Ben Steele
{{Short description|American football player and coach (born 1978)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2019}}
{{Infobox NFL biography
| name = Ben Steele
| image =
| caption =
| current_team = Arizona Cardinals
| position = Tight ends coach
| number =
| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 5
| weight_lb = 250
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1978|5|27|mf=y}}
| birth_place = Denver, Colorado, U.S.
| death_date =
| undraftedyear = 2001
| high_school = Palisade (CO)
| college = Mesa State
| pastteams =
- San Francisco 49ers ({{NFL Year|2001}}–{{NFL Year|2002}})*
- Oakland Raiders ({{NFL Year|2002|2003}})*
- Seattle Seahawks ({{NFL Year|2003}})*
- Frankfurt Galaxy ({{NFLE Year|2003}})
- Minnesota Vikings ({{NFL Year|2003}}–{{NFL Year|2004}})*
- Green Bay Packers ({{NFL Year|2004}}–{{NFL Year|2005}})
- Houston Texans ({{NFL Year|2006}})
| pastcoaching =
- Mesa State (2008)
Offensive assistant - Colorado (2009)
Operations & recruiting assistant - Colorado (2010)
Graduate assistant - California (2011-2012)
Offensive administrative assistant - UC Davis (2013)
Tight ends coach & recruiting coordinator - Tampa Bay Buccaneers ({{NFL Year|2014}}–{{NFL Year|2016}})
Offensive quality control coach - Tampa Bay Buccaneers ({{NFL Year|2017}}–{{NFL Year|2018}})
Tight ends coach - Atlanta Falcons ({{NFL Year|2019}})
Offensive assistant - Atlanta Falcons ({{NFL Year|2020}})
Tight ends coach - Minnesota Vikings ({{NFL Year|2021}})
Assistant offensive line coach - Denver Broncos ({{NFL Year|2022}})
Assistant offensive line coach - Arizona Cardinals ({{NFL Year|2023}}–present)
Tight ends coach
| statlabel1 = Receptions
| statvalue1 = 4
| statlabel2 = Receiving yards
| statvalue2 = 42
| statlabel3 = Touchdowns
| statvalue3 = 0
| pfr = S/SteeBe00
}}
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, was an assistant offensive line coach for the Denver Broncos, and he formerly played for the Green Bay Packers.{{cite web|title=Packers.com - Ben Steele |work=Packers.com |url=http://www.packers.com/history/all_time_roster/player/steele_ben_2004-05/ |accessdate=January 2, 2009 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090205003055/http://packers.com/history/all_time_roster/player/steele_ben_2004-05/ |archivedate=February 5, 2009 |url-status=dead }} Steele played collegiate ball at Fort Lewis College and Mesa State College.
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.{{Cite web|title=Official Website of the Atlanta Falcons Football Club|url=https://www.atlantafalcons.com/team/coaches-roster/been-steele?campaign=sf:fanshare:facebook|website=www.atlantafalcons.com|language=en-US|access-date=2020-05-02}}{{Dead link|date=October 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} 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.{{cite web | title = Ben Steele Statistics | work = Pro Football Reference | url = https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/S/SteeBe00.htm | accessdate = February 21, 2022}}
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.{{Cite web|title=Falcons promote Ben Steele to tight ends coach|url=https://www.atlantafalcons.com/news/falcons-promote-ben-steele-to-tight-ends-coach?campaign=sf:fanshare:facebook|website=www.atlantafalcons.com|language=en-US|access-date=2020-05-02}}
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.{{Cite web|title=Broncos announce seven additions to coaching staff|url=https://www.denverbroncos.com/news/broncos-announce-seven-additions-to-coaching-staff|access-date=January 3, 2024|website=denverbroncos.com|language=en}} Steele was not retained by the Broncos for 2023 after Sean Payton was hired as head coach.{{Cite web|title=Broncos coaching staff tracker: Who will Sean Payton hire?|url=https://broncoswire.usatoday.com/2023/02/03/denver-broncos-sean-payton-coaching-staff-tracker-for-every-hire/|access-date=January 3, 2024|website=broncoswire.usatoday.com|language=en}}
On February 22, 2023, the Arizona Cardinals hired Steele as their tight ends coach.{{Cite web|title=Arizona Cardinals fill out coaching staff with 15 new hires and 7 retentions|url=https://arizonasports.com/story/3514183/arizona-cardinals-fill-out-coaching-staff-with-15-new-hires-and-7-retentions/|access-date=January 4, 2024|website=arizonasports.com|language=en}}
References
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External links
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- [https://auburntigers.com/staff-directory/ben-steele/2842 Auburn Tigers bio] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210506022108/https://auburntigers.com/staff-directory/ben-steele/2842 |date=May 6, 2021 }}
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