Steve Neils

{{Short description|American football player (born 1951)}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2024}}

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{{BLP sources|date=August 2014}}

{{BLP one source|date=August 2018}}

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{{Infobox NFL biography

| image =

| position = Linebacker

| number = 53

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1951|5|2}}

| birth_place = St. Peter, Minnesota, U.S.

| height_ft = 6

| height_in = 2

| weight_lbs = 217

| draftyear = 1974

| draftround = 5

| draftpick = 111

| high_school = St. Peter

| college = Minnesota

| teams =

• St. Louis Cardinals ({{NFL Year|1974|1980}})

| highlights =

• First-team All-Big Ten (1973)

| statlabel1 = Interceptions

| statvalue1 = 1

| statlabel2 = INT yards

| statvalue2 = 18

| statlabel3 = Games

| statvalue3 = 88

}}

Steven Lynn Neils (born May 2, 1951) is a former linebacker in the National Football League (NFL) who played his entire career for the St. Louis Cardinals. After a college career at Minnesota, Neils was selected in the fifth round of the 1974 NFL draft.

Over eighty-eight professional games, he had one interception and seven recovered fumbles, running one back 72 yards for a touchdown.{{cite web|url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/N/NeilSt20.htm|title=Steve Neils|publisher=Pro-Football-Reference.com|accessdate=January 26, 2016}}