On February 22, 2008, the Steelers released him; Kriewaldt's career was reportedly in jeopardy due to an injury.

Kriewaldt became a bit of a folk hero in his rookie season among listeners of WDFN in Detroit, despite (or likely due to) his third-string status.

Kriewaldt was an All-State running back at Shiocton High School, earned All-Region and All-Conference honors as running back and linebacker as a prep senior in 1993, was the 1993 Offensive Player of the Year in Central Wisconsin Conference (large schools), earned Team MVP and team captain in 1993, and set school rushing records for most career yards (3,357), single-season yards (1,552) and single-game yards (317).

His opponents included Co-worker Deputy John Brylski, former Marine, and Alex Bebris.

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