Steven Leonard DeOssie is a former American football

American football

American football is a sport played between two teams of eleven with the objective of scoring points by advancing the ball into the opposing team's end zone. Known in the United States simply as football, it may also be referred to informally as gridiron football. The ball can be advanced by...

 linebacker

Linebacker

A linebacker is a position in American football that was invented by football coach Fielding H. Yost of the University of Michigan. Linebackers are members of the defensive team, and line up approximately three to five yards behind the line of scrimmage, behind the defensive linemen...

 and long snapper

Long snapper

In American football and Canadian football, the term long snapper refers to a player who is a specialized center during punts, field goals, and extra point attempts. His job is to snap the ball as quickly and accurately as possible....

. DeOssie played college football

College football

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 at Boston College

Boston College

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, and went on to play in the National Football League

National Football League

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 for the Dallas Cowboys

Dallas Cowboys

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, the New York Giants

New York Giants

The New York Giants are a professional American football team based in East Rutherford, New Jersey, representing the New York City metropolitan area. The Giants are currently members of the Eastern Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League...

, and the New England Patriots

New England Patriots

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. DeOssie was on the Giants' Super Bowl XXV

Super Bowl XXV

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 championship team.

High school

DeOssie played high school football at the former Don Bosco Technical High School in Boston, Massachusetts for head coach Bob Currier.

Career

DeOssie hosts The Real Post Game Show, along with Fred Smerlas

Fred Smerlas

Frederic Charles Smerlas is a former American football defensive lineman who was a 5-time NFL Pro Bowl selection during 14-year career as a nose tackle with the Buffalo Bills, San Francisco 49ers, and New England Patriots.Smerlas, of Greek-American descent, graduated from Waltham High School in...

, which airs on WEEI after Patriots' games. In addition, he has been a Patriots studio analyst on WBZ-TV

WBZ-TV

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 in Boston

Boston

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.

Personal

DeOssie, along with friend and colleague Fred Smerlas

Fred Smerlas

Frederic Charles Smerlas is a former American football defensive lineman who was a 5-time NFL Pro Bowl selection during 14-year career as a nose tackle with the Buffalo Bills, San Francisco 49ers, and New England Patriots.Smerlas, of Greek-American descent, graduated from Waltham High School in...

, opened a steakhouse (Fred & Steve's Steakhouse) at Twin River's casino in Lincoln, Rhode Island

Lincoln, Rhode Island

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 in March 2007.

DeOssie's son, Zak

Zak DeOssie

Zackary Robert "Zak" DeOssie is an American football linebacker and Long snapper for the New York Giants of the National Football League. He was drafted by the Giants in the fourth round of the 2007 NFL Draft. He played college football at Brown.A two-time Pro Bowl selection in 2008, 2010 as a...

, was a standout linebacker for Brown University

Brown University

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 and was selected by the New York Giants in the 4th Round with the 116th overall pick of the 2007 NFL Draft

2007 NFL Draft

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. Zak, who played for the Giants in their Super Bowl XLII

Super Bowl XLII

Super Bowl XLII was an American football game on February 3, 2008 that featured the National Football Conference champion New York Giants and the American Football Conference champion New England Patriots to decide the National Football League champion for the 2007 season...

championship win, and his father are the first father-son combination to be on a Super Bowl Championship team for the same winning franchise.