He played college football for the Michigan Wolverines from 1978 to 1981, earning consensus All-American honors in 1981.
Becker played professional fin the NFL for the Chicago Bears (1982-1988, 1990) and Los Angeles Rams (1989).
[3][4][5] He was selected as a first-team player on both the 1980 and 1981 All-Big Ten Conference football teams.
[9][10] Becker was selected by the Chicago Bears in the sixth round (146th overall pick) of the 1982 NFL draft.
From 2013-2017, he was the head coach for the East Aurora High School football program.