Steve DeOssie

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 in Tacoma, Washington) is a former American football linebacker and long snapper. DeOssie played college football at Boston College, and went on to play in the NFL for the Dallas Cowboys, the New York Giants, and the New 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 and Fred Smerlas, which airs on WEEI after Patriots' games. In addition, he has been a Patriots studio analyst on WBZ-TV in Boston. DeOssie has also been known for speaking at quarterly meetings for EMC 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 in Lincoln, 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 the 2007 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 their Super 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.

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