Education
A native of Hastings, Florida, Steward attended Pedro Menendez High School in Saint Augustine, Florida, where he was coached by Keith Cromwell.
A native of Hastings, Florida, Steward attended Pedro Menendez High School in Saint Augustine, Florida, where he was coached by Keith Cromwell.
He was drafted by the Bills in the sixth round of the 2015 NFL Draft. He played college football at Clemson. On mediocre 5–6 and 5–7 teams, respectively, in his junior and senior years, Steward was an all-state selection at linebacker.
As a senior, he had 81 tackles and five sacks and scored 10 touchdowns on offense.
Following his senior year, he received a nomination to the 2010 United States. Army All-American Bowl. Regarded as a five-star recruit by Rivals.com, Steward was ranked as the Number.
1 outside linebacker prospect in his class. Recruited by virtually every school in the country, he took official visits to University of California, Los Angeles, Clemson University, and Florida State.
On National Signing Day 2011, Steward announced his decision to attend Clemson University.
As a true freshman at Clemson University, Steward played a back-up role and had five tackles in 36 snaps over five games. On October 18, 2011, he tore an Anterior Cruciate Ligament in practice and would miss the rest of the season. In 2012, Steward returned from injury and was a back-up to senior Jonathan Willard at weakside linebacker, and saw action on special teams.
Appearing in all 13 games, Steward had 26 tackles, 16 of which were unassisted.
Buffalo Bills
Steward was drafted by the Buffalo Bills in the sixth round (188th overall) of the 2015 NFL Draft. On December 10, 2015, the Buffalo Bills placed Steward on the Injured Reserve.
Steward was born in Hastings, Florida. He became engaged to his college sweetheart, Brittany Burns, in December 2015.
However, Burns died of ovarian cancer in February, 2016.
