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Garin Veris
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Position:Defensive End
Personal information
Born: (1963-02-27) February 27, 1963 (age 61)
Chillicothe, Ohio
Height:6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Weight:255 lb (116 kg)
Career information
College:Stanford
NFL draft:1985 / round: 2 / pick: 48
Career history
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics
Sacks:36.0
Fumble recoveries:6
Stats at Pro Football Reference Edit this at Wikidata

Garin Lee Veris (born February 27, 1963 in Chillicothe, Ohio) is a former American football defensive end in the National Football League, mainly for the New England Patriots.

Veris graduated from Chillicothe High School, where he starred in football (playing offense and defense) and basketball in 1981. Veris also starred in track and field, winning the OHSAA Class AAA shot put and discus throw titles in 1980,then repeating in each event as champion in 1981.[1] After high school,Veris went on to Stanford University where he had an outstanding performance which culminated in his induction into the Stanford University Athletics Hall of Fame.[2] before he was taken in the second round of the 1985 NFL draft by the New England Patriots. During his rookie season, he recorded 14 sacks—including four in the playoffs—and started in Super Bowl XX. He finished his career in 1992 with the San Francisco 49ers and later was named to the Patriots' All-1980s team

Since March 5, 2013, Veris has worked as the Director of External Business Development & Marketing for UMass Boston Athletics.

Veris served as the Athletic Director and At-Risk Coordinator at his Alma Mater Chillicothe High School in Chillicothe, Ohio in 2011-12. He previously served as the AD at Haverhill High School in Haverhill, Massachusetts in 2009-10.

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