Benjamin Joseph Steele (born May 27, 1978) is a former tight end and coach in the National Football League (NFL). He is the tight ends coach for the Arizona Cardinals. He coached the tight ends for the Atlanta Falcons,[1] was an assistant offensive line coach for the Denver Broncos, and he formerly played for the Green Bay Packers.[2] Steele played collegiate ball at Fort Lewis College and Mesa State College.
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| Position: | Tight ends coach | ||||||||
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| Born: | May 27, 1978 Denver, Colorado, U.S. | ||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | ||||||||
| Weight: | 250 lb (113 kg) | ||||||||
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| High school: | Palisade (CO) | ||||||||
| College: | Mesa State | ||||||||
| Undrafted: | 2001 | ||||||||
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Playing career
editSteele played professionally from 2001-2007 after coming into the NFL as an undrafted free agent. He spent his career with the San Francisco 49ers, Oakland Raiders, Minnesota Vikings, Seattle Seahawks, Green Bay Packers, and the Houston Texans.[3] He played only with the Packers during a regular season, catching four passes in 15 games in 2004 and no passes in two games in 2005.[4]
Coaching career
editSteele joined the Atlanta Falcons as an offensive assistant in 2019 after spending the previous five seasons with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. From 2017–2018, Steele was the Buccaneers' tight ends coach. On February 5, 2020, Steele was promoted by the Falcons becoming their tight ends coach.[1] After being hired to be an analyst for Auburn, on July 23, 2021, Steele was instead hired to be the assistant offensive line coach for the Minnesota Vikings.
On February 14, 2022, the Denver Broncos hired Steele as their assistant offensive line coach.[5] Steele was not retained by the Broncos for 2023 after Sean Payton was hired as head coach.[6]
On February 22, 2023, the Arizona Cardinals hired Steele as their tight ends coach.[7]
References
edit- ^ a b "Falcons promote Ben Steele to tight ends coach". www.atlantafalcons.com. Retrieved May 2, 2020.
- ^ "Packers.com - Ben Steele". Packers.com. Archived from the original on February 5, 2009. Retrieved January 2, 2009.
- ^ "Official Website of the Atlanta Falcons Football Club". www.atlantafalcons.com. Retrieved May 2, 2020.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Ben Steele Statistics". Pro Football Reference. Retrieved February 21, 2022.
- ^ "Broncos announce seven additions to coaching staff". denverbroncos.com. Retrieved January 3, 2024.
- ^ "Broncos coaching staff tracker: Who will Sean Payton hire?". broncoswire.usatoday.com. Retrieved January 3, 2024.
- ^ "Arizona Cardinals fill out coaching staff with 15 new hires and 7 retentions". arizonasports.com. Retrieved January 4, 2024.
External links
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- Auburn Tigers bio Archived May 6, 2021, at the Wayback Machine
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