James Lendale Steele Jr. (/ˈstiːl/; born October 4, 1974) is an American former professional football player who was a defensive lineman and spent his entire six-year National Football League (NFL) career with the Cincinnati Bengals. The Bengals selected him in the 1998 NFL draft.[2] He played college football for the Michigan Wolverines, earning first-team All-American honors at defensive end as a member of the undefeated national champion 1997 Wolverines team.
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| Position: | Defensive end | ||||||||
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| Born: | October 4, 1974 Ligonier, Indiana, U.S. | ||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | ||||||||
| Weight: | 300 lb (136 kg) | ||||||||
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| High school: | West Noble (Ligonier) | ||||||||
| College: | Michigan | ||||||||
| NFL draft: | 1998 / round: 4 / pick: 105 | ||||||||
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Early life and college career
editSteele attended West Noble High School, just outside Ligonier, Indiana. Steele, who wore No. 81 for the Michigan Wolverines,[3] redshirted as a freshman in during the 1993 season and earned varsity letters in each of the subsequent four seasons from 1994 to 1997.[3] He played for the 1997 Michigan Wolverines football team that won a national championship. He won the Richard Katcher Award as the top Michigan defensive lineman in 1997. Steele had 45 tackles for loss and 24 career quarterback sacks at Michigan, second most in team history at the time of his graduation.[4] He was named a first-team selection to the 1997 All-Big Ten Conference football team and a first-team selection by the American Football Coaches Association to the 1997 College Football All-America Team.[5][6]
Professional career
editSteele was selected by the Cincinnati Bengals in the fourth round of the 1998 NFL Draft with the 105th selection overall.[7][8] Steele played in 80 consecutive games with the Bengals between 1999 and 2003 before being released on September 5, 2004.[9] Steele had signed with the New York Giants during the offseason following the 2003 season.[10] He was released on July 30, 2004 and signed by the Bengals who later released him.[11] He later tried out with the San Francisco 49ers.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Glen Steele NFL Transactions - Pro Football Archives".
- ^ "Glen Steele". databaseFootball.com. databaseSports.com. Archived from the original on February 18, 2010.
- ^ a b "Bentley Historical Library -- -- U of M Football Rosters: Steele". The Regents of the University of Michigan. Archived from the original on September 28, 2007.
- ^ "Glen Steele". The Regents of the University of Michigan.
- ^ "College Football". Gettysburg Times. December 2, 1997. p. B2.
- ^ "1997 Football Team". The Regents of the University of Michigan.
- ^ "1998 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 29, 2023.
- ^ "1998 NFL Player Draft". databaseFootball.com. databaseSports.com. Archived from the original on March 27, 2008.
- ^ "#70 Glen Steele - DT". ESPN Internet Ventures. 2007. Archived from the original on December 20, 2002.
- ^ Pasquarelli, Len. "NY further helps defense with ex-Bengal". ESPN Internet Ventures.[dead link]
- ^ Goheen, Kevin (August 10, 2004). "Steele adds depth to line". The Cincinnati Post. E. W. Scripps Company. p. C6.
External links
edit- Bentley Library biography and photograph of Steele
- Career statistics from NFL.com · Pro Football Reference