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Steeples returning to Minnesota Vikings
The Vikings special teams unit has its first return of 2021.
Former cornerback Robert Steeples is rejoining the organization as assistant special teams coach.
Steeples first joined the Vikings as a member of the practice squad in September 2013. He was elevated to the 53-man roster for the final three weeks of the season and made his NFL debut on Dec. 15 in a win against Philadelphia. Steeples also played in the season finale, which was the final Vikings game at the Metrodome.
He was released during the 2014 preseason and spent time with Kansas City and the Cowboys but did not play in another regular-season game.
The native of St. Louis began his pro career with the Rams in 2013 when they were still in his hometown. Steeples joined the team as an undrafted free agent out of Memphis, where he transferred after earning a business degree at Missouri.
Steeples has spent the past five seasons as head coach of De Smet Jesuit High School, his alma mater in Missouri. Steeples led the Spartans to a state title in 2019 and back to the championship game in 2020.
"I am blessed and humbled to have been the leader of such great young men and to have had the opportunity to work alongside the best coaches and faculty here at De Smet Jesuit," Steeples said in an announcement posted by the school. "I will carry this team with me into the NFL, and I will smile watching the Spartans continue to earn success together at De Smet Jesuit."
Steeples will fill the role that was created after Ryan Ficken was promoted to Special Teams Coordinator. Ficken, who has been with the Vikings since 2007, first began his run as assistant special teams coach in 2013.
The school congratulated Steeples on his new opportunity in the statement and on Twitter: