Matt Kroul
Encyclopedia
Matt Kroul is an American football
offensive guard for the New York Jets
of the National Football League
. He was signed as an undrafted free agent by the New York Jets
in 2009. He played college football
at Iowa
.
Prior to the 2011 NFL Season
, the Jets converted Kroul from the defensive line to the offensive line. He was waived on September 3, 2011. Kroul was signed to the team's practice squad on September 4. He was released on October 25. He was re-signed to the practice squad on October 31.
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...
offensive guard for the New York Jets
New York Jets
The New York Jets are a professional football team headquartered in Florham Park, New Jersey, representing the New York metropolitan area. The team is a member of the Eastern Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League...
of the National Football League
National Football League
The National Football League is the highest level of professional American football in the United States, and is considered the top professional American football league in the world. It was formed by eleven teams in 1920 as the American Professional Football Association, with the league changing...
. He was signed as an undrafted free agent by the New York Jets
New York Jets
The New York Jets are a professional football team headquartered in Florham Park, New Jersey, representing the New York metropolitan area. The team is a member of the Eastern Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League...
in 2009. 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 Iowa
Iowa Hawkeyes football
The Iowa Hawkeyes football team is the interscholastic football team at the University of Iowa in Iowa City, Iowa. The Hawkeyes have competed in the Big Ten Conference since 1900, and are currently a Division I Football Bowl Subdivision member of the National Collegiate Athletic Association...
.
New York Jets
Kroul was signed to the practice squad on December 30, 2010.Prior to the 2011 NFL Season
2011 NFL season
The 2011 NFL season, the 92nd regular season of the National Football League, began on Thursday, September 8, 2011 with the Super Bowl XLV champion Green Bay Packers defeating the New Orleans Saints 42–34 at Lambeau Field and will end with Super Bowl XLVI, the league's championship game, on...
, the Jets converted Kroul from the defensive line to the offensive line. He was waived on September 3, 2011. Kroul was signed to the team's practice squad on September 4. He was released on October 25. He was re-signed to the practice squad on October 31.