Steve Papin

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Steve Papin
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Position: Offensive specialist
Personal information
Date of birth: (1972-02-28) February 28, 1972 (age 52)
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Career information
High school: San Jose (CA) Piedmont
College: Portland State
Undrafted: 1996
Career history
As player:
As coach:
Career highlights and awards
Career Arena statistics
Receptions: 453
Receiving yards: 5,521
Receiving TDs: 83
Rushing TDs: 45
Return TDs: 24
Player stats at ArenaFan.com

Steve LeRoi Papin (born February 28, 1972) is a former American football offensive specialist who played seven seasons in the Arena Football League with the San Jose SaberCats and New York Dragons. He first enrolled at West Valley College before transferring to Portland State University.[1] He attended Piedmont Hills High School in San Jose, California.[2] Papin was also a member of the Scottish Claymores and San Diego Riptide.

College career

Papin played for the Portland State Vikings, finishing third in voting for the Harlon Hill Trophy his senior year in 1995 after recording 2,397 all-purpose yards.[3]

Professional career

Scottish Claymores

Papin played for the Scottish Claymores of the World League of American Football in 1997.[3]

San Jose SaberCats

Pain played for the San Jose SaberCats from 1997 to 2001, earning Second Team All-Arena and Don't Blink! Player of the Year honors twice each.[4] He was released by the SaberCats on December 19, 2001.[5]

New York Dragons

Papin signed with the New York Dragons on January 10, 2002. He was released by the Dragons on March 4, 2003.[6] He finished his career with 15,413 all-purpose yards for 152 touchdowns and an average of 14.7 yards per touch.[3] Papin also averaged 200.4 all-purpose yards per game.[7] He was a finalist for the Arena Football Hall of Fame in 2013 and 2014.[8][9]

San Diego Riptide

Papin played in five games for the San Diego Riptide of the af2 in 2003 before suffering a knee injury.[10]

Coaching career

San Diego Riptide

Papin was defensive coordinator for the San Diego Riptide in 2005.[11]

Central Valley Coyotes

Papin served as defensive coordinator of the Central Valley Coyotes in 2006.[12]

Everett Hawks

Papin was offensive coordinator of the Everett Hawks in 2007.[11][12]

Tri-Cities Fever

Papin served as offensive coordinator of the Tri-Cities Fever in 2008.[13]

San Jose Wolves

Papin was offensive coordinator for San Jose Wolves of the American Indoor Football Association in 2010.[14]

San Jose SaberCats

Papin was wide receivers coach of the San Jose SaberCats in 2011.[11]

Gunderson High School

Papin served as head coach of the Gunderson Grizzly Bears of San Jose, California from 2011 to 2013.[15] He stepped down as the Grizzly Bears' coach in April 2014.[16]

Independence High School

Papin became head coach of the Independence 76ers in 2014.[17]

Broadcasting career

In 2015, Papin was hired by CBS Sports Network as a sideline analyst for its coverage of the AFL.[18]

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