Steele attended the now defunct St. Peter Chanel High School, where he lettered in football and basketball.
As a senior, he played running back and middle linebacker, scoring 17 touchdowns in just 6 games, because he was suspended for poor grades.
Steele was selected by the Dallas Cowboys in the fourth round (122nd overall) of the 2001 NFL draft, because he was seen as a great athlete that lacked football instincts.
In 2002, he was relegated to a backup position after the Cowboys signed free agent Kevin Hardy.
[7] In 2013, he started playing, middle linebacker and coaching defense, for the Northeast Ohio Predators, which is a semi-professional team in the Heartland Football League.