He also spent time in the National Football League (NFL) for the St. Louis Cardinals and Detroit Lions, but did not play.
[1] Stegall was an 11th round draft choice in 1985 by the Denver Gold of the United States Football League (USFL), coached by Mouse Davis.
In 1986, Stegall was briefly acquired by the Tampa Bay Bandits of the USFL, before the league folded.
[3] Stegall signed with the St. Louis Cardinals of the National Football League (NFL) in September 1987 as a replacement player, but did not play.
He died two months later from drowning while fishing with family members in the Little Red River in Arkansas, while saving his nephew who had fallen into the water.