Tyler Steen
{{Short description|American football player (born 2000)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2023}}
{{Infobox NFL biography
| name = Tyler Steen
| image = Tyler Steen.png
| alt =
| caption = Steen at the 2023 Senior Bowl
| current_team = Philadelphia Eagles
| number = 56
| position = Guard
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|2000|6|24}}
| birth_place = Miami, Florida, U.S.
| death_date =
| death_place =
| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 6
| weight_lb = 321
| high_school = St. Thomas Aquinas {{avoid wrap|(Fort Lauderdale, Florida)}}
| college = {{ubl|Vanderbilt (2018–2021)|Alabama (2022)}}
| draftyear = 2023
| draftround = 3
| draftpick = 65
| pastteams =
- Philadelphia Eagles ({{NFL Year|2023}}–present)
| status = Active
| highlights =
- Super Bowl champion (LIX)
- Second-team All-SEC (2022)
| statseason = 2024
| statweek =
| statlabel1 = Games played
| statvalue1 = 28
| statlabel2 = Games started
| statvalue2 = 3
| pfr = SteeTy00
}}
Tyler Maxwell Steen (born June 24, 2000) is an American professional football guard for the Philadelphia Eagles of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Vanderbilt Commodores before transferring to the Alabama Crimson Tide in 2022.
Early life
Steen was born on June 24, 2000, in Miami, Florida. He is the oldest of three sons to Samantha Steen, Esq, an attorney, and Daris Steen, a retired member of the U.S. Marine Corps. Steen attended St. Thomas Aquinas High School in Fort Lauderdale He played both offense and defense on the St. Thomas Aquinas High School football team. Steen was also a member of the track and field team.{{cite web |author1=The NFL Draft Bible |title=NFL Draft Profile: Tyler Steen, Offensive Lineman, Alabama Crimson Tide |url=https://www.si.com/nfl/draft/news/tylersteen |website=SI.com |date=September 7, 2022 |access-date=14 February 2023}}
College career
= Vanderbilt =
Steen enrolled at Vanderbilt University in 2018, playing four games at defensive end as a freshman for their football team, recording one tackle. He moved to right tackle as a sophomore in 2019 before moving to left tackle as a junior. Steen started thirty-four of thirty-eight games played at Vanderbilt, receiving All-Southeastern Conference (SEC) honors twice.{{cite web |title=Tyler Steen – Vanderbilt University Athletics|url=https://vucommodores.com/roster/tyler-steen/ |website=vucommodores.com |date=May 4, 2019 |access-date=7 February 2023}}
= Alabama =
In 2022, Steen was a graduate transfer to the University of Alabama to play his final season of eligibility for the Crimson Tide. He started all thirteen regular season games for Alabama.{{Cite web |last=Tsoukalas |first=Tony |date=April 11, 2022 |title=Vanderbilt OL Tyler Steen Announces Transfer to Alabama |url=https://www.si.com/college/alabama/bamacentral/vanderbilt-ol-tyler-steen-expected-to-transfer-to-alabama |access-date=7 February 2023 |website=SI.com}} Steen would be named second-team All-SEC and started in the 2023 Senior Bowl.{{cite web |author1=SEC Staff |title=2022 All-SEC Football Teams Announced |url=https://www.secsports.com/article/35196967/2022-all-sec-football-teams-announced |website=SEC Sports |access-date=7 February 2023}}{{cite web |last1=Greenberg |first1=Brett |last2=Simone |first2=Eli |title=Alabama leads all schools with 6 in Senior Bowl, former Tide All-American coaching |url=https://www.cbs42.com/sports/alabama/alabama-leads-all-schools-with-6-in-senior-bowl-former-tide-all-american-coaching/ |website=CBS 42 |date=February 3, 2023 |access-date=7 February 2023}}
Professional career
{{NFL predraft
| height ft = 6
| height in = 6
| weight = 321
| shuttle = 4.50
| cone drill = 7.78
| vertical = 29.5
| broad ft = 9
| broad in = 1
| bench = 31
| arm span = 32 3/4
| hand span = 10 1/2
| note = Sources:{{Cite web |url=https://www.nfl.com/prospects/tyler-steen/32005354-4509-7919-ee71-a091da3c2fad |title=Tyler Steen Draft and Combine Prospect Profile |website=NFL.com |access-date=April 26, 2023}}{{Cite web |url=https://draftscout.com/dsprofile.php?PlayerId=1030990&DraftYear=2023 |title=2023 NFL Draft Scout Tyler Steen College Football Profile |access-date=April 26, 2023 |website=DraftScout.com}}
}}
Steen was selected by the Philadelphia Eagles in the third round, 65th overall, of the 2023 NFL draft.{{cite web|title=Eagles select OL Tyler Steen with the 65th overall pick|url=https://www.philadelphiaeagles.com/news/tyler-steen-nfl-draft-eagles-ol-alabama|website=PhiladelphiaEagles.com|date=April 28, 2023}} On November 5, 2023, Steen got his first professional start against the Dallas Cowboys.{{cite web | last=Natan | first=Ben | title=Eagles rookie report card from the Cowboys game | website=Bleeding Green Nation | date=2023-11-06 | url=https://www.bleedinggreennation.com/2023/11/6/23948734/eagles-rookie-report-card-dallas-cowboys-game-tyler-steen-jalen-carter-sydney-brown-eli-ricks-nfl | access-date=2024-07-29}} As a rookie, he appeared in 11 games and started one in the 2023 season.{{Cite web |title=Tyler Steen 2023 Game Log |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/S/SteeTy00/gamelog/2023/ |access-date=2024-07-29 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}}
In the 2024 season, Steen won a Super Bowl championship when the Eagles defeated the Kansas City Chiefs 40–22 in Super Bowl LIX.{{cite web | last=Maaddi | first=Rob | title=Eagles deny the Chiefs a Super Bowl three-peat with dominant defense in a 40-22 rout | website=AP News | date=2025-02-10 | url=https://apnews.com/article/super-bowl-2025-eagles-chiefs-score-e2ff209c074a00a6faff39750ff048f8 | access-date=2025-02-17}}
Personal life
Steen has three younger brothers, Blake (2004), Dylan Steen (2008), and Ayden (2010). Blake is a member of the University of Virginia football team. Steen's grandfather, Sergeant Rodney Maxwell Davis, was a non-commissioned officer in the United States Marine Corps who was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor for heroism above and beyond the call of duty in 1967, during the Vietnam War.{{cite web |author1-link=17 August 2023 |title=Eagles rookie Tyler Steen draws inspiration from his grandfather's valor that earned the Medal of Honor |date=May 29, 2023 |url=https://www.inquirer.com/eagles/eagles-tyler-steen-rodney-davis-grandfather-medal-honor-memorial-day-vietnam-20230529.html |publisher=Philadelphia Inquirer |access-date=17 August 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230529101554/https://www.inquirer.com/eagles/eagles-tyler-steen-rodney-davis-grandfather-medal-honor-memorial-day-vietnam-20230529.html |archive-date=29 May 2023}}
References
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External links
- [https://www.philadelphiaeagles.com/team/players-roster/tyler-steen/ Philadelphia Eagles bio]
- [https://rolltide.com/sports/football/roster/tyler-steen/8384 Alabama Crimson Tide bio]
- [https://vucommodores.com/roster/tyler-steen/ Vanderbilt Commodores bio]
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