Position: Offensive specialist Receiving yards: 5,521 Weight 86 kg Receptions: 453 Height 1.78 m | Undrafted: 1996 Name Steve Papin | |
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Date of birth: (1972-02-28) February 28, 1972 (age 43) College Portland State Vikings football | ||
High school: San Jose (CA) Piedmont | ||
Coach of the Week with Steve Papin from Independence FB 111118
Steve LeRoi Papin (born February 28, 1972) is a former American football offensive specialist who played seven seasons in the Arena Football League (AFL) with the San Jose SaberCats and New York Dragons. He first enrolled at West Valley College before transferring to Portland State University. He attended Piedmont Hills High School in San Jose, California. Papin was also a member of the Scottish Claymores and San Diego Riptide.
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- Coach of the Week with Steve Papin from Independence FB 111118
- 43rd Annual Charlie Wedemeyer All Star Game North All Star Coach Steve Papin w Danielle Alvari
- College career
- Professional career
- Coaching career
- Broadcasting career
- References
43rd Annual Charlie Wedemeyer All-Star Game | North All-Star Coach Steve Papin w/ Danielle Alvari
College career
Papin played for the Portland State Vikings, finishing third in voting for the Harlon Hill Trophy his senior year in 1995 after recording 2,397 all-purpose yards.
Professional career
Papin played for the Scottish Claymores of the World League of American Football in 1997. He played for the AFL's San Jose SaberCats from 1997 to 2001, earning Second Team All-Arena and Don't Blink! Player of the Year honors twice each. He was released by the SaberCats on December 19, 2001. Papin signed with the New York Dragons of the AFL on January 10, 2002. He was released by the Dragons on March 4, 2003. He finished his AFL career with 15,413 all-purpose yards for 152 touchdowns and an average of 14.7 yards per touch. Papin also averaged 200.4 all-purpose yards per game. He was a finalist for the Arena Football Hall of Fame in 2013 and 2014. He played in five games for the San Diego Riptide of the af2 in 2003 before suffering a knee injury.
Coaching career
Papin was defensive coordinator for the San Diego Riptide in 2005. He served as defensive coordinator of the Central Valley Coyotes of the af2 in 2006. He was offensive coordinator of the af2's Everett Hawks in 2007. Papin served as offensive coordinator of the Tri-Cities Fever of the af2 in 2008. He was offensive coordinator for San Jose Wolves of the American Indoor Football Association in 2010. He was wide receivers coach of the San Jose SaberCats in 2011.
Papin served as head coach of the Gunderson High School Grizzly Bears of San Jose, California from 2011 to 2013. He stepped down as the Grizzly Bears' coach in April 2014. He became head coach of the Independence High School 76ers in 2014.
Broadcasting career
In 2015, Papin was hired by CBS Sports Network as a sideline analyst for its coverage of the AFL.