Nelson retired from the NFL on Sunday, DJ Bien-Aime of ESPN.com reports. The cornerback retired after a 2023 season in which he intercepted four passes, broke up 12 in total and helped the Texans make the playoffs. Nelson said that he wanted to spend more time with family. The 2015 third-round pick played nine seasons with the Chiefs, Steelers, Eagles and Texans, recording 456 tackles and 13 interceptions.
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Steven Nelson Career Stats
Career Stats
SK
TK
AST
INT
TFL
1
420
94
14
0
Defensive
| Year | GP | SOLO | AST | TOTAL | SACK | SACKYDS | INT | DEF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 17 | 48 | 15 | 63 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 12 |
| 2022 | 15 | 39 | 13 | 52 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 7 |
| 2021 | 16 | 34 | 16 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 |
| 2020 | 15 | 43 | 5 | 48 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9 |
| 2019 | 15 | 52 | 9 | 61 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 |
| 2018 | 16 | 58 | 10 | 68 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 15 |
| 2017 | 9 | 33 | 8 | 41 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 2016 | 15 | 58 | 6 | 64 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
| 2015 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Steven Nelson Game Log 2023
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2023 Regular Season
|
defensive
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Date
|
Opp
|
Result
|
SOLO
|
AST
|
TOTAL
|
SACK
|
SACKYDS
|
INT
|
DEF
|
TFL
|
|
1/6
|
W
23-19
|
1
|
1
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
|
|
12/31
|
W
26-3
|
2
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
|
12/24
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L
22-36
|
5
|
1
|
6
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
|
12/17
|
W
19-16
|
2
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
2
|
0
|
|
|
12/10
|
L
6-30
|
3
|
2
|
5
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
|
12/3
|
W
22-17
|
2
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
|
|
11/26
|
L
21-24
|
5
|
1
|
6
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
|
|
11/19
|
W
21-16
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
|
|
11/12
|
W
30-27
|
2
|
2
|
4
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
|
11/5
|
W
39-37
|
3
|
2
|
5
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
|
10/29
|
L
13-15
|
2
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
|
10/15
|
W
20-13
|
5
|
1
|
6
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
|
|
10/8
|
L
19-21
|
5
|
1
|
6
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
|
10/1
|
W
30-6
|
3
|
1
|
4
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
|
|
9/24
|
W
37-17
|
4
|
0
|
4
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
|
|
9/17
|
L
20-31
|
2
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
|
|
9/10
|
L
9-25
|
1
|
1
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
|
| Regular Season Totals |
48
|
15
|
63
|
0
|
0
|
4
|
12
|
0
|
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Steven Nelson Player Profile
Birthdate
1/22/1993 (31)
Status
Retired
HT/WT
5'11", 194 lbs
Draft Info
2015: Rd 3; Pk (KC)
Birthplace
Warner Robins, GA, USA
Position
CB
College
Oregon State
Experience
9 seasons
Career History
Houston Texans
2022-2024
(2 seasons)
Philadelphia Eagles
2021-2022
(1 season)
Pittsburgh Steelers
2019-2021
(2 seasons)
Kansas City Chiefs
2015-2019
(4 seasons)
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Calling it a career
Nelson retired from the NFL on Sunday, DJ Bien-Aime of ESPN.com reports. The cornerback retired after a 2023 season in which he intercepted four passes, broke up 12 in total and helped the Texans make the playoffs. Nelson said that he wanted to spend more time with family. The 2015 third-round pick played nine seasons with the Chiefs, Steelers, Eagles and Texans, recording 456 tackles and 13 interceptions.