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Revision as of 21:04, 6 August 2011
 Tyler Lorenzen signing autographs at the 2010 UConn spring game at Rentschler Field. | |
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| Personal information | |
| Born: | December 24, 1985 Fremont, Iowa |
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| College: | Connecticut |
| Undrafted: | 2009 |
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| * Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |
| Roster status: | Active |
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Tyler John Lorenzen (Born December 24, 1985 in Fremont, Iowa) is an American football tight end for the New Orleans Saints of the National Football League. He was signed by the Jacksonville Jaguars as an undrafted free agent in 2009. 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.[citation needed]
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
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.