks winning the 2008 Orange Bowl his sophomore year as well as helping lead the Jayhawks to win the 2008 Insight Bowl his junior year.

Kerry Meier was born and raised in Pittsburg, Kansas. He grew up playing many sports including football, basketball, and baseball. Meier attended Pittsburg High School where he was an all-state quarterback, kicker and punter. He was named all-league first team as a quarterback and a punter in both 2003 and 2004. Additionally, he was an all-state selection at quarterback by the Kansas Football Coaches Association as a senior. He was also named to the KFCA's Top 11. He was ranked as the 13th-best high school senior quarterback in the nation by Superprep Magazine. During his senior season, Meier completed 72 of 151 passes for 930 yards and nine touchdowns in 2004. He led the PHS Dragons to the sectional championship as a junior and senior. Meier was coached in football by Merle Clark. Meier graduated in 2005 following a very successful high school career. Rivals.com ranked Meier the best high school player in Kansas and the 14th best dual threat quarterback. Meier committed to play collegiately for Mark Mangino's Kansas Jayhawks.

In fall of 2005 Meier underwent surgery for a heart condition that had been undetected until Meier started college. Meier was a redshirt this year. He was named as the co-winner of the team's Otto Schnellbacher Award, an award given to the offensive scout-team MVP.


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