Tyler Lorenzen

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Tyler Lorenzen signing autographs at the 2010 UConn spring game at Rentschler Field.

Position:

Tight end

Personal information

Date of birth:

December 24, 1985

Place of birth:

Fremont, Iowa

Height:

6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)

Weight:

235 lb (107 kg)

Career information

High school:

Eddyville-Blakesburg (IA)

College:

Connecticut

Undrafted:

2009

Career history

Jacksonville Jaguars (2009)*
New Orleans Saints (2009–2010)

Career highlights and awards

Super Bowl champion (XLIV)

Career NFL statistics

Player stats at NFL.com

Tyler John Lorenzen (Born December 24, 1985) is a former American football tight end. He was signed by the Jacksonville Jaguars as an undrafted free agent in 2009. He also played for the New Orleans Saints. He played college football for the University of Connecticut.

Early years

Lorenzen attended Eddyville-Blakesburg High School, where he led the football team to two state playoff appearances.

Junior college career

Previous to playing at the University of Connecticut, Lorenzen played a season at Palomar College in San Marcos, California. Following his season at Palomar, he was rated the No. 2 junior college quarterback prospect in the nation for the class of 2007 by JCGridiron.com.

College career

Lorenzen played college football at Connecticut, where he was a quarterback and started 21 games in two seasons for the Huskies.

Professional career

Lorenzen (82) at the 2010 Saints Super Bowl victory parade

Although he played quarterback in college, Lorenzen has converted to tight end as a pro. After first signing with Jacksonville in April 2009, he moved to the Saints practice squad in September^[1] and was with the team for its Super Bowl winning 2009 season. Cut by the Saints in September 2010, he spent several months working in his family's soybean genetics business before the Saints re-signed him in December.^[2]

References

↑ Robert Stewart, "New Orleans Saints Q&A: tight end Tyler Lorenzen", Times-Picayune, July 12, 2010.
↑ Brett Martel, "Locked-out fringe players find ways to get by", Associated Press at Forbes.com, June 16, 2011.

External links

Connecticut Huskies starting quarterbacks

Keron Henry (2001) Dan Orlovsky (2001–2004) Matt Bonislawski (2005–2007) D. J. Hernandez (2005–2007) Dennis Brown (2005) Tyler Lorenzen (2006–2007) Cody Endres (2007–2010) Zach Frazer (2007–2010) Johnny McEntee (2011) Chandler Whitmer (2012–2014) Tim Boyle (2013–2015) Casey Cochran (2013–2014) Bryant Shirreffs (2015–2016) Donovan Williams (2016)

New Orleans Saints Super Bowl XLIV champions

3 John Carney 5 Garrett Hartley 6 Thomas Morstead 9 Drew Brees (MVP) 10 Chase Daniel 11 Mark Brunell 12 Marques Colston 13 Rod Harper 14 D'Juan Woods 15 Courtney Roby 16 Lance Moore 17 Robert Meachem 19 Devery Henderson 20 Randall Gay 21 Mike Bell 22 Tracy Porter 23 Pierre Thomas 24 Leigh Torrence 25 Reggie Bush 26 Deuce McAllister 27 Malcolm Jenkins 28 Usama Young 29 Glenn Sharpe 30 Lynell Hamilton 31 Pierson Prioleau 32 Jabari Greer 35 Reggie Jones 36 Kyle Eckel 37 Chip Vaughn 38 Greg Fassitt 39 Chris Reis 41 Roman Harper 42 Darren Sharper 44 Heath Evans 46 Marcus Mailei 50 Marvin Mitchell 51 Jonathan Vilma 52 Jonathan Casillas 53 Mark Simoneau 54 Troy Evans 55 Scott Fujita 56 Jo-Lonn Dunbar 57 Jason Kyle 58 Scott Shanle 59 Anthony Waters 60 Nick Leckey 63 Marlon Favorite 64 Zach Strief 66 Earl Heyman 67 Jamar Nesbit 69 Anthony Hargrove 70 Jammal Brown 71 Kendrick Clancy 72 Tim Duckworth 73 Jahri Evans 74 Jermon Bushrod 75 Na'Shan Goddard 76 Jonathan Goodwin 77 Carl Nicks 78 Jon Stinchcomb 79 Jermey Parnell 80 Darnell Dinkins 82 Tyler Lorenzen 83 Billy Miller 84 Tory Humphrey 85 David Thomas 87 Adrian Arrington 88 Jeremy Shockey 89 Dan Campbell 90 DeMario Pressley 91 Will Smith 92 Remi Ayodele 93 Bobby McCray 94 Charles Grant 95 Rodney Leisle 96 Paul Spicer 97 Jeff Charleston 98 Sedrick Ellis 99 Stanley Arnoux

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