Jared Lorenzen Bio, Career, Wife, Net Worth, Body Measurements, Death

Jared Lorenzen was an American football quarterback and administrator. He had played four seasons with the New York Giants who signed him as an undrafted free agent in 2004. He started playing in the NFL after having a successful career in college football. Additionally, he was nicknamed Hefty Lefty due to his heavy weight and left hand.

Additionally, Lorenzen was one of the heaviest quarterbacks in NFL history. However, in 2017, he started a project where he shared his battle with obesity, and in a year, he lost around 100 pounds which was over 500 pounds. Unfortunately, he passed away on July 3, 2019, at the age of 38, from an acute infection, a complication of heart and kidney problems. Scroll to learn more about the deceased athletes.

JARED LORENZEN: BIO, FAMILY, EDUCATION

The athlete was born as Jared Raymond Lorenzen on February 14, 1981 in Covington, Kentucky. He was born as the son of father Joe Lorenzen and mother Janet Hermes. He has a sister named Jennifer Lorenzen Lee. Other than that, he did not provide any information about his early years or childhood.

Regarding his education, he attended Highlands High School in Fort Thomas, Kentucky. During his high school years, he was a three-year man of letters in football, basketball, and baseball. He finished his senior years with 62% passing for 3,393 yards, 45 touchdowns and six interceptions in 1998. Additionally, he achieved a senior national ranking at No. 19 with the Mr. Football Award title.

JARED LORENZEN: CAREER AND LIFE ACHIEVEMENTS

Then he attended the University of Kentucky where he became a true frehman. Then he was made the Wildcats quarterback by teams head coach Hal Mumme before Dusy Bonner returned. During his college game, he was branded by two head coaches. He set school records in total offense, passing yards, and passing touchdowns, eclipsing many marks set by 1999 NFL Draft pick Tim Couch.

In the 2004 NFL Draft he was undrafted instead he was signed as an undrafted free agent with the New York Giants. After declining Coach Tom Coughlin’s offer to play in the 2005 NFL Europe. In the 2004-05 season, he became the third quarterback behind the starter. Eli Manning and back up Tim Hasselbeck. In July 2008, he signed the Indianapolis Colts and played through the preseason, but later waived in the Final Cuts for the 53-man roster.

After that, he was assigned to the Kentucky Horsemen in February 2009 from the AF2 league. Afterwards, he retired as a player and his alma mater Highlands High School named him coach of their school’s team. However, he returned to his professional game again in 2011 as general manager of the Northern Kentucky River Monsters of the Ultimate Indoor Football League. After the 2011 season, he earned positive reviews and was appointed league commissioner.

He left the top job in the UIFL and signed the Continental Indoor Football League’s Owensboro Rage in the 2013 season. of a lack of funds. After winning 36-20 over the Bluegrass Warhorses, he broke his shin the following week and ended his professional playing career.

JARED LORENZEN: PERSONAL LIFE AND WIFE

You must be wondering about his relationship or marital life. Good! he was divorced and the father of two children from his married life. He had married Tamara Lorenzen, however, he did not reveal any information about his marriage. But after a while, their relationship started to sour and split in 2014. The couple welcomed two children together: daughter Taylar in July 2002 and son Tayden in 2009.

Additionally, Tamara graduated from Northern Kentucky University with a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration and Management. Additionally, she is a Registered Nurse with a Family Nurse Practitioner degree from Indiana Wesleyan University.

JARED LORENZEN: NET WORTH AND SOCIAL MEDIA PROFILES

The quarterback had earned a considerable sum from his football career. At the time of his disappearance, he had an estimated net worth of around $2.7 million from his career. Also, he might have amassed a profitable amount by going to online platforms where he shared the details of his weight loss stories and inspiration.

He was a social media influencer and active on different social media platforms. On Instagram, he has an @theheftyleftyqb account with over 5.7k followers. There is a Twitter account by the name @JaredLorenzen22 with 48.k followers.

JARED LORENZEN: BODY MEASUREMENTS

The heaviest quarterback weighed 129kg in 2016, since 2017 he had been working on his fight against obesity which he also covered online. In addition, he lost 45 kg in 2018 but unfortunately in 2019 he died of a heart and kidney compilation. At the time of his disappearance, he stood at a height of 6 feet 4 inches or 1.93 meters. He had blonde hair color and brown eye color.