Jeremy Dale Unertl (born September 15, 1978) is a former

gridiron football Gridiron football ( ),"Gridiron football"
''Encyclopædia Britannica'' ...

safety Safety is the state of being protected from harm or other danger. Safety can also refer to the control of recognized hazards in order to achieve an acceptable level of risk. Meanings The word 'safety' entered the English language in the 1 ...

. He was signed by the

Green Bay Packers The Green Bay Packers are a professional American football team based in Green Bay, Wisconsin. The Packers compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member of the National Football Conference (NFC) NFC North, North division. They ar ...

as an

undrafted free agent In professional sports, a free agent is a player or manager who is eligible to sign with other clubs or franchises; i.e., not under contract to any specific team. The term is also used in reference to a player who is under a contract at present ...

in 2002. He had a 10-year professional career in multiple leagues. He played

college football College football is gridiron football that is played by teams of amateur Student athlete, student-athletes at universities and colleges. It was through collegiate competition that gridiron football American football in the United States, firs ...

at Wisconsin–La Crosse. Unertl was also a member of the

Baltimore Ravens The Baltimore Ravens are a professional American football team based in Baltimore. The Ravens compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member of the American Football Conference (AFC) AFC North, North division. The team plays its home g ...

, Las Vegas Gladiators,

Columbus Destroyers The Columbus Destroyers were an Arena Football League (AFL) team based in Columbus, Ohio, with home games in Nationwide Arena. The team was founded in as the Buffalo Destroyers, based in Buffalo, New York, and relocated to Columbus in . They fo ...

Chicago Rush The Chicago Rush were a professional arena football team based in Rosemont, Illinois. The team was founded in 2001 and played in the Arena Football League's Central Division. The Rush qualified for the playoffs in 11 of 12 AFL seasons, during w ...

, California Redwoods, and

Toronto Argonauts The Toronto Argonauts (officially the Toronto Argonaut Football Club and colloquially known as the Argos) are a professional Canadian football team based in Toronto, Ontario. The Argonauts compete in the East Division (CFL), East Division of t ...

Professional career

First stint with Packers

After going undrafted in the

2002 NFL draft The 2002 NFL draft was the 67th annual meeting of National Football League (NFL) franchises to select newly eligible professional football players. The draft is known officially as the "NFL Annual Player Selection Meeting" and has been conducted ...

, Unertl was signed by the

as an

Baltimore Ravens

Unertl was signed by the

on August 12, but released at the end of

training camp A training camp is an organized period in which military personnel or athletes participate in a rigorous and focused schedule of training in order to learn or improve skills. Athletes typically utilise training camps to prepare for upcoming events ...

Second stint with Packers

Unertl was re-signed by the

in the 2003 offseason and was allocated to

NFL Europe NFL Europe League (simply called NFL Europe and known in its final season as NFL Europa) was a professional American football league that functioned as the List of developmental and minor sports leagues, developmental minor league of the Nati ...

, where he played for the Frankfurt Galaxy. While with the Galaxy Unertl led NFL Europe in interceptions and won

World Bowl XI World Bowl XI was NFL Europe's 2003 championship game. It was played at Hampden Park in Glasgow, Scotland on June 14, 2003. The crowd were entertained pre-match by Scottish rock legend Fish performing a rousing rendition of “Caledonia”. Half ...

as a starting cornerback. He was released by the Packers on August 29.

Las Vegas Gladiators

Unertl then signed with the Las Vegas Gladiators in 2004, but was released during the 2005 season.

Columbus Destroyers

Unertl was claimed off waivers by the

in 2005. In 2006, he was traded to the

after week 2 for Henry Douglas.

Chicago Rush

Unertl immediately became the Rush's starting

Defensive Specialist In arena football, a specialist was a player, other than a quarterback or placekicker, who was exempt from the league's one-platoon system ("Iron Man"). Under the original Arena football system, six of the eight players on each team were required t ...

and had a breakout season. He helped Chicago to a three-game winning streak and was named defensive player of the game in all three games. He finished the season as the team's

MVP MVP most commonly refers to: * Most valuable player, an award, typically for the best performing player in a sport or competition * Minimum viable product, a concept for feature estimating used in business and engineering MVP may also refer to: ...

, finishing the year as the Rush's leader in tackles, interceptions, and pass breakups.

California Redwoods

Unertl was drafted by the California Redwoods of the United Football League in the UFL Premiere Season Draft in 2009. He signed with the team on August 18.

Toronto Argonauts

On April 6, 2010, Unertl signed with the Toronto Argonauts of the Canadian Football League.

Personal life

Unertl married Kasie Cantor on May 11, 2012, in Las Vegas, Nevada.

References

External links

Arena Football League bio

Stats Crew profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Unertl, Jeremy People from Hartford, Wisconsin Sportspeople from Washington County, Wisconsin Players of American football from Wisconsin American football safeties Wisconsin–La Crosse Eagles football players Baltimore Ravens players Frankfurt Galaxy players Las Vegas Gladiators players Columbus Destroyers players Chicago Rush players Sacramento Mountain Lions players 1978 births Living people Toronto Argonauts players Spokane Shock players Canadian football defensive backs Players of Canadian football from Wisconsin Green Bay Packers players