- Stephen Trejo
Stephen Trejo (born
November 20 ,1977 inMesa ,Arizona ) is a formerNational Football League running back /fullback for theDetroit Lions .College career
Trejo played
college football for Arizona State. At Arizona State he playedlinebacker and finished his career with 88 total tackles and three sacks, while playing in 43 games, over four years.Pro career
He was signed by the
Detroit Lions as anundrafted free agent following the2001 NFL Draft . During hisrookie season in 2001, he made a career-long reception of 20 yards against theDallas Cowboys onJanuary 6 ,2002 . Trejo also completed a career high of three catches for 26 yards onDecember 2 ,2001 . His first career catch came against theGreen Bay Packers onNovember 22 ,2001 . In 2002, Trejo played in all 16 games, making two catches for 13 yards. However, Trejo shined onspecial teams with 23 tackles for third on the Lions, 5 of those coming at Arizona, onDecember 8 ,2002 . In 2003, Trejo played in all 16 games, mostly on special teams, but saw limited action on offense at the end of the season. In 2004, Trejo made his first career start against Green Bay onOctober 17 ,2004 .High School Career
Trejo attended Casa Grande High School, in
Casa Grande, Arizona . He was an all-state selection as a junior and senior, after he had 178 carries for 1,458 yards and 19 touchdowns. On defense he had 111 tackles, 6.5 sacks, twointerceptions and onefumble recovery.External links
* [http://www.detroitlions.com/bio.cfm?bio_id=84&season=1 Bio on Lions Website]
* [http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/players/profile?statsId=5731 Stats at ESPN]
* [http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/football/nfl/players/5731 Stats at SI]
* [http://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/players/5/5731 Stats at Yahoo]
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