Clint Kriewaldt
Encyclopedia
Clint Kriewaldt is an American football
linebacker
who is currently a free agent
. He was originally drafted by the Detroit Lions
in the sixth round of the 1999 NFL Draft
. He played college football
at Wisconsin–Stevens Point
.
, where he spent most of his time as a backup and on special teams. He played for the Pittsburgh Steelers
from 2003-2007.
He made the opening tackle in the Super Bowl 40 Against the Seahawks
On February 22, 2008 the Pittsburgh Steelers
released him.
Kriewaldt's career is reportedly in jeopardy due to a neck
injury
.
season among listeners of WDFN
in Detroit, despite (or likely due to) his third-string status. The staff recorded a parody
of the Christmas
standard "We Wish You a Merry Christmas
", which went:
"We wish you a merry Kriewaldt, We wish you a merry Kriewaldt, We wish you a merry Kriewaldt..."
followed by Kriewaldt himself singing the line:
"And I hope that I play."
at Shiocton (Wisc.) High School earned All-Region and All-Conference honors as running back and linebacker
as a prep senior in 1993, he was the 1993 Offensive Player of the Year in Central Wisconsin Conference (large schools), he earned Team MVP and team captain in 1993 as well, he set school rushing records for most career yards (3,357), single-season yards (1,552) and single-game yards (317). Earned his college degree in 2000 offseason.K riewaldt is married, Jamie, and has twins, son Carter and daughter Kierstin, and another son Collin (1), he is son of Randy and Jane Kriewaldt .
American football
American football is a sport played between two teams of eleven with the objective of scoring points by advancing the ball into the opposing team's end zone. Known in the United States simply as football, it may also be referred to informally as gridiron football. The ball can be advanced by...
linebacker
Linebacker
A linebacker is a position in American football that was invented by football coach Fielding H. Yost of the University of Michigan. Linebackers are members of the defensive team, and line up approximately three to five yards behind the line of scrimmage, behind the defensive linemen...
who is currently a free agent
Free agent
In professional sports, a free agent is a player whose contract with a team has expired and who is thus eligible to sign with another club or franchise....
. He was originally drafted by the Detroit Lions
Detroit Lions
The Detroit Lions are a professional American football team based in Detroit, Michigan. They are members of the North Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League , and play their home games at Ford Field in Downtown Detroit.Originally based in Portsmouth, Ohio and...
in the sixth round of the 1999 NFL Draft
1999 NFL Draft
The 1999 NFL Draft was the procedure by which National Football League teams selected amateur college football players. It is officially known as the NFL Annual Player Selection Meeting. The draft was held April 17-18, 1999...
. He played college football
College football
College football refers to American football played by teams of student athletes fielded by American universities, colleges, and military academies, or Canadian football played by teams of student athletes fielded by Canadian universities...
at Wisconsin–Stevens Point
University of Wisconsin–Stevens Point
The University of Wisconsin–Stevens Point is a public university located in Stevens Point, Wisconsin...
.
Professional career
His first four seasons in the NFL were spent with the Detroit LionsDetroit Lions
The Detroit Lions are a professional American football team based in Detroit, Michigan. They are members of the North Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League , and play their home games at Ford Field in Downtown Detroit.Originally based in Portsmouth, Ohio and...
, where he spent most of his time as a backup and on special teams. He played for the Pittsburgh Steelers
Pittsburgh Steelers
The Pittsburgh Steelers are a professional football team based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The team currently belongs to the North Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League . Founded in , the Steelers are the oldest franchise in the AFC...
from 2003-2007.
He made the opening tackle in the Super Bowl 40 Against the Seahawks
On February 22, 2008 the Pittsburgh Steelers
Pittsburgh Steelers
The Pittsburgh Steelers are a professional football team based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The team currently belongs to the North Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League . Founded in , the Steelers are the oldest franchise in the AFC...
released him.
Kriewaldt's career is reportedly in jeopardy due to a neck
Neck
The neck is the part of the body, on many terrestrial or secondarily aquatic vertebrates, that distinguishes the head from the torso or trunk. The adjective signifying "of the neck" is cervical .-Boner anatomy: The cervical spine:The cervical portion of the human spine comprises seven boney...
injury
Injury
-By cause:*Traumatic injury, a body wound or shock produced by sudden physical injury, as from violence or accident*Other injuries from external physical causes, such as radiation injury, burn injury or frostbite*Injury from infection...
.
In the media
Kriewaldt became a bit of a folk hero in his rookieRookie
Rookie is a term for a person who is in his or her first year of play of their sport or has little or no professional experience. The term also has the more general meaning of anyone new to a profession, training or activity Rookie is a term for a person who is in his or her first year of play of...
season among listeners of WDFN
WDFN
WDFN is a sports-talk radio station in the Detroit, Michigan, market. It broadcasts in the AM radio band at 1130 kHz. WDFN is owned by Clear Channel Communications, and until the end of the 2008-09 NBA season, was the flagship station for the Detroit Pistons....
in Detroit, despite (or likely due to) his third-string status. The staff recorded a parody
Parody
A parody , in current usage, is an imitative work created to mock, comment on, or trivialise an original work, its subject, author, style, or some other target, by means of humorous, satiric or ironic imitation...
of the Christmas
Christmas
Christmas or Christmas Day is an annual holiday generally celebrated on December 25 by billions of people around the world. It is a Christian feast that commemorates the birth of Jesus Christ, liturgically closing the Advent season and initiating the season of Christmastide, which lasts twelve days...
standard "We Wish You a Merry Christmas
We Wish You a Merry Christmas
"We Wish You a Merry Christmas" is a popular secular sixteenth-century English carol from the West Country of England. The origin of this Christmas carol lies in the English tradition where wealthy people of the community gave Christmas treats to the carolers on Christmas Eve such as 'figgy...
", which went:
"We wish you a merry Kriewaldt, We wish you a merry Kriewaldt, We wish you a merry Kriewaldt..."
followed by Kriewaldt himself singing the line:
"And I hope that I play."
Personal
Was an All-State running backRunning back
A running back is a gridiron football position, who is typically lined up in the offensive backfield. The primary roles of a running back are to receive handoffs from the quarterback for a rushing play, to catch passes from out of the backfield, and to block.There are usually one or two running...
at Shiocton (Wisc.) High School earned All-Region and All-Conference honors as running back and linebacker
Linebacker
A linebacker is a position in American football that was invented by football coach Fielding H. Yost of the University of Michigan. Linebackers are members of the defensive team, and line up approximately three to five yards behind the line of scrimmage, behind the defensive linemen...
as a prep senior in 1993, he was the 1993 Offensive Player of the Year in Central Wisconsin Conference (large schools), he earned Team MVP and team captain in 1993 as well, he set school rushing records for most career yards (3,357), single-season yards (1,552) and single-game yards (317). Earned his college degree in 2000 offseason.K riewaldt is married, Jamie, and has twins, son Carter and daughter Kierstin, and another son Collin (1), he is son of Randy and Jane Kriewaldt .