New Zealand-born American football player (born 1988)
American football player
Stephen Paea
Paea with the Washington Redskins in 2015
No. 92, 90, 99, 55
Position:
Defensive tackle
Personal information
Born:
(1988-05-11) May 11, 1988 (age 36) Auckland, New Zealand
Height:
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight:
295 lb (134 kg)
Career information
High school:
Timpview (Provo, Utah)
College:
Oregon State
NFL draft:
2011 / Round: 2 / Pick: 53
Career history
Chicago Bears (2011–2014)
Washington Redskins (2015)
Cleveland Browns (2016)
Dallas Cowboys (2017)
Career highlights and awards
2× Morris Trophy (2009, 2010)
Pac-10 Defensive Player of the Year (2010)
Consensus All-American (2010)
2× First-team All-Pac-10 (2009, 2010)
Career NFL statistics
Total tackles:
129
Sacks:
14.0
Forced fumbles:
3
Pass deflections:
6
Player stats at PFR
Stephen Paea (/ˈpaɪ.ə/PY-ə; born May 11, 1988) is a New Zealand–born former American football defensive tackle. He played college football for Oregon State University, and was recognized as a consensus All-American. He was selected by the Chicago Bears in the second round of the 2011 NFL Draft, and also played for the Washington Redskins, Cleveland Browns, and Dallas Cowboys.
StephenPaea (/ˈpaɪ.ə/ PY-ə; born May 11, 1988) is a New Zealand–born former American football defensive tackle. He played college football for Oregon...
Rodgers (2008) Pac-12 Defensive Player of the Year Bill Swancutt (2004†) StephenPaea (2010) Pac-12 Freshman Player of the Year Brandon Browner (2003) Jeremy...
achieve more than 40 repetitions. 51 reps: Justin Ernest (1999) 49 reps: StephenPaea (2011) 45 reps: Mike Kudla (2006, †2018), Mitch Petrus (2010), and Leif...
Bears scored a touchdown on the opening drive. Making his NFL debut, StephenPaea sacked Donovan McNabb in the end zone for a safety, increasing the score...
$10 million OG Byron Bell 28 Tennessee Titans 1 year, $2 million DT StephenPaea(††) 28 Cleveland Browns 1 year, $2 million DE Damontre Moore(†) 24 Seattle...
Indianapolis Star. Retrieved May 2, 2011. Pompei, Dan (April 29, 2011). "Paea fits the bill for Bears: Oregon State defensive tackle the versatile player...
injury-laden for the Bears, having lost Brian Urlacher, Tim Jennings, StephenPaea and Earl Bennett before the game, while Henry Melton, Shea McClellin...
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Banker (8th season) Captain James Dockery Alex Linnenkohl Gabe Miller StephenPaea Dwight Roberson James Rodgers Home stadium Reser Stadium (Capacity: 45...
Knighton (from Denver to Washington), Jared Odrick (Miami to Jacksonville, StephenPaea (Chicago to Washington), Ndamukong Suh (Detroit to Miami), Vince Wilfork...
athletes appearing on NFL rosters in last few years with NZ roots including StephenPaea (Bears, Redskins, Browns), Tevita Finau (Jets, Texans), Kona Schwenke...
children, Olivia, Matthew, Christian and Ana Elizabeth. His cousin, StephenPaea, was a second-round pick by the Chicago Bears as a defensive tackle and...
Defensive linemen 96 Xavier Cooper DE 98 Jamie Meder DE 94 Carl Nassib DE 99 StephenPaea DE 71 Danny Shelton NT 97 Gabe Wright NT Linebackers 54 Dominique Alexander...
Retrieved November 2, 2013. Patra, Kevin (December 1, 2013). "Jay Ratliff, StephenPaea to play for Chicago Bears". National Football League. Retrieved December...
not become official until the start of free agency. Defensive tackle StephenPaea was the first of the Bears' free agents to leave the team, signing with...
He was eventually passed on the depth chart by free agent acquisition StephenPaea. Although his $3 million base salary was guaranteed for the season, the...
the Chicago Bears run to the NFC Championship Game. In 2012, Roach and StephenPaea were awarded the Brian Piccolo Award. Roach signed with the Oakland Raiders...
Bass DE 97 Landon Cohen DT 99 Shea McClellin DE 95 Cheta Ozougwu DE 92 StephenPaea DT 90 Julius Peppers DE 96 Jay Ratliff DT 94 Cornelius Washington DE...
Hester (2006), Greg Olsen (2007), Matt Forte (2008, 2015). Nick Roach and StephenPaea were the recipients of the Award in 2012, while Tillman, Shea McClellin...
last of the Bears draft picks to sign. Hardin was also reunited with StephenPaea. "If I had one word to describe him, it would be a beast," Hardin said...
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