Position: Free Safety Undrafted: 2006 40 yard dash time 4.49 seconds Name Steve Gregory Spouse Rosanne Geraty | Weight: 200 lb (91 kg) Role American football safety Education Syracuse University College: Syracuse Height 1.8 m | |
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Date of birth: (1983-01-08) January 8, 1983 (age 32) Current team Kansas City Chiefs (#47 / Strong safety) Parents Judy Gregory, Steve Gregory | ||
Place of birth: Brooklyn, New York | ||
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Stephen C. Gregory (born January 8, 1983) is a former American football safety that played in the National Football League (NFL). He was signed by the San Diego Chargers as an undrafted free agent in 2006. He played college football at Syracuse.
Contents
- Football safety tips how to do the cushion drill with steve gregory
- The fade drill with steve gregory
- Early years
- San Diego Chargers
- New England Patriots
- Kansas City Chiefs and retirement
- References
Gregory was also a member of the New England Patriots and Kansas City Chiefs.
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Early years
Gregory lived in Staten Island, New York for most of his youth. He was a Jets fan growing up. He attended St. Margaret Mary Parochial Elementary school grades 6-8 then attended Monsignor Farrell High School before transferring to Curtis High School. He played college football at Syracuse University.
San Diego Chargers
The defender started his career as an undrafted free agent, and signed with the San Diego Chargers as an undrafted free agent in 2006. He played for them until 2011. He started 31 of 85 games, recording 241 tackles, four interceptions and two sacks.
New England Patriots
On March 15, 2012, Gregory signed with the New England Patriots. On Thanksgiving Night—November 22, 2012—Gregory had a primary role in the Patriots' victory over his home-town team, the New York Jets. In the game, Gregory had an interception, 2 recovered fumbles (one leading to a touchdown, during the now infamous Butt-Fumble play), 5 tackles, and 1 pass deflection. At the end of the game, on the national NBC broadcast, Gregory was awarded the traditional Thanksgiving award, along with teammates Tom Brady and Vince Wilfork.
Between 2012 and 2014, he started 23 games for the New England Patriots. Gregory was released by the Patriots on February 28, 2014.
Kansas City Chiefs and retirement
Gregory was signed by the Kansas City Chiefs on July 31, 2014. Gregory announced his retirement from football on August 9, 2014. He cited the birth of his daughter with his wife Rosanne as giving him a new perspective on life, with plans to coach. NFL wrote that he ended his career with 357 tackles, seven interceptions, 25 defensed passes, three sacks and two touchdowns, out of 111 NFL games. Among other plays, he was famous for getting the ball in the butt fumble.
On June 4, 2015, the Syracuse athletic department announced Gregory would return to his alma mater as a Special Teams Quality Control coach. By that time, he had played 111 career games in the NFL, during which time he posted 357 tackles and seven interceptions as a defensive back for the Chargers and Patriots.