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Position: | Guard | ||||
Personal information | |||||
Born: | San Diego, California, U.S. | October 9, 1976||||
Height: | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | ||||
Weight: | 305 lb (138 kg) | ||||
Career information | |||||
High school: | San Diego (CA) | ||||
College: | Cal State Bakersfield | ||||
Undrafted: | 2001 | ||||
Career history | |||||
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* Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |||||
Career highlights and awards | |||||
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Career NFL statistics | |||||
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Player stats at PFR |
Medal record | ||
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Men's freestyle wrestling | ||
Representing the United States | ||
World Championships | ||
1999 Ankara | 130 kg | |
Pan American Games | ||
1999 Winnipeg | 130 kg | |
Collegiate Wrestling | ||
Representing the Cal State Bakersfield Roadrunners | ||
NCAA Division I Championships | ||
1998 Cleveland | 275 lb | |
1999 State College | 285 lb | |
1997 Cedar Falls | 275 lb |
Stephen Matthew Neal (born October 9, 1976) is a former American football guard who played his entire career for the New England Patriots of the National Football League (NFL). He is a former world champion in freestyle wrestling and two-time NCAA national champion wrestler at Cal State-Bakersfield. He was signed by the Patriots as an undrafted free agent in 2001, and won three Super Bowl rings with the team. He is one of a handful of NFL players who did not play college football.