Markus Steele

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Markus Steele
No. 52
Position:
Cleveland, Ohio, U.S.
Height:6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight:240 lb (109 kg)
Career information
High school:Bedford (OH) St. Peter Chanel
College:USC
NFL draft:2001 / Round: 4 / Pick: 122
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics
Tackles:89
Forced fumbles:1
Passes defended:1
Player stats at NFL.com · PFR

Markus Steele (born July 24, 1979) is a former American football linebacker in the National Football League (NFL) for the Dallas Cowboys. He played college football at the University of Southern California.

Early years

Steele attended the now defunct

middle linebacker, scoring 17 touchdowns
in just 6 games, because he was suspended for poor grades.

He enrolled Long Beach City College, where he collected 96 tackles, 20 tackles for loss, 8 sacks and 2 interceptions in his first year. As a sophomore he registered 93 tackles, 17 tackles for loss, 8 sacks, 3 forced fumbles, 2 blocked kicks, 4 carries for 39 yards (9.8-yard avg ) and 2 touchdowns, while helping the team achieve a No. 6 national ranking with a 10–1 record.[1]

In 1999, he transferred to the University of Southern California and was given the number 55, which is a school tradition reserved for the best linebackers.[2]

As a junior he was named the starter at

weak-side linebacker
. He played with a shoulder injury that required surgery at the end of the season, finishing with 91 tackles (second on the team), 62 solo tackles, 12 tackles for loss (led the team), 3 sacks, 6 passes defensed, one interception, 3 forced fumbles and 2 fumble recoveries. The next year he had 61 tackles (third on the team), 17 tackles for loss (led the team) and 3 sacks.

Professional career

Dallas Cowboys

Steele was selected by the

special teams
tackles.

In

special teams tackles (fifth on the team) and blocked a punt against the San Francisco 49ers
.

The next season, although Hardy left via

special teams
tackles (third on the team).

Steele was waived on August 31,

special teams tackles.[5]

Denver Broncos

On January 1, 2005, Steele signed with the Denver Broncos as a free agent. He was released on August 30.[6]

Northeast Ohio Predators

In 2013, he started playing,

middle linebacker
and coaching defense, for the Northeast Ohio Predators, which is a semi-professional team in the Heartland Football League. He married Kimberlee Steele

NFL career statistics

Legend
Bold Career high

Regular season

Year Team Games Tackles Interceptions Fumbles
GP GS Cmb Solo Ast Sck TFL Int Yds TD Lng PD FF FR Yds TD
2001 DAL 15 10 40 36 4 0.0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0
2002 DAL 13 1 32 26 6 0.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2003 DAL 14 0 17 11 6 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
42 11 89 73 16 0.0 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0

Playoffs

Year Team Games Tackles Interceptions Fumbles
GP GS Cmb Solo Ast Sck TFL Int Yds TD Lng PD FF FR Yds TD
2003 DAL 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

References

  1. ^ "Transfer Steele Expected to Arrive Today". Los Angeles Times. 20 August 1999. Retrieved February 19, 2018.
  2. ^ "Steele Keeps Alive The Tradition Of No. 55". Retrieved February 19, 2018.
  3. ^ "2001 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2023-03-18.
  4. ^ "Replacements filled in well against Cards". Retrieved February 19, 2018.
  5. ^ "Transactions". Retrieved February 19, 2018.
  6. ^ "Transactions". Retrieved February 19, 2018.

External links

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