Steve Breaston

Professional football wide receiver Steve Breaston plays for the Arizona Cardinals in the National Football League. The Cardinals selected Breaston in the fifth round of the 2007 NFL draft with the 142nd pick overall. http://www.azcardinals.com/team/roster/Steve-Breaston/21d6cd86-0af0-4f20-85d6-27b7cdecdc9f

With the departure of Anquan Boldin to the Balitmore Ravens, Breaston is now the Cardinals' No. 2 receiver, behind Larry Fitzgerald.

Breaston played football at the University of Michigan from 2002-06. He was the Big Ten's all-time leader in punt returns with 127 and punt return yards with 1,599 when he finished his collegiate career. He played in 48 games for the Wolverines, starting 25. Breaston scored 17 career touchdowns at Michigan, 10 on pass receptions, two on rushes, four on punt returns and one on a kickoff return. Breaston as All-Big Ten as a senior. As a junior, he was the first player in school history to finish with 1,000 return yards, he had 1,002.http://www.azcardinals.com/team/roster/Steve-Breaston/21d6cd86-0af0-4f20-85d6-27b7cdecdc9f

Breaston attended Woodland Hills (North Braddock, Pennsylvania) High School and lettered three times in football, leading the team to a 14-1 record and to a berth in the Pennsylvania 4A state championship game as a quarterback. He had 219 rushing yards on 15 carriers in Woodland Hill' 41-6 championship game win the WPIAL Class 4A title game. Breaston gained 2,545 career rushing yards and 37 TDs as a quarterback.http://www.azcardinals.com/team/roster/Steve-Breaston/21d6cd86-0af0-4f20-85d6-27b7cdecdc9f

Breaston played in 15 games in 2009, starting six for the Cardinals. He finished with 55 receptions of 712 yards and three touchdowns, which ranked third on the team.http://www.nfl.com/players/stevebreaston/gamelogs?id=BRE019124 Breaston missed the opener against the San Francisco 49ers because of a knee injuryhttp://www.azcentral.com/members/Blog/KentSomers/62996 and was slowed by the injury for the next four weeks.http://gridironfans.com/forums/latest-nfl-headlines/110430-cardinals-wr-steve-breaston-still-slowed-knee.html. Breaston had a monster game in the first round of the playoffs against the Green Bay Packers, finishing with a career-high 125 yards on seven receptions and a touchdown in the Cardinals' 51-45 victory on January 3, 2010. He also had a 28-yard run in the game but fumbled. Breaston had four receptions for 52 yards the following week in Arizona's 45-14 NFC Divisional Round loss to the eventual Super Bowl champion New Orleans Saints.http://www.nfl.com/players/stevebreaston/gamelogs?id=BRE019124&season=2009

Breaston played in all 16 regular-season games, starting 10 for the Cardinals. Breaston had career highs in receptions (77) and receiving yards (1,006), while scoring three touchdowns. http://www.nfl.com/players/stevebreaston/gamelogs?id=BRE019124&season=2008 He added 13 postseason receptions for 148 yards in Arizona' four-game run to the Super Bowl. Breaston had six receptions for 71 yards in the 27-23 loss to the Pittsburgh Steelers in Super Bowl XLIII.http://www.nfl.com/players/stevebreaston/gamelogs?id=BRE019124&season=2008 Breaston topped the century mark in receiving yards three times in the season. He had a career-high nine receptions for 122 yards in the Cardinals' 56-35 loss to the New York Jets on September 28. He had eight catches for 102 yards and a touchdown in a 30-24 win over the Dallas Cowboys on October 12 and seven receptions for 124 yards in Arizona's 29-24 victory over the San Francisco 49ers on November 10.http://www.nfl.com/players/stevebreaston/gamelogs?id=BRE019124&season=2008

Breaston played in all 16 games as the primary kick and punt returner, recording 1,786 combined return yards, the fourth season total in franchise history . He totaled four punt returns for a career-high 101 yards while registering first career TD on a 73-yard punt return vs. Pit on September 30. Breaston became the first Cardinals rookie with a punt return for a touchdown since Vai Sikahema in 1986. He had eight receptions on the season for 92 yards.http://www.azcardinals.com/team/roster/Steve-Breaston/21d6cd86-0af0-4f20-85d6-27b7cdecdc9f