Jeremy Ray Staat was born on October 10,1976 and is an American former professional football player who was a defensive lineman and offensive lineman who played in the National Football League for the Pittsburgh Steelers from 1998 through 2000 and the St Louis Rams for two games in 2003.
16 Facts About Jeremy Staat
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Jeremy Staat played for the Los Angeles Avengers of the Arena Football League.
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Jeremy Staat was a two-sport star in Bakersfield High School in Bakersfield, California, where he was All-Area selection.
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Jeremy Staat then attended Bakersfield College, a junior college, where he played offensive and defensive line for two years while excelling in track and field.
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At ASU, Jeremy Staat became friends with free safety Pat Tillman, and was a roommate with Tillman's brother for a semester.
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Jeremy Staat played three seasons in Pittsburgh, starting in eleven games in the 1999 season.
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However, Tillman, who had quit a lucrative career with the Arizona Cardinals to become a US Army Ranger after the attacks, talked Jeremy Staat into staying in the league for at least three more games to earn his NFL retirement benefits.
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Jeremy Staat would be cut during the preseason after Jon Gruden was traded to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
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Jeremy Staat eventually earned his pension during a stint with the St Louis Rams during the 2003 season after transitioning back to the defensive line.
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Jeremy Staat would throw his helmet during the middle of practice and storm off the field, leaving the Avengers and professional football forever.
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Immediately after football, one of Jeremy Staat's friends got him a job working at a Walgreens drug store.
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In March 2007, Lance Corporal Jeremy Staat deployed with 1st Battalion 3rd Marines for a seven-month mission in Iraq.
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Jeremy Staat was an infantry machine gunner and drove around in seven-ton armored trucks used to transport soldiers.
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Jeremy Staat was put on light duty and began the process of seeking a medical discharge.
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Jeremy Staat graduated from Arizona State University in 2009 with a master's degree, and returned to his hometown of Bakersfield, where he teaches welding at Bakersfield College.
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In 2019, Jeremy Staat announced that he would be running for Congress in the 2020 Election on the Republican Party ticket for California's 8th congressional district.