- Steve DeOssie
NFL player
DateOfBirth=Birth date and age|1962|11|22|mf=y
Birthplace=Tacoma, Washington
DateofDeath=
Position=Linebacker
College=Boston College
DraftedYear=1984
DraftedRound=4 / Pick 110
DatabaseFootball=DEOSSSTE01
years=1984-1988
1989-1993
1993
1994-1995
teams=Dallas Cowboys New York Giants New York Jets New England Patriots
ProBowls=Steven Leonard DeOssie (born
November 22 1962 inTacoma, Washington ) is a formerAmerican football linebacker andlong snapper . DeOssie playedcollege football atBoston College , and went on to play in the NFL for theDallas Cowboys , theNew York Giants , and theNew England Patriots . DeOssie was on the Giants'Super Bowl XXV championship team.High school
DeOssie played high school football at the former Don Bosco Technical High School in Boston, Massachusetts for head coach Bob Currier.
Career
DeOssie hosts "The Real Post Game Show", along with
Pete Sheppard andFred Smerlas , which airs on WEEI after Patriots' games. In addition, he has been a Patriots studio analyst onWBZ-TV inBoston . DeOssie has also been known for speaking at quarterly meetings forEMC Corporation . In the past he has missed 'The Big Show' in order to receive the larger appearance fees of EMC.Personal
DeOssie, along with friend and colleague
Fred Smerlas , opened a steakhouse (Fred & Steve's Steakhouse) at Twin River's casino inLincoln, Rhode Island in March 2007. [ [http://www.telegram.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070118/COLUMN08/701180468 Worcester Telegram & Gazette Bill Doyle] ]DeOssie's son, Zak, was a standout linebacker for
Brown University and was selected by the New York Giants in the 4th Round with the 116th overall pick of the2007 NFL Draft . [ [http://www.nfldraftscout.com/ratings/profile.php?pyid=22097 Zak DeOssie, ILB, Brown - 2007 NFL Draft Scout Profile, Powered by The SportsXchange] ] . Zak, who played for the Giants in theirSuper Bowl XLII championship win, and his father are the first father-son combination to be on a Super Bowl Championship team for the same winning franchise.References
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