Steve Gregory

Stephen C. Gregory (born January 8, 1983) is an American football coach and a former safety who is currently the defensive coordinator at Vanderbilt. He was signed by the San Diego Chargers as an undrafted free agent in 2006. He played college football and coached at Syracuse. Gregory was also a member of the New England Patriots and Kansas City Chiefs.

Early life Gregory lived in Staten Island, New York for most of his youth. He was a Jets fan growing up. He attended St. Margaret Mary Parochial Elementary school grades 6–8 then attended Monsignor Farrell High School before transferring to Curtis High School. He played college football at Syracuse University.

Professional career

San Diego Chargers The defender started his career as an undrafted free agent, On Thanksgiving Night, Gregory had a primary role in the Patriots' victory over his home-town team, the New York Jets. In the game, Gregory had an interception, 2 recovered fumbles (one leading to a touchdown, during the now-infamous "Butt Fumble" play), 5 tackles, and 1 pass deflection. At the end of the game, on the national NBC broadcast, Gregory was awarded the traditional Thanksgiving award, along with teammates Tom Brady and Vince Wilfork.

Between 2012 and 2014, he started 23 games for the New England Patriots.

Kansas City Chiefs and retirement Gregory was signed by the Kansas City Chiefs on July 31, 2014. Gregory announced his retirement from football on August 9, 2014. He cited the birth of his daughter with his wife Rosanne as giving him a new perspective on life, with plans to coach. He ended his career with 357 tackles, seven interceptions, 25 defensed passes, three sacks and two touchdowns, out of 111 NFL games.

Coaching career On June 4, 2015, the Syracuse athletic department announced Gregory would return to his alma mater as a special teams quality control coach.

Detroit Lions Two years after his year coaching at Syracuse, Gregory joined the Detroit Lions as a defensive assistant. He was promoted to defensive backs coach in 2020, and he missed the team's week 16 game against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers due to COVID-19 protocols.

Miami Dolphins In 2021, Gregory joined the Dolphins as a defensive assistant, where he would reunite with Dolphins head coach Brian Flores, whom coached Gregory with the New England Patriots where Flores was his Safeties coach. In 2022, he was retained by Mike McDaniel and was promoted to the Dolphins safeties coach. He was fired on January 19, 2023.

NFL career statistics Year Team GP Tackles Fumbles Interceptions Cmb Solo Ast Sck FF FR Int Yds TD PD 2006 SD 14 12 8 4 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2007 SD 16 11 10 1 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2008 SD 15 36 31 5 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 4 2009 SD 16 71 58 13 2.0 0 2 1 13 0 0 2010 SD 9 44 34 10 0.0 0 0 2 41 0 2 2011 SD 15 67 56 11 0.0 0 0 1 26 1 3 2012 NE 12 37 31 6 0.0 2 2 3 50 1 5 2013 NE 14 79 50 29 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 2 Total 111 357 278 79 3.0 2 4 7 130 2 24