Steve Stenstrom is a former professional American football

American football

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 quarterback

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College career

Stenstrom was the starting

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 quarterback at Stanford University

Stanford Cardinal

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 from 1991 to 1994, and still holds most of Stanford's passing records:

• Total yards, career: 9,825
• Passing yards gained, career: 10,531
• Passing yards gained, season: 3,627 (1993)
• Pass attempts, career: 1,320
• Pass attempts, season: 455(1993)
• Pass completions, career: 833
• Pass completions, season: 300 (1993)
• Completion percentage, game: .882 (15/17) (1991)

NFL career

Stenstrom was selected by the Kansas City Chiefs

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 in the 4th round of the 1995 NFL Draft

1995 NFL Draft

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. Stenstrom played in four NFL seasons from 1996 to 1999 for the Chicago Bears

Chicago Bears

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 and San Francisco 49ers

San Francisco 49ers

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. He started several games for the Bears during the 1998 season, who finished that season a dismal 4-12.

After football

Following his football career, Stenstrom returned to Stanford University to lead the Cardinal Life ministry for athletes and established a program in the San Francisco Bay Area called Second Mile. Stenstrom is now the executive director of the Profession Athletes Outreach (PAO), a Christian outreach program for coaches, players, and professional athletes.