Corey Vereen
{{Short description|American football player (born 1995)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=February 2024}}
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| name = Corey Vereen
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| number = 50, 98
| position = Defensive end
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1995|6|15|mf=y}}
| birth_place = Winter Garden, Florida
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| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 2
| weight_lbs = 249
| high_school = West Orange High School
| college = Tennessee
| undraftedyear = 2017
| pastteams =
- New England Patriots ({{NFL Year|2017}})*
- Memphis Express ({{AAF Year|2019}})
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Corey Allen Vereen (born June 15, 1995) is a former American football defensive end. He played college football at Tennessee.
Early years
Vereen attended and played high school football at West Orange High School in Winter Garden, Florida.{{Cite web |last=Hays |first=Chris |date=March 2, 2012 |title=Orlando, 2013 West Orange DE Corey Vereen commits to Tennessee |url=http://articles.orlandosentinel.com/2012-03-02/sports/os-recruiting-2013-west-orange-fla-corey-vereen-commits-to-tennessee-20120302_1_vereen-plans-darin-hinshaw-coverage-coordinator |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180429024713/http://articles.orlandosentinel.com/2012-03-02/sports/os-recruiting-2013-west-orange-fla-corey-vereen-commits-to-tennessee-20120302_1_vereen-plans-darin-hinshaw-coverage-coordinator |archive-date=April 29, 2018 |access-date=April 28, 2018 |website=Orlando Sentinel |language=en}}
College career
Vereen attended and played college football at Tennessee from 2013–2016 under head coach Butch Jones.{{Cite web |title=Corey Vereen |url=https://utsports.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=1018 |access-date=April 28, 2018 |website=University of Tennessee Athletics |language=en}}{{Cite web |title=Tennessee Volunteers Football Record By Year |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/tennessee/ |access-date=April 28, 2018 |website=Sports Reference |language=en}} As a freshman, he had 13 total tackles, one sack, and one pass defensed in the 2013 season.{{Cite web |title=Corey Vereen 2013 Game Log |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/players/corey-vereen-1/gamelog/2013/ |access-date=April 28, 2018 |website=Sports Reference |language=en}} As a sophomore, he had 23 total tackles, 1.5 sacks, and one fumble recovery (which came against Alabama).{{Cite web |title=Alabama at Tennessee Box Score, October 25, 2014 |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/boxscores/2014-10-25-tennessee.html |access-date=April 28, 2018 |website=Sports Reference |language=en}}{{Cite web |title=Corey Vereen 2014 Game Log |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/players/corey-vereen-1/gamelog/2014/ |access-date=April 28, 2018 |website=Sports Reference |language=en}} As a junior, he had 39 total tackles, 3.5 sacks, and one pass defensed.{{Cite web |title=Corey Vereen 2015 Game Log |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/players/corey-vereen-1/gamelog/2015/ |access-date=April 28, 2018 |website=Sports Reference |language=en}} As a senior, he had 36 total tackles, seven sacks, three pass defensed, and two fumble recoveries. One of his fumble recoveries was a touchdown after quarterback Jacob Eason was hit by Derek Barnett in the endzone in the game against Georgia.{{Cite web |title=Tennessee at Georgia Box Score, October 1, 2016 |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/boxscores/2016-10-01-georgia.html |access-date=April 28, 2018 |website=Sports Reference |language=en}}{{Cite web |title=Corey Vereen 2016 Game Log |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/players/corey-vereen-1/gamelog/2016/ |access-date=April 28, 2018 |website=Sports Reference |language=en}}
Professional career
Vereen went undrafted in the 2017 NFL draft. He was signed by the New England Patriots on May 5, 2017. On June 5, he was cut from the team and placed on injured reserve with an undisclosed injury the following day. On September 4, he was removed from IR and cut once again.{{Cite web |title=Corey Vereen NFL Transactions: Signings, Trades & more |url=https://www.foxsports.com/nfl/corey-vereen-player-transactions |access-date=April 28, 2018 |website=www.foxsports.com |language=en-US}}
On August 1, 2018, Vereen was signed by the Memphis Express of the Alliance of American Football.{{Cite news |last=Munz |first=Jason |date=August 1, 2018 |title=Alliance of American Football announces Memphis team has signed 28 players |url=https://www.commercialappeal.com/story/sports/2018/08/01/alliance-american-football-memphis-signs-sec-standouts-ut-vols/882425002/ |access-date=February 6, 2019 |work=The Commercial Appeal}}{{Cite news |last=Munz |first=Jason |date=January 30, 2019 |title=AAF: The Memphis Express set their initial 52-man roster. Who made the cut? |url=https://www.commercialappeal.com/story/sports/2019/01/30/aaf-memphis-express-sets-roster-alliance-football-training-camp-mettenberger-singletary-hackenberg/2699085002/ |access-date=February 6, 2019 |work=The Commercial Appeal}} The league ceased operations in April 2019.{{Cite news |last=Rothstein |first=Michael |last2=Wickersham |first2=Seth |date=June 13, 2019 |title=Inside the short, unhappy life of the Alliance of American Football |url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/26957796/inside-short-unhappy-life-alliance-american-football |access-date=September 12, 2019 |work=ESPN.com}} During the 8 games he played in, Vereen recorded 10 tackles, 6 quarterback hits, two forced fumbles, and 4 sacks;{{Cite web |last=Swanson |first=Matt |title=Corey Vereen |url=https://noextrapoints.com/players/corey-vereen/ |access-date=December 1, 2019 |website=NoExtraPoints |language=en}} Vereen was the team leader in sacks.{{Cite web |last=Seifert |first=Kevin |date=October 24, 2019 |title=XFL draftee won't play because of low pay |url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/27920957/xfl-draftee-corey-vereen-play-low-pay |access-date=December 1, 2019 |website=ESPN.com |language=en}}
On October 15, 2019, Vereen was drafted in the 8th round during phase three in the 2020 XFL Draft by the Los Angeles Wildcats.{{Cite web |last=Negley |first=Cassandra |date=October 24, 2019 |title=Corey Vereen withdraws from XFL over concerns that salary isn't 'appropriate' |url=https://sports.yahoo.com/corey-vereen-withdraws-from-xfl-over-concerns-salary-isnt-appropriate-tennessee-201521201.html |access-date=February 10, 2024 |website=Yahoo! Sports |language=en-US}} However, on October 24, agent Logan Brown announced he would not join the league as its base salary was lower than reported.{{Cite web |last=Lincoln |first=Darrelle |date=October 24, 2019 |title=Ex-Vols DE quits XFL after finding out league lied about average player salary |url=https://www.totalprosports.com/2019/10/24/ex-vols-de-quits-xfl-after-finding-out-league-lied-about-average-player-salary/ |access-date=October 24, 2019 |website=Total Pro Sports}}
References
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External links
- [http://utsports.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=1018 Tennessee Volunteers bio]
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Category:Memphis Express (American football) players
Category:New England Patriots players
Category:Sportspeople from Winter Garden, Florida
Category:Players of American football from Orange County, Florida