Steve Suter

Steve Suter (born June 26, 1982) is an American former football player. He played as a wide receiver and return specialist for the Maryland Terrapins and also briefly played Canadian football for the Hamilton Tiger-Cats. He gained fame for his explosive returning ability and elusiveness. Despite Suter's career being plagued and finally cut short by injuries, he set multiple NCAA, conference, and school records.

Early life Steve Suter was born in Manchester, Maryland, the son of George and Lynn Suter. He attended North Carroll High School in Hampstead, Maryland, where he rushed for over 4,000 career yards. During his senior year in 1999, he rushed for 1,748 yards (1.6 km) and 19 touchdowns. He was ranked #8 in the state of Maryland for rushing and named as a USA Today honorable mention All-American, Prepstar all-region, first-team all-state, and Baltimore Sun All-Metro player.

College career Suter spent his freshman year in 2000 on redshirt status. In 2001, he saw minor action in the first four games before breaking an index finger. During the Peach Bowl against Tennessee, he made his first career start as a receiver and returned a punt and shook four tackles to pick up 79-yards. Suter was again named to the All-ACC first-team as a specialist in 2003. Suter also set records in the weight room: he broke the school's all-time wide receiver highs for strength index (768), squat (580-lb), clean (352-lb), and vertical jump (42-in). Suter never fair caught a ball, and said in 2002, "I don't see the need for fair catches ... If someone is in my face, I'll catch it and fall forward for 2 yards (1.83 m), and we've got 2 yards (1.83 m) we didn't have if I had fair-caught it."

Statistics Maryland Receiving Rushing Returning Season Games Rec Yds Avg Lg TD Att Yds Avg Lg TD Punt Yds Lg TD Kick Yds Lg TD 2001 4 1 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 2002 14 17 303 17.8 91 2 5 82 16.4 64 1 56 771 81 4 22 546 58 0 2003 12 29 471 16.2 45 1 7 58 8.3 24 0 37 334 76 2 15 351 67 0 2004 9 23 270 11.7 43 0 5 31 6.2 15 0 27 163 36 0 15 362 52 0 Career 39 69 1,044 15.1 91 3 17 171 10.1 64 1 121 1,271 81 6 52 1,259 67 0

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Professional career Undersized even for college football, Suter was passed over in the 2005 NFL draft. He attended the Washington Redskins try-outs before signing as a free-agent for the Hamilton Tiger-Cats of the Canadian Football League on 16 May 2005.

Coaching career After the end of his playing career, Suter returned home and took a job at the Scott McBrien Passing Academy in Rockville, Maryland. At the training camp, he is a wide receivers coach for youth and high school players. There, he works alongside former Maryland teammates Scott McBrien and Scooter Monroe.