1. Kerry Meier was born on November 12,1986 and is an American former professional football player who was a wide receiver for the Atlanta Falcons of the National Football League.
31 Facts About Kerry Meier
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Kerry Meier was selected by the Atlanta in the fifth round of the 2010 NFL draft.
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Kerry Meier grew up playing many sports including football, basketball, and baseball.
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Kerry Meier was named all-league first-team as a quarterback and a punter in both 2003 and 2004.
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Kerry Meier was ranked as the 13th-best high school senior quarterback in the nation by Superprep Magazine.
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Kerry Meier led the PHS Dragons to the sectional championship as a junior and senior.
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Kerry Meier graduated in 2005 following a very successful high school career.
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Kerry Meier committed to play collegiately for Mark Mangino's Kansas Jayhawks.
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In fall of 2005 Kerry Meier underwent surgery for a heart condition that had been undetected until Kerry Meier started college.
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Kerry Meier was named as the co-winner of the team's Otto Schnellbacher Award, an award given to the offensive scout-team MVP.
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Kerry Meier completed 104 of 184 pass attempts and threw for 1,193 yards, including a KU freshman record 13 touchdowns.
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Kerry Meier finished second on the team with 346 rushing yards.
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Kerry Meier averaged 3.5 yards per carry and added five rushing touchdowns.
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Kerry Meier was named KU's Offensive Player of the Week following the Northwestern State and OSU games.
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Kerry Meier caught 26 passes for 274 yards and completed 25 of 29 passes as the backup quarterback.
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Kerry Meier had at least two receptions in each of the last eight games.
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Kerry Meier had four catches for 70 yards vs Missouri and had four catches for 42 yards and a touchdown against Nebraska.
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Kerry Meier became the first KU player to record a rushing touchdown, passing touchdown and receiving touchdown in the same season since Garfield Taylor in 1981.
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Kerry Meier became the first Jayhawk to record a rush, pass, reception and punt in the same season since Donald Shanklin in 1968.
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In 2008, Kerry Meier was listed under four positions on the Kansas depth chart, backup quarterback, starting wide receiver, backup punter, and holder for kicks.
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Kerry Meier tied Dezmon Briscoe for the school mark for single-game receptions with 14 catches against Missouri.
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Kerry Meier had 97 catches for 1,045 yards, the fourth-most yards by a KU player in history.
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Kerry Meier had eight touchdown catches, which tied for third on the KU season list.
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Kerry Meier was tied for sixth in the NCAA with 7.46 receptions per game.
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Kerry Meier was named Phil Steele All-Big 12 Third-team, Kansas City Star All-Big 12 Second-team, and Associated Press All-Big 12 Honorable Mention.
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Kerry Meier shared KU's Gale Sayers Most Courageous Player award with Jake Sharp, as well as KU's Most Improved Offensive Player with Dezmon Briscoe.
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Kerry Meier graduated in 2010 with a degree in sports management.
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Kerry Meier was selected 165th overall in the 2010 NFL Draft by the Atlanta Falcons.
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On July 16,2010 Kerry Meier signed a 4-year, $1.947 million contract with the Falcons.
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Kerry Meier spent the entire 2010 season on injured reserve after injuring his knee in the 2nd preseason game against the New England Patriots.
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Kerry Meier was placed on waivers in April 2013 after spending 2012 on injured reserve.