#28 Steve Gregory | S / CB
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Position: S / CB College: Syracuse Height: 5-11 Weight: 185 Age: 25 Experience: 3rd NFL season Acquired: FA '06 Hometown: Staten Island, New York |
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Career StatsAnother of the Chargers’ outstanding special teams players, Steve Gregory is in his third NFL season. A former standout at Syracuse who worked his way onto the Chargers’ roster as an undrafted free agent, Gregory’s nine special teams tackles in 2007 were the fifth-most on the squad.
Gregory grew up in Staten Island, New York and his family still resides there. His father, Steve, and stepmother, Judy, are both retired from the New York Police Department, however both were on active duty when the terror attacks of 9/11 struck New York City. His brother, Anthony, also makes his home in New York City, working as a chef at the Four Seasons Hotel in Manhattan.
Steve’s hobbies include golf, video games, movies, pool, bowling, darts and poker. He played baseball through high school as a shortstop and center fielder and had tryouts with the New York Mets and New York Yankees before enrolling at Syracuse to pursue a career on the college gridiron.
TRANSACTION HISTORY: Signed two-year contract with Chargers as undrafted rookie, May 8, 2006.
2007: Made clutch open field tackle at 24-yard line late in first half of Nov. 11 game vs. Indianapolis on NBC Sunday Night Football…one play later, Colts missed 42-yard field goal, allowing Chargers to preserve 23-7 lead at half…led unit with pair of special teams tackles Nov. 18 in Jacksonville…collected two special teams tackles against Denver Dec. 24 to tie Brandon Siler for team high.
2006: Spent Weeks 1-2 on Chargers’ practice squad and played Weeks 3-16 and in playoff game vs. New England…signed to active roster Sept. 30 and played against Ravens Oct. 1…took over at corner for injured Quentin Jammer in fourth quarter and made great play to break up deep pass intended for Derrick Mason on third-and-five play to force punt…collected two special teams tackles Oct. 15 at San Francisco…led team with season-high three special teams tackles against St. Louis Oct. 29…led team with three special teams stops against Denver Dec. 10.
COLLEGE: Four year starter at Syracuse played three seasons as cornerback and spent junior year as wide receiver…finished career ranked third in school history with 40 passes defensed, including single-game school record with six against North Carolina in 2002…finished career with 168 tackles, six interceptions and two forced fumbles…team’s second-leading receiver in 2004 with 38 catches for 420 yards…special teams standout blocked five kicks during career, tied for second all-time…returned 36 kickoffs for 737 yards and 10 punts for 115 yards…named to All-Big East Freshman Team and Freshman All-America Team by The Sporting News after leading all freshmen in nation with 21 passes defensed…earned Big East Special Teams Player of Week honors in 2002 after game against Central Florida…redshirted in 2001…played at Syracuse from 2001-05…earned degrees in finance and marketing.
PERSONAL: Born Jan. 8, 1983 in Brooklyn, New York…all-city wide receiver by Newsday and New York Daily News as wide receiver at Curtis High School in Staten Island, N.Y….selected to New York squad for 2001 Governor’s Bowl…named MSG Network/Downtown Athletic Club/Heisman Trophy Tri-State All-Star as senior…winner of Al Fabbri Award as Staten Island’s best player…played on New York Public Schools Athletic League championship teams as sophomore and junior…played quarterback, running back, wide receiver and returned punts and kickoffs…as prep, rushed for 2,703 yards, had 1,037 yards receiving, passed for 606 yards and scored 51 touchdowns…recorded 184 stops and five picks on defense…set Staten Island record with 2,060 rushing yards as senior.
