Jordan Steckler

Steckler was born in Two Rivers, Wisconsin to his mom Elaine and Bart Steckler. Has an older brother Matt who started off attending UW-Stout and finished his schooling at Lakeland University, Sheboygan where he played football. Steckler attended Two Rivers High School in Wisconsin and played football for them. He was an all-state honorable mention selection by coaches. Where he was coached by Kevin Shillcox. He was also a basketball player for the Raiders' high school team.^[2] From 2016 to 2019, Steckler played at Northern Illinois University for four seasons. He started 43 games and appeared in 47 during his four-year career.^[2] In the 2018 MAC Championship game, Steckler was part of an offensive line that led the NIU offense to 20 second-half points in a comeback win over Buffalo Bulls.^[2]

In April 2020, Steckler signed as a college free agent with the New Orleans Saints. After spending the offseason with the Saints, he was signed to the practice squad of the New England Patriots for weeks 8 through 17 of the 2020 NFL season.^[2]

In February 2021, he signed with the Houston Texans, He was waived by the Texans on August 31, 2021.^[3]

On September 2, 2021, he was signed to the practice squad of the Cleveland Browns. He was released on September 20, 2021.^[3]

On October 5, 2021, he was signed to the Texans' practice squad.^[4] He signed a reserve/future contract with the Texans on January 11, 2022.^[5]

On August 30, 2022, Steckler was waived by the Texans and signed to the team's practice squad the next day.^[6][7]

Steckler signed with the Houston Gamblers of the United States Football League (USFL) on February 19, 2023.^[8] He was waived after the season and claimed off waivers by the Philadelphia Stars on September 19, 2023.^[9] The Stars folded when the XFL and USFL merged to create the United Football League (UFL).^[10]

Steckler signed with the Arlington Renegades of the UFL on January 29, 2024.^[11] He was removed from the team's roster on March 21, 2024.^[12]