Luke Steckel

Luke E. Steckel (born April 28, 1985) is an American football coach and former player who is the tight ends coach for the Las Vegas Raiders of the National Football League (NFL).

Steckel played college football at Princeton and got his first coaching job with the Cleveland Browns in 2009 and previously served as an assistant for the Chicago Bears and Tennessee Titans.

Early life and education Steckel was born on April 28, 1985, in Boston, Massachusetts. Steckel's family moved multiple times while he grew up, as his father Les, was a coach in the National Football League (NFL). He was offered multiple scholarships following high school, including from Penn and Yale. He accepted an offer from Princeton on February 3, 2003. In 2005, he made six tackles as a member of special teams. He became co-captain on defense in his senior season, 2006.

He moved to Los Angeles, California after college and worked as a production assistant in the films All About Steve and Fast & Furious.

Coaching career Cleveland Browns On January 26, 2009, Steckel was hired by the Cleveland Browns as an assistant to the head coach. He spent four seasons with the Browns from 2009 to 2012.

Tennessee Titans In 2013, Steckel was hired by the Tennessee Titans. He served as an offensive assistant with them from 2013 to 2016, he also was a special assistant to the head coach in 2013. Steckel was reverted to offensive assistant the following year and held the position until 2021, when he was promoted to tight ends coach.

Las Vegas Raiders On February 23, 2024, Steckel was hired by the Las Vegas Raiders as their tight ends coach under head coach Antonio Pierce.

Personal life Luke married Lindsay Spieler in June 2018. Luke has two siblings, Lesley, a graduate of Baylor University and Christian, also a Baylor graduate, who is lead sports anchor for WAPT-TV, the ABC affiliate in Jackson, Mississippi, and works college basketball games for ESPNU. Luke's uncle, Dave Steckel just like his father is a football coach and is the former head coach of the Missouri State Bears football team and previously served under Gary Pinkel at Missouri.