Derik Steiner (born February 23, 1987) is an American former professional

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fullback. He played college football at

Morehead State Morehead State University (MSU) is a public university in Morehead, Kentucky, United States. The university began as Morehead Normal School, which opened its doors in 1887. The Craft Academy for Excellence in Science and Mathematics, a two-yea ...

. He was signed as an

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by the

Green Bay Blizzard The Green Bay Blizzard are a professional indoor football team based in the Green Bay metropolitan area that competes in the Indoor Football League (IFL). The franchise was founded in 2003. The Blizzard began play in the IFL in 2010, after hav ...

of the IFL in 2010. He was later signed by the Trenton Steel of the

Southern Indoor Football League The Southern Indoor Football League (SIFL) was an indoor football league based in the Southern and Eastern United States. The most recent incarnation of the league was a consolidation of an earlier league of the same name that was formed by Thom ...

(SIFL) in 2011. After the Steel, Steiner was assigned to the

Cleveland Gladiators The Cleveland Gladiators were an arena football team based in Cleveland, Ohio, and members of the Arena Football League (AFL). The Gladiators played their home games at Quicken Loans Arena, which they shared with the Cleveland Cavaliers of the ...

of the AFL where he played for two seasons. He was traded to the San Jose SaberCats on January 3, 2014 from the Cleveland Gladiators. He was reassigned by the SaberCats on April 4, 2014 and claimed by the

Iowa Barnstormers The Iowa Barnstormers are a professional indoor football team based in Des Moines, Iowa, that competes in the Indoor Football League (IFL). They play their home games at Wells Fargo Arena, known in indoor football circles as "The Well". Sever ...

on April 5, 2014.

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External links

Morehead State bio

{{DEFAULTSORT:Steiner, Derik 1987 births Living people American football fullbacks Morehead State Eagles football players Green Bay Blizzard players Trenton Steel players Cleveland Gladiators players San Jose SaberCats players Iowa Barnstormers players Players of American football from Ohio People from Franklin, Ohio Sportspeople from Warren County, Ohio