Steve Cargile

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Steve Cargile
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Position: Safety
Personal information
Born: (1982-06-02) June 2, 1982 (age 42)
Cleveland, Ohio, U.S.
Height:6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight:215 lb (98 kg)
Career information
High school: St. Peter Chanel (OH)
College: Columbia
Undrafted: 2004
Career history
As a player:
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
As an executive:
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics
Games played:16
Total tackles:11
Forced fumbles:1
Player stats at PFR

Steven Glenn Cargile (born June 2, 1982) is an American football executive and former safety. He was a member of the for Dallas Cowboys, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Denver Broncos, Cleveland Browns and New York Giants. He played college football at Columbia University.

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Early life

Cargile attended St. Peter Chanel High School, where he practiced football, basketball, track and baseball. As a senior in football, he was an All-state selection at wide receiver and All-conference at safety, while helping his team achieve a 13-1 record. He was named all-county in basketball, while helping hid team win the Division III state championship.

He attended Columbia University, where he played college football as a wide receiver in his first three years. As a sophomore, he appeared in 7 games a backup, tallying 14 receptions for 184 yards and 3 touchdowns.

As a junior, he started 7 out of 10 games at wide receiver, making 24 receptions (fourth on the team) for 320 yards and 4 touchdowns.

As a senior, he was converted into a strong safety, registering 10 starts, 99 tackles (led the team), 3 passes defensed, 2 interceptions and one forced fumble, while receiving Second-team All-Ivy League recognition.

Professional career

Dallas Cowboys

Cargile was signed as an undrafted free agent by the Dallas Cowboys after the 2004 NFL draft. He was waived on September 5 and signed to the practice squad two days later. [1] [2] He was promoted to the active roster on December 5, but was declared inactive for the game against the New York Giants. He was released on May 3, 2005. [3]

Tampa Bay Buccaneers (first stint)

After being out of football for a year, he was signed as a free agent by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on January 10, 2006. He was cut on September 1. [4]

Denver Broncos

On November 13, 2006, the Denver Broncos signed him to their practice squad. He was promoted to the active roster and played in three games, after safety Nick Ferguson was placed on the injured reserve list. [5]

In 2007, he was tried at outside linebacker before being released on August 31 and signed to the practice squad on September 1. [6] [7] On September 28, he was promoted to the active roster. [8] He was cut on April 27, 2008, after playing mainly on special teams for the Broncos. [9]

Cleveland Browns

On April 29, 2008, he was claimed off waivers by the Cleveland Browns. [10] He was released on August 10. [11]

New York Giants

On January 16, 2009, he signed with the New York Giants as a free agent. He was waived on July 31. [12]

Tampa Bay Buccaneers (second stint)

On August 19, 2009, he was signed as a free agent by the Buccaneers. [13] He was released on September 5. He was re-signed on September 18. He played in one game against the Buffalo Bills and was cut on September 21. [14]

Post-playing career

New England Patriots

Starting in 2011, Cargile worked as a professional scout for the New England Patriots. [15] He and the Patriots organization parted ways on May 17, 2024. [16]

Houston Texans

On July 2, 2024, the Houston Texans hired Cargile to serve as a senior personnel executive. [17]

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  3. ↑ "NFL Transactions" . Retrieved January 7, 2023.
  4. ↑ "Kicker Matt Bryant waived by Buccaneers" . Retrieved January 7, 2023.
  5. ↑ "Broncos Sign Safety Steve Cargile" . Retrieved January 7, 2023.
  6. ↑ "Broncos cut roster to 53 players" . Retrieved January 7, 2023.
  7. ↑ "Broncos sign eight to practice squad, including S Cargile" . Retrieved January 7, 2023.
  8. ↑ "Roster Moves Include Cargile" . Retrieved January 7, 2023.
  9. ↑ "Cargile, Smith among Broncos cuts" . Retrieved January 7, 2023.
  10. ↑ "Cleveland Browns claim safety and sign 15 undrafted free agents" . Retrieved January 7, 2023.
  11. ↑ "Browns Insider: Browns sign pair of safeties" . Retrieved January 7, 2023.
  12. ↑ "NY Giants sign first-round pick wide receiver Hakeem Nicks" . Retrieved January 7, 2023.
  13. ↑ "Bucs Find Familiar Face in Safety Cargile" . Retrieved January 7, 2023.
  14. ↑ "Thumb Sidelines Phillips for Season" . Retrieved January 7, 2023.
  15. ↑ "Cleveland native worked his way into two NFL careers". July 11, 2017. Retrieved January 7, 2023.
  16. ↑ "AFC Staff Updates: Bills, Patriots, Browns". profootballrumors.com. Retrieved May 20, 2024.
  17. ↑ "Texans hire ex-Patriots exec Steve Cargile as senior personnel executive, promote DJ Debick to director of pro scouting". click2houston.com. Retrieved July 19, 2024.
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