Steckel played college football at Princeton and got his first coaching job with the Cleveland Browns in 2009 and previously served as an assistant for the Chicago Bears and Tennessee Titans.

[1] Steckel's family moved multiple times while he grew up, as his father Les, was a coach in the National Football League (NFL).

[4] He moved to Los Angeles, California after college and worked as a production assistant in the films All About Steve and Fast & Furious.

[7] Steckel was reverted to offensive assistant the following year and held the position until 2021, when he was promoted to tight ends coach.

Luke has two siblings, Lesley, a graduate of Baylor University and Christian, also a Baylor graduate, who is lead sports anchor for WAPT-TV, the ABC affiliate in Jackson, Mississippi, and works college basketball games for ESPNU.