Steven James Apke (born August 3, 1965) is a former professional
American football
American football (referred to simply as football in the United States and Canada), also known as gridiron, is a team sport played by two teams of eleven players on a rectangular field with goalposts at each end. The offense, the team with ...
linebacker
Linebacker (LB) is a playing position in gridiron football. Linebackers are members of the defensive team, and line up three to five yards behind the line of scrimmage and the defensive linemen. They are the "middle ground" of defenders, p ...
in the
National Football League
The National Football League (NFL) is a professional American football league that consists of 32 teams, divided equally between the American Football Conference (AFC) and the National Football Conference (NFC). The NFL is one of the ...
(NFL). He was a "replacement" player whose career spanned three games during the NFL's
1987 player's strike. Steve is the father of current
Washington Commanders
The Washington Commanders are a professional American football team based in the Washington metropolitan area. The Commanders compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member club of the league's National Football Conference (NFC) E ...
defensive back and special teamer
Troy Apke.
References
External links
NFL.com profile
1965 births
Living people
Players of American football from Cincinnati
American football linebackers
Pittsburgh Steelers players
New York Giants players
Pittsburgh Panthers football players
University of Pittsburgh alumni
National Football League replacement players
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