Craig Krenzel was born on July 1,1981 and is an American former professional football player who was a quarterback in the National Football League.
13 Facts About Craig Krenzel
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Craig Krenzel played college football for the Ohio State Buckeyes.
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Craig Krenzel played professionally in the NFL for one season with the Chicago Bears in 2004.
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In football, as a senior, Craig Krenzel completed 60 percent of his passes and threw for 1,760 yards and 25 touchdowns, and won USA Today honorable mention All-America accolades that year.
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Craig Krenzel graduated from The Ohio State University with a degree in molecular genetics and a GPA of 3.75.
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Craig Krenzel did research as part of a selective oncology laboratory at the Ohio State University Medical Center.
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Craig Krenzel was named a First-team Academic All-American and Academic All-American of the Year, and received three Academic All-Big Ten awards, the Today's Top VIII Award, a National Football Foundation Hall of Fame post-graduate scholarship, Sporting News' Socrates Award, and the Draddy Trophy.
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Craig Krenzel was drafted in the fifth round of the 2004 NFL draft by the Chicago Bears, for whom he played the 2004 season.
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Craig Krenzel was the third-string quarterback on the team behind Carson Palmer and Jon Kitna.
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Craig Krenzel was released by the Bengals in May 2006 due to an elbow injury that he sustained that eventually required Tommy John surgery.
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Craig Krenzel is a spokesman for JD Equipment and has acted in several commercial spots.
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Craig Krenzel now is a partner of the Arthur Craig Krenzel Lett Insurance Group in Columbus, Ohio and Winfield, West Virginia.
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Craig Krenzel's son Brayden is a pitcher for the University of Tennessee Baseball Team.