RESOLVING THE LEDGER
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The Washington Commanders have dismissed tight ends coach Ben Steele, the team announced on Monda y. A replacement is expected to be announced on Tuesday.
In the announcement, the Commanders said they would share no further information. But The Athletic’s Nicki Jhabvala reported that Steele was arrested on suspicion of driving while intoxicated on June 7 in Loudoun County, Virginia.
Additionally, Steele was charged with obstruction/resisting an officer without force for refusing to take a blood/breath test on the scene, according to court records ( via ESPN’s John Keim ).
Steele was reportedly let go for violating team policy. Following the arrest, he was placed on leave and the Commanders reported Steele’s arrest to the NFL.
Steele, 48, was hired by the Commanders in February after he coached tight ends for three seasons with the Arizona Cardinals under Jonathan Gannon. He joined Dan Quinn’s staff in Washington after Gannon was fired by Arizona.
Prior to his three years with the Cardinals, Steele also had assistant coaching stints with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Atlanta Falcons, Minnesota Vikings and Denver Broncos, working as an offensive quality control coach, coaching tight ends and as an assistant offensive line coach.
Steele played six seasons in the NFL as an undrafted free agent out of Mesa State. He was on the practice squad with the San Francisco 49ers, then-Oakland Raiders, Seattle Seahawks and Minnesota Vikings before playing on the regular roster with the Green Bay Packers during the 2004 and 2005 seasons. In 17 games with Green Bay, Steele tallied four receptions for 42 yards.
This story will be updated with further information.
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