Ben Steele
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||||||
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| Position: | Assistant Offensive Line Coach | ||||||||
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| Born: | May 27, 1978 Denver, Colorado | ||||||||
| 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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| * Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |||||||||
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Benjamin Joseph Steele (born May 27, 1978) is a former tight end and coach in the National Football League (NFL). He is the assistant offensive line coach for the Minnesota Vikings. He coached the tight ends for the Atlanta Falcons[1] and he formerly played for the Green Bay Packers.[2] Steele played collegiate ball at Fort Lewis College and Mesa State College, and played professionally for 6 seasons in the NFL.[3] Steele scored his only NFL touchdown from Aaron Rodgers during Rodgers’ first NFL game.[4]
Playing career
Steele 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.[5]
Coaching career
Steele 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] On July 23rd, 2021 Steele was hired to be the assistant offensive line coach for the Minnesota Vikings
References
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Ben Steele Statistics". Pro Football Reference. Archived from the original on January 5, 2009. Retrieved January 2, 2009.
- ^ "Ben Steele Scores Touchdown". scores.espn.go.com. ESPN. Retrieved November 10, 2014.
- ^ "Official Website of the Atlanta Falcons Football Club". www.atlantafalcons.com. Retrieved May 2, 2020.
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