Steven Daniels

American football player (born 1992)

American football player

Steven Daniels

Daniels with Boston College in 2013

UMass Minutemen
Position:| Defensive line coach
Personal information
Born:|  (1992-12-12) December 12, 1992 (age 31)
Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S.
Height:| 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Weight:| 245 lb (111 kg)
Career information
High school:| Worcester Academy (Worcester, Massachusetts)
College:| Boston College
NFL draft:| 2016 / Round: 7 / Pick: 232
Career history
As a player:

* Washington Redskins (2016)
* Philadelphia Eagles (2017)*
* New York Giants (2017)*

* Offseason and/or practice squad member only
As a coach:

* Northeastern (2018)
Assistant strength coach
* Bryant (2019–2021)
Inside linebackers coach
* Boston College (2022)
Assistant director of defensive recruiting
* UMass (2023)
Defensive analyst
* UMass (2024–present)
Defensive line coach

Career highlights and awards

* First-team All-ACC (2015)

Career NFL statistics

Player stats at NFL.com · PFR

Steven Wayne Daniels (born December 12, 1992) is a former American football linebacker. He played college football at Boston College, and was drafted by the Washington Redskins in the seventh round of the 2016 NFL Draft.[1]

Daniels graduated from St. Xavier High School in Cincinnati in 2011,[2] then completed a postgraduate year at Worcester Academy[3] before attending Boston College. As a senior at Boston College, he earned first-team All-Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) honors from ACC coaches.[4]

## Professional career[edit]

### Washington Redskins[edit]

Daniels was selected by the Washington Redskins in the seventh round (232nd overall) of the 2016 NFL Draft.[5][6] Daniels suffered a torn labrum during the team's training camp in August 2016, requiring surgery and prematurely ending his rookie season.[7] On May 2, 2017, Daniels was waived by the team.[8]

### Philadelphia Eagles[edit]

On May 3, 2017, Daniels was claimed off waivers by the Philadelphia Eagles.[9] He was waived by the Eagles on June 1, 2017, but re-signed with them on a three-year contract on July 26.[10][11] He was waived again on August 12, 2017.[12]

### New York Giants[edit]

On August 15, 2017, Daniels was signed by the New York Giants.[13] He was waived on September 1, 2017.[14]

## Coaching career[edit]

Daniels began his coaching career as an intern at Boston College.[15] He then joined Northeastern as an assistant strength coach in 2018.[15][16] Afterwards, he served as inside linebackers coach at Bryant from 2019 to 2021.[15][17] He joined Boston College in 2022 as the assistant director of defensive recruiting, and UMass as an analyst in 2023.[18][16] He was promoted to defensive line coach following the departure of Steve Tirrell.[19]

## References[edit]

1. ^ Jones, Mike. "NFL draft: Redskins take linebacker Steven Daniels and running back Keith Marshall". Washington Post. Retrieved May 4, 2016.
2. ^ "News from the Long Blue Line". St. Xavier High School Magazine. St. Xavier High School. Summer 2016. pp. 20–23 - via Issuu.
3. ^ Brown, Roger (September 27, 2011). "LB Steven Daniels thinking things over". Roger Brown Recruiting Blog. ESPN.com. Retrieved July 31, 2016.
4. ^ "2015 Football Coaches' Awards, All-ACC Team Announced". theacc.com. Atlantic Coast Conference. December 9, 2015. Retrieved August 14, 2016.
5. ^ "2016 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved February 25, 2019.
6. ^ Jones, Mike. "NFL draft: Redskins take linebacker Steven Daniels and running back Keith Marshall". Washington Post. Retrieved May 4, 2016.
7. ^ Czarda, Stephen (August 5, 2016). "Steven Daniels Suffers Reported Torn Labrum, Surgery Possible". Redskins.com. Retrieved August 6, 2016.
8. ^ "05/02: Redskins Make Roster Moves". Redskins.com. May 2, 2017.
9. ^ Zangaro, Dave. "Eagles claim former Washington LB Steven Daniels". CSNPhilly.com. Retrieved May 3, 2017.
10. ^ McPherson, Chris (June 1, 2017). "Roster Move: LB Steven Daniels Waived". PhiladelphiaEagles.com.
11. ^ McPherson, Chris. "Eagles Waive DE Marcus Smith And Sign LB Steven Daniels". PhiladelphiaEagles.com. Retrieved July 26, 2017.
12. ^ Gowton, Brandon Lee (August 12, 2017). "Eagles sign a wide receiver, cut a linebacker". BleedingGreenNation.com.
13. ^ Alper, Josh (August 15, 2017). "Giants sign Steven Daniels, activate two from PUP list". ProFootballTalk.NBCSports.com.
14. ^ Eisen, Michael (September 1, 2017). "New York Giants make first round of roster cuts". Giants.com.
15. ^ a b c "Football adds Daniels and Forman to coaching staff". BryantBulldogs.com. July 30, 2019.
16. ^ a b "Steven Daniels". linkedin.com/. Retrieved January 31, 2024.
17. ^ Backstrom , Andy (March 21, 2022). "BC Adds Former LB Steven Daniels as Recruiting Assistant". bostoncollege.rivals.com. Retrieved January 31, 2024.
18. ^ Backstrom , Andy (March 21, 2022). "BC Adds Former LB Steven Daniels as Recruiting Assistant". bostoncollege.rivals.com. Retrieved January 31, 2024.
19. ^ "Steven Daniels Jr. Named Massachusetts Football's Defensive Line Coach". University of Massachusetts Athletics. Retrieved May 12, 2024.

## External links[edit]

* Steven Daniels on Twitter
* Bryant Bulldogs bio
* Boston College bio

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