Biography

BIOGRAPHY

Kevin Zeitler was born on March 8, 1990, in Waukesha, Wisconsin. He is a right guard in the National Football League. 

Zeitler was born in Waukesha, Wisconsin. He attended Wisconsin Lutheran High School in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and played for Wisconsin Lutheran Vikings high school football team. A three-year letterwinner in football, Zeitler was honored first-team all-conference, first-team all region and second-team all-area as a junior. In his senior year, he gathered first-team all-conference, conference lineman of the year, first-team all region, and first-team all-area honors.

Zeitler attended the University of Wisconsin-Madison, and played for the Wisconsin Badgers football team from 2008 to 2011. He was recognized as a consensus first-team All-American, having been named to the first teams of the American Football Coaches Association (AFCA), the Associated Press and Pro Football Weekly as a senior in 2011.

He was drafted in the 2012 draft by the Cincinnati Bengals. On March 9, 2017, Zeitler signed a five-year, $60 million contract with the Cleveland Browns, making him the highest-paid guard in the NFL. On March 13, 2019, the Browns traded Zeitler and Jabrill Peppers to the New York Giants, along with their first and third-round (originally acquired from the New England Patriots) picks in the 2019 NFL Draft, in exchange for Odell Beckham Jr. and Olivier Vernon. 

He was signed by the Baltimore Ravens on a three-year deal in 2021.