# Kenny Veal

Kenny Leon Veal, Jr. (born May 26, 1989) is an American football defensive back who is currently a free agent. He played college football at Thomas More College in Kentucky and attended Hamilton High School in Hamilton, Ohio. He has also been a member of the Nashville Venom, Cleveland Gladiators, Wichita Falls Nighthawks, Green Bay Blizzard, Jacksonville Sharks, Columbus Destroyers, Carolina Cobras, and Albany Empire.

## Early life

Veal attended Hamilton High School. He was selected to play in the Big 33 Football Classic.

## College career

Veal played for the Toledo Rockets from 2008 to 2009 and helped the Rockets to 8 wins. Veal played in 22 games with the Rockets and started 5 at cornerback. In 2010, Veal transferred to Grand Valley State where he redshirted as a junior. As a redshirt junior, Veal played in 11 games and started 7 at cornerback. In 2012, Veal transferred to Thomas More College where he started for the Saints as a senior.

### Statistics

Sources:
| Season | Tackles | Tackles | Tackles | Tackles | Tackles | Tackles | Interceptions | Interceptions | Interceptions | Interceptions | Interceptions | Kickoff Returns | Kickoff Returns | Kickoff Returns | Kickoff Returns | Kickoff Returns |
| Season | Solo | Ast | Total | Loss | Sacks | FF | Int | Yards | Avg | TD | PD | Att | Yards | Avg | TD | Long |
| Toledo Rockets |||||||||||||||||
| 2008 | 18 | 6 | 24 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 155 | 17.2 | 0 | 28 |
| 2009 | 10 | 5 | 15 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 195 | 24.4 | 0 | 35 |
| Grand Valley State Lakers |||||||||||||||||
| 2011 | 24 | 16 | 40 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | -- | 0 | -- |
| Thomas More Saints |||||||||||||||||
| 2012 | 31 | 9 | 40 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 2 | 33 | 16.5 | 0 | 14 | 7 | 125 | 17.9 | 0 | 21 |
| NCAA Career Totals | 83 | 36 | 119 | 4.5 | 0.0 | 2 | 6 | 34 | 5.7 | 0 | 28 | 24 | 475 | 19.8 | 0 | 35 |

## Professional career
### Nashville Venom

Veal signed with the Nashville Venom of the Professional Indoor Football League (PIFL) in 2014. Veal helped guide the Venom to a victory in PIFL Cup III. Veal returned to the Venom in 2015. Veal was named an All-PIFL selection in 2015.

### Cleveland Gladiators

Veal was assigned to the Cleveland Gladiators of the Arena Football League (AFL) on July 30, 2015, but never appeared in a game for the Gladiators. On August 16, 2015, Veal was placed on inactive reserve. On May 13, 2016, Veal was placed on reassignment.

### Wichita Falls Nighthawks

On May 19, 2016, Veal signed with the Wichita Falls Nighthawks of the Indoor Football League (IFL).

### Cleveland Gladiators

On April 14, 2017, Veal was assigned to the Gladiators. On April 19, 2017, Veal was placed on reassignment. On June 9, 2017, Veal re-joined the Gladiators.

### Green Bay Blizzard

On May 4, 2017, Veal signed with the Green Bay Blizzard of the IFL.

### Jacksonville Sharks

Veal signed with the Jacksonville Sharks of the National Arena League (NAL) in December 2017.

### Columbus Destroyers

On March 7, 2019, Veal was assigned to the Columbus Destroyers of the AFL. On April 13, 2019, he was placed on recallable reassignment and became a free agent.

### Carolina Cobras

On May 5, 2021, Veal signed with the Carolina Cobras of the NAL. On June 10, 2021, Veal was released by the Cobras.

### Jacksonville Sharks (second stint)

On June 24, 2021, Veal signed with the Sharks for his second stint with the team. On March 3, 2022, Veal re-signed with the Sharks for the 2022 season.

### Albany Empire

On May 24, 2022, Veal was traded to the Albany Empire of the NAL.

### Carolina Cobras (second stint)

On January 9, 2023, Veal signed with the Cobras for his second stint with the team. Veal became a free agent at the end of the season.