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1 Early years  





2 College career  





3 Professional career  



3.1  Chicago Bears  





3.2  Scottish Claymores  





3.3  Tampa Bay Buccaneers  





3.4  New Orleans Saints  





3.5  Atlanta Falcons  





3.6  Retirement  







4 NFL career statistics  



4.1  Regular season  





4.2  Postseason  







5 Personal life  





6 References  














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Aaron Stecker
refer to caption
Stecker with the Buccaneers in 2003
No. 27
Position:Running back
Personal information
Born: (1975-11-13) November 13, 1975 (age 48)
Green Bay, Wisconsin, U.S.
Height:5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Weight:213 lb (97 kg)
Career information
High school:Ashwaubenon (Ashwaubenon, Wisconsin)
College:Western Illinois
Wisconsin
Undrafted:1999
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics
Rushing attempts:386
Rushing yards:1,526
Receptions:166
Receiving yards:1,175
Return yards:3,934
Total touchdowns:12

Aaron Stecker (born November 13, 1975) is an American former professional football player who was a running back in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Western Illinois Leathernecks and Wisconsin Badgers. He was signed by the Chicago Bears as an undrafted free agent in 1999.

Stecker also played for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, New Orleans Saints, and Atlanta Falcons. He earned a Super Bowl ring with the Buccaneers in Super Bowl XXXVII.

Mainly used as a backup for most of his career, Stecker started 14 games during his five years with the Saints, and also often served as a kick returner for both Tampa Bay and New Orleans.

On April 20, 2010, Stecker announced that he was retiring from football,[1] although later in 2010, he worked out for, but did not sign with, the Green Bay Packers.[2]

Early years

[edit]

Stecker attended Ashwaubenon High SchoolinAshwaubenon, Wisconsin, and was a letterman in football and baseball. He led the Ashwaubenon football team to the state championship in 1993. His number, 27, has been retired.

College career

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Stecker began his college careeratWisconsin in 1995. He spent two years with the University of Wisconsin, recording three 100-yard games, a 100-yard kick return for a touchdown, and a 63-yard punt return for a touchdown. In 1997, he transferred to Western Illinois after the emergence of future Heisman Trophy winner Ron Dayne pushed Stecker from his starting role with the Badgers.[3] During the 1997 season, Stecker recorded 2,293 rushing yards en route to winning the Gateway Football Conference player of the year award. Stecker finished his career at Western Illinois as the school's all-time leading rusher, with 3,799 yards in just two seasons. This record was broken by Travis Glasford in 2005, and is now held by Herb Donaldson, as of 2008.

Professional career

[edit]
Pre-draft measurables
Height Weight Arm length Hand span 40-yard dash 10-yard split 20-yard split 20-yard shuttle Three-cone drill Vertical jump Broad jump Bench press
ft9+12 in
(1.77 m)
210 lb
(95 kg)
29+14 in
(0.74 m)
9+12 in
(0.24 m)
4.82 s 1.74 s 2.83 s 4.17 s 7.00 s 32.5 in
(0.83 m)
9 ft 5 in
(2.87 m)
23 reps
All values from NFL Combine[4][5]

Chicago Bears

[edit]

Stecker spent the 1999 training camp with the Chicago Bears; however, he did not make the active roster.[6]

Scottish Claymores

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Before the 2000 season, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers allocated Stecker to the Scottish ClaymoresofNFL Europe. Stecker led the league in total scrimmage yards through the first two weeks in the season.[7] He wound up garnering Offensive MVP honors.[8]

Tampa Bay Buccaneers

[edit]

Early in his career in Tampa Bay, Stecker credits Fred McAfee for bolstering his confidence.[9] During the 2000 season, Stecker began returning kickoffs for the Bucs.[10] During his four years with the team, he became a core special teams player, along with sporadic duty as a pass-catching back.[11] He also won Super Bowl XXXVII with the team before leaving after 2003.

