{{Short description|American football player (born 1973)}} {{Use mdy dates|date=June 2024}} {{Use American English|date=June 2024}} {{Infobox NFL biography | name = Casey Wiegmann | image = Casey Wiegmann (Chiefs).JPG | caption = Wiegmann with the Kansas City Chiefs in 2010 | number = 60, 62 | position = Center | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1973|7|20}} | birth_place = Parkersburg, Iowa, U.S. | height_ft = 6 | height_in = 2 | weight_lb = 285 | high_school = Aplington–Parkersburg | college = Iowa | undraftedyear = 1996 | pastteams = * Indianapolis Colts ({{NFL Year|1996}}) * New York Jets (1996–{{NFL Year|1997}}) * Chicago Bears (1997–{{NFL Year|2000}}) * Kansas City Chiefs ({{NFL Year|2001|2007}}) * Denver Broncos ({{NFL Year|2008|2009}}) * Kansas City Chiefs ({{NFL Year|2010|2011}}) | highlights = * Pro Bowl (2008) | statlabel1 = Games played | statvalue1 = 227 | statlabel2 = Games started | statvalue2 = 200 | statlabel3 = Fumble recoveries | statvalue3 = 7 | pfr = WiegCa20 }}
'''Casey Peter Wiegmann''' (born July 20, 1973) is an American former professional football player who was a center for 16 seasons in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Iowa Hawkeyes. He was signed by the Indianapolis Colts as an undrafted free agent in 1996, and has also played for the New York Jets, Chicago Bears, and Denver Broncos and Kansas City Chiefs.<ref name="denverbroncos.com">http://www.denverbroncos.com/page.php?id=498&contentID=8565{{Dead link|date=November 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>
==College career== As a University of Iowa student-athlete, Wiegmann played for the Iowa Hawkeyes football team. He started every game his senior year, with a total of 27 career starts as a center for the Hawkeyes.<ref name="denverbroncos.com"/>
==Professional career== Wiegmann played for the New York Jets, Chicago Bears and Kansas City Chiefs before joining the Denver Broncos in 2008. He started all 16 games for the Broncos during the 2008 season. He has a 127-game starting streak, which is the longest streak among all active NFL centers.<ref name="denverbroncos.com"/> Wiegmann was part of a Broncos offensive line that tied the Tennessee Titans for the fewest sacks given up during the regular season.<ref>[http://www.nfl.com/stats/categorystats?offensiveStatisticCategory=TEAM_PASSING&archive=false&seasonType=REG&defensiveStatisticCategory=null&d-447263-o=1&conference=null&d-447263-s=PASSING_SACKED&d-447263-n=1&season=2008&qualified=true&Submit=Go&tabSeq=2&role=TM&d-447263-p=1 NFL Stats: Sacks allowed]</ref> In January 2009, Wiegmann was chosen to play in the 2009 Pro Bowl as an alternate. He replaced an injured Kevin Mawae. The Pro Bowl selection was the first of Wiegmann's career.<ref>[https://www.espn.com/nfl/news/story?id=3831012 Broncos' Wiegmann added to Pro Bowl]</ref>
Wiegmann was released by the Broncos on February 23, 2010. He was signed by the Kansas City Chiefs, his former team, on March 12, 2010. When Wiegmann retired, his consecutive snap count was more than 11,000.
==Personal life== Wiegmann and Kansas native Danni Boatwright of ''Survivor: Guatemala'' fame had their first child on October 8, 2007. In late May 2008, his hometown of Parkersburg, Iowa, was destroyed by an EF5 tornado. On June 19, he and Aaron Kampman appeared in Parkersburg to help the town recover.<ref>[http://www.nfl.com/videos?videoId=09000d5d808ecd39 NFL Network story on the tornado]</ref>
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== *[http://www.denverbroncos.com/page.php?id=498&contentID=8565 Denver Broncos bio]{{Dead link|date=November 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
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