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| Defensive Back | |
| Personal information | |
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| Date of birth: March 11, 1973 | |
| Place of birth: Omaha, Nebraska | |
| Career information | |
| College: Nebraska | |
| NFL Draft: 1996 / Round: 6 / Pick: 181 | |
| No regular season or postseason appearances | |
| Career history | |
| As player: * Denver Broncos ( 1997)
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| As coach: * Omaha Beef (2008–2013) Defensive Coordinator | |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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| Games Played | 27 |
| Interceptions | 2 |
| Tackles | 20 |
| Stats at pro-football-reference.com | |
Tony Veland (born March 11, 1973) is a former American football Defensive Back for the Denver Broncos and the Carolina Panthers of the National Football League.
Veland was a member of the 1994 and 1995 Nebraska National championship teams. The Broncos selected Veland in the sixth round of the 1996 draft. Veland won a ring as a member of the Denver Broncos Super Bowl XXXII championship team in 1997 over the Green Bay Packers and ended his playing career in 1998 with the Carolina Panthers. Veland went on to become the Defensive Coordinator of the Omaha Beef of United Indoor Football. He spent six seasons coaching the Beef.
He was shot on the night of June 13, 2011 as he sat in his vehicle and was admitted to Creighton University Medical Center.[1]
References[]
External links[]
- Stats from Pro Football Reference
- Omaha Beef Page
- Lincoln Journal-Star Article on Veland
- Shooting incident in Omaha
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