Niko Stelios Koutouvides (born March 25, 1981) is an American former professional football linebacker.

His paternal grandfather's side of the family were Greeks who fled Asia Minor during the Greek-Turkish War, early in the 20th century, and settled in Tanzania, Africa.

Growing up, Niko and his two brothers used to work as busboys or in the kitchen of the family-owned restaurant, The Stonewell, in Farmington, Connecticut.

[3] Niko's older brother, Daki, was a senior defensive back at Merrimack College.

After anchoring a great Boilermaker defense that played in the 2004 Capital One Bowl, Koutouvides was named first-team All-Big Ten by the media and second-team by the coaches after starting every game as middle linebacker.

On March 3, 2008, Koutouvides signed a three-year, $7.5 million contract with the Denver Broncos.

[10] He was cut on September 3 but re-signed on November 9, 2011,[11] and went on to appear as a member of the special teams at the 2012 Super Bowl.