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Steve Gregory faced the most trying of his five NFL seasons in 2010. The team’s opening day starter at strong safety for the first time in his career, Gregory was off to a solid start when a violation of the NFL’s substance abuse policy sidelined him for four games in October. He returned to the field a month later and reassumed his role in the defensive backfield, but in his first game back Nov. 7 at Houston, a shoulder injury forced him to the sidelines once again. The injury kept Gregory off the field for the next three games, but he returned in time for the stretch run and finished the season on a positive note.

Gregory and his wife, former Syracuse field hockey star Rosanne Geraty, have formed the “SG Squad,” a nonprofit foundation whose goal is to promote fitness, education and healthy lifestyles for the students, educators and administrators of the San Ysidro School District, an area south of San Diego near the Mexican border. The foundation rewards the hardest working students with school supplies, clothing and Chargers tickets. Last year, the SG Squad also hosted a Thanksgiving Dinner Giveaway for low-income families and a holiday bowling party where each child received a new pair of shoes for the holidays. Beyond San Diego, the SG Squad has also lent assistance to the Little Falls High School football team in Little Falls, New York. In 2008, Gregory received a President’s Volunteer Service Award from the President’s Council on Physical Fitness for his work with the SG Squad.

Gregory grew up in Staten Island, New York. His father, Steve, and stepmother, Judy, are both retired from the New York Police Department. However, both were on active duty when the terrorist attacks of 9/11 struck New York City. Unsure of his own future in football, Gregory took the New York City Police test upon graduation from Syracuse.

Gregory’s hobbies include golf, video games, movies, pool, bowling, darts and poker. He played baseball through high school as a SS and CF and had tryouts with the New York Mets and Yankees before enrolling at Syracuse.

TRANSACTION HISTORY: Signed with Chargers, May 8, 2006...waived Sept. 2 and re-signed to practice squad, Sept. 4, 2006...signed to active roster, Sept. 30, 2006...signed March 17, 2008 and extended to four-year contract, Aug. 25.

2011: Steve Gregory’s interception return for touchdown (26 yards) late in the third quarter in Week 14 against Buffalo was the first of his career and put the Chargers up 30-10.

2010: Led team in tackles Weeks 1-2, including season-high 12 in Sept. 19 win over Jacksonville...interception and 41-yard return on 4th-down in fourth quarter set up final points in 34-7 win over San Francisco Dec. 16.

2009: Game Ball Oct. 25 at KC after INT and sack...first-career sack on 3rd-and-8 in 2Q...4Q INT leads to FG for 30-7 lead...eight-yard sack on 3rd-and-10 in 3Q week later vs.OAK...Nov. 22 at D, two FRs and season-high three PBUs...first FR led to TD and second in end zone for touchback...3Q PBU at goal line prevented TD and forced DEN to take FG for only points of game...Game Ball after career-high eight TTs at DAL Dec. 13...Jan. 17 Wild Card vs. Jets, tipped 3Q pass INT by Quentin Jammer.

2008: Apparent INT overturned by replay challenge Oct. 26 vs. NO in London’s Wembley Stadium…stinger Wk 9 vs. KC and INA Wk 10 at PIT…extensive action Wk 12 vs. ATL for Clinton Hart (stinger)…started Dec. 4 vs. OAK and Dec. 14 at KC for Hart.

2007: Textbook open-field tackle late in 2Q of Nov. 11 game vs. IND forced 42-yard FGA that was missed allowing Chargers to hold 23-7 lead at half. 2006: PS Weeks 1-2...first-career game Oct. 1 at BAL,took over at CB for injured Jammer in 4Q and made great play to break up deep 3rd down pass on first play…season-high three STTs vs. STL Oct. 29 and DEN Dec. 10.

COLLEGE: Four-year starter...three seasons as CB and junior year as WR…third in school history with 40 PBUs...school-record six PBUs vs. North Carolina in ’02…finished career with
168 TT, six INTs and two FFs…five-career blocked kicks, tied for second all-time at SU…Frosh All-America and All-Big East after leading nation frosh with 21 PBUs …Big East ST POW in
’02 for Central Florida game…redshirted in ’01…played at Syracuse from 2001-05…degrees in finance and marketing.

PERSONAL: Born in Brooklyn…Newsday and New York Daily News all-city WR at Curtis HS in Staten Island….played in '01 NY-NJ Governor’s Bowl…MSG Network/Downtown Athletic Club/Heisman Trophy Tri-State All-Star as senior after rushing for borough-record 2,060 yards…Al Fabbri Award as Staten Island's best player…played on NY PSAL champ teams as
soph and junior…51 career TDs, 184 TTs and five INTs.