Stanford Sherock Keglar (born July 4, 1985) is an American former professional

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who played in the

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(NFL). He was selected by the

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in the fourth round of the

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. He played

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Early life

Stanford Sherock Keglar was born on July 4, 1985, in

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. Playing at

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, he was coached by former

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Ken Coudret. As a junior, he had 72 tackles, four sacks, four fumble recoveries and one interception. During his senior season, Keglar totaled 83 tackles, five sacks, two forced fumbles, two fumble recoveries and one interception. After the season, he was named honorable mention All-State, First-team All County and First-team All-Conference. He was ranked as the eighth best

prospect in

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and the 26th best

by ''

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''. During his high school years he also participated in

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as well as

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and was sectional winner in the 50 freestyle.

College career

2003

Keglar played in only one game as a freshman at

before suffering a

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and missing the rest of the season.

2004

During his sophomore year, he started all 12 games. Keglar recorded 61 tackles, three pass breakups, and one forced fumble. Against Notre Dame he had a career high seven tackles.

2005

As a junior, Keglar appeared in 10 games, starting six. He ranked fourth on the team with 50 tackles and added one sack and a pass breakup. On September 17 against

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he equaled his career high with seven tackles.

2006

Appearing in all 14 games and starting 10 as a senior at Purdue, Keglar had 69 tackles, five pass breakups, one interception, one forced fumble and a fumble recovery. Keglar broke his career high in tackles with 10 against

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. He had a team high nine tackles in the

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against

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Professional career

Tennessee Titans

Keglar was selected by the

in the fourth round of the

with the 134th overall pick. He was signed on July 15, 2008. In 13 games as a rookie he totaled 12 tackles. On September 5, 2010, Keglar was waived by the Titans.

Houston Texans

Keglar signed with the

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on October 25, 2010. He was cut on September 3, 2011.

Las Vegas Locomotive

Keglar played in three games with the

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of the United Football League in 2012.

Minnesota Vikings

Keglar was signed by the

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on May 29, 2013. He was cut on June 27, 2013. The Vikings re-signed Keglar again on August 6, 2013, after cutting Nathan Williams. Keglar was again released by the Vikings on August 26, 2013 (along with 12 others) to get to a 75-man roster.

Personal life

Following his NFL career, Keglar has worked in various professions, such as a promoter, in the

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References

External links

Purdue Boilermakers bio
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