New Orleans Saints

[edit]

Signing with the New Orleans Saints before 2004, Stecker became a return man and scat back. Competing with established backs such as Reggie Bush and Deuce McAllister led to sparse playing time.[12] He was placed on injured reserve during the 2008 season and did not return to the team the following year.[13][14]

Atlanta Falcons

[edit]

Stecker was signed by the Atlanta Falcons in the middle the 2009 season, where he played mostly on special teams. He carried the ball five times and caught it five times as well.[15] The Packers also showed interest in Stecker in 2009.[16]

Retirement

[edit]

In April 2010, Stecker retired. He was tried out by the Green Bay Packers later that year but did not garner a contract offer.[17]

NFL career statistics

[edit]
Legend
Bold Career high

Regular season

[edit]
Year Team Games Rushing Receiving Fumbles
GP GS Att Yds Avg Lng TD Rec Yds Avg Lng TD Fum Lost
2000 TB 10 0 12 31 2.6 14 0 1 15 15.0 15 0 1 1
2001 TB 13 0 24 72 3.0 17 1 10 101 10.1 35 1 0 0
2002 TB 16 1 28 174 6.2 59 0 13 69 5.3 12 0 3 2
2003 TB 16 1 37 125 3.4 15 0 9 48 5.3 14 1 1 0
2004 NO 16 3 58 244 4.2 42 2 29 174 6.0 26 0 1 1
2005 NO 15 4 95 363 3.8 32 0 35 281 8.0 41 0 3 3
2006 NO 12 1 4 11 2.8 4 0 19 190 10.0 48 0 0 0
2007 NO 16 6 115 448 3.9 26 5 36 211 5.9 26 0 1 1
2008 NO 6 0 8 43 5.4 12 0 9 52 5.8 12 1 0 0
2009 ATL 9 0 5 15 3.0 6 0 5 34 6.8 14 0 0 0
Career[18] 129 16 386 1526 4.0 59 8 166 1175 7.1 48 3 10 8

Postseason

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Year Team Games Rushing Receiving Fumbles
GP GS Att Yds Avg Lng TD Rec Yds Avg Lng TD Fum Lost
2002 TB 3 0 4 18 4.5 9 0 1 3 3.0 3 0 0 0
2006 NO 2 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0
Career[18] 5 0 4 18 4.5 9 0 1 3 3.0 3 0 0 0

Personal life

[edit]

Stecker's wife Kara is the daughter of Diane Hendricks and the late Ken Hendricks, founder of ABC Supply.[19] They have two children, daughter, Skylar, and son, Dorsett.[1] Skylar is a singer: by age 12 she had sung the national anthem at Wisconsin Badgers,[20] New Orleans Saints,[21] UCLA, and Green Bay Packers games.

References

[edit]
  • ^ "Sports: Stecker's trek may end at NFL". www.sptimes.com. Retrieved January 28, 2017.
  • ^ "1999 Draft Scout Aaron Stecker, Western Illinois NFL Draft Scout College Football Profile". draftscout.com. Retrieved March 20, 2023.
  • ^ "Aaron Stecker, Combine Results, RB - Western Illinois". nflcombineresults.com. Retrieved March 20, 2023.
  • ^ Tom Ziemer. "NFL: Stecker retires after 11-year run". madison.com. Retrieved January 27, 2017.
  • ^ "Packers.com | Press Releases | April 27, 2000". Archived from the original on February 2, 2017. Retrieved January 27, 2017.
  • ^ "About the Scottish Claymores / Team Records and History - Scottish Claymores". www.esspeedee.com. Retrieved January 27, 2017.
  • ^ "Former Badger Aaron Stecker had long career despite being undrafted". Retrieved January 27, 2017.
  • ^ "Aaron Stecker". ESPN.com. Retrieved January 27, 2017.
  • ^ "Aaron Stecker: Career Stats at NFL.com". www.nfl.com. Retrieved January 27, 2017.
  • ^ "Being on the bubble is old hat for Stecker". ESPN.com. Retrieved January 28, 2017.
  • ^ "Hamstring lands Saints' Stecker on injured reserve". ESPN.com. November 19, 2008. Retrieved January 27, 2017.
  • ^ "Aaron Stecker Stats | Pro-Football-Reference.com". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved January 27, 2017.
  • ^ "Aaron Stecker". football-players.pointafter.com. Retrieved January 28, 2017.[permanent dead link]
  • ^ "Packers Tried to Bring In Aaron Stecker". www.totalpackers.com. October 26, 2009. Retrieved January 28, 2017.
  • ^ "Stecker among players Packers bring in for tryout". Retrieved January 28, 2017.
  • ^ a b "NFL.com | Official Site of the National Football League". NFL.com. Retrieved February 13, 2022.
  • ^ Krista Brown, "Hendricks laid to rest", Beloit Daily News, December 29, 2007.
  • ^ Doug Moe, "Skylar Stecker's triumphant return", Wisconsin State Journal, November 8, 2013.
  • ^ "Former Saints running back Aaron Stecker's daughter to perform national anthem at Friday's game" Archived February 11, 2015, at the Wayback Machine, New Orleans Saints, August 8, 2013.

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