EP 29: Interview With Retired CFL Player Eddie Steele

https://atgridiron.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/ATG-Eddie.png ()SUBSCRIBEhttps://itunes.apple.com/ca/podcast/after-the-gridiron/id1441939773?mt=2 (iTunes) | https://play.google.com/music/listen?u=0#/ps/I3poqibyqfnwjnj5mwcn6lhmz2i (Google Play) | https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/after-the-gridiron (Stitcher)Eddie enjoyed a 9 year career in the CFL playing for the Hamilton Tiger Cats, Edmonton Eskimos and Saskatchewan Roughriders.  From a young age he had the dream to play professionally so he could follow in the footsteps of his father who was drafted and played for the Hamilton Tiger Cats.  It turns out, that he would achieve his goal and be drafted by the same Tiger Cats team years later.  He was a top talent in high school and even had the opportunity to practice with the University of Manitoba team while still in high school.  That experience accelerated his skills and helped him to improve exponentially.  When it was time for him to choose a school to attend, it was an easy choice to select the Bisons.  They were a top program and it was close to home so it was an ideal situation for him.  They won the Vanier Cup in 2007 and dominated the CIS with none of their games being very close all season long.  After a successful college career and a strong showing at the combine, he was expecting to go pretty high in the CFL draft.  He had a huge draft party and there was media at his place as well anticipating his high draft selection.  However he wasn’t selected until the 3 round and was very upset and frustrated by his late selection.  However he ended up in a good situation in Hamilton and turned his frustration into a starting position only 1 year later.  From there he went to Edmonton, which is where he won a Grey Cup Championship.  It was a thrilling victory, especially due to the fact that it was held in his home town of Winnipeg.  Having his friends and family there to share in his victory was a memory that will last forever.  He finished his career with the Roughriders this past season.  Having contemplating retirement during the season, an opportunity arose that cemented his decision to call it a career.  He is now working in sales for Share Canada, a company that his father also works for.  It was important for him to end his career on his terms and not be forced out like many players are.  To keep up on what’s happening in Eddie’s life, you can follow him on social media with the links being provided below.twitter: https://twitter.com/eddie_steele97?lang=en (www.twitter.com/eddie_steele97)instagram: https://www.instagram.com/real_deal_steele97/ (www.instagram.com/real_deal_steele97/)Resourceshttps://www.atgridiron.com (www.atgridiron.com)http://www.symfonies.ca (www.symfonies.ca)