| Jeff Leiding | |
| Number: | 60, 92 |
| Position: | Linebacker |
| Birth Date: | 28 October 1961 |
| Birth Place: | Kansas City, Missouri, U.S. |
| Death Place: | St. Louis, Missouri, U.S. |
| Height Ft: | 6 |
| Height In: | 3 |
| Weight Lb: | 232 |
| High School: | Tulsa (OK) Union |
| College: | Texas |
| Draftyear: | 1984 |
| Draftround: | 5 |
| Draftpick: | 129 |
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| Highlights: |
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| Statlabel1: | Sacks |
| Statvalue1: | 1.0 |
| Statlabel2: | Safeties |
| Statvalue2: | 2 |
| Pfr: | L/LeidJe20 |
Jeffrey James Leiding (October 28, 1961 – July 13, 2014) was an American professional football player who was a linebacker in the United States Football League (USFL) and National Football League (NFL).
Born and raised in Kansas City, Missouri, Leiding was a standout player at Hickman Mills High School as a sophomore and junior. When his father accepted a job at a bank in Tulsa, Oklahoma prior to his senior year, Leiding finished his prep career at Union High School.[1] He chose to play college football for the Texas Longhorns,[2] and was a consensus All-American as a senior.[3]
Leiding was selected by the St. Louis Cardinals in the fifth round of the 1984 NFL draft,[4] but did not make the team.[1] He spent the 1985 season with the San Antonio Gunslingers of the USFL.[5] He was with the Indianapolis Colts in 1986, appearing in 12 games. In 1997 he rejoined the Colts as a replacement player during the 1987 NFLPA strike. He was retained after the strike ended, and appeared in nine games total for the year.[6]
Leiding died of a heart attack on July 13, 2014.[7]