Stephen Paea

About

Decorated college player out of Oregon State at the defensive tackle position who was drafted in the second round of the 2011 draft by the Chicago Bears. He earned the Brian Piccolo Award in 2012, the highest honor for a Chicago Bear rookie.

Before Fame

While at Oregon State, he racked accolades such as being named a Consensus All-American, Pac-10 Defensive Player of the Year, and first-team All-Pac-10 on two occasions.

Trivia

He came close to breaking the NFL combine record for bench press when he benched 225 lbs 49 times.

Family Life

He was born in Auckland, New Zealand.

Associated With

Jay Cutler was the quarterback of the Bears team that he was drafted to play defense for.