Biography

BIOGRAPHY

Simon Vai Stepaniak was born on May 15, 1997 in Cincinnati, Ohio. He is an offensive guard for the Green Bay Packers in the NFL..

Stepaniak played tackle at Indiana. In his first two seasons, he played behind Dan Feeney. As a senior, Stepaniak started 10 games at the right guard and one game at the left guard. He earned third-team All-Big Ten honors. According to Pro Football Focus, he gave up one sack as a senior. Stepaniak made 31 career starts at Indiana.

Stepaniak was selected by the Green Bay Packers in the sixth round with the 209th pick of the 2020 NFL Draft. He was the Packers' third straight offensive line selection. He was signed on June 1, 2020. He was placed on the active/non-football injury list at the start of training camp on July 31, 2020. He was moved to the reserve/non-football injury list at the start of the regular season on September 5, 2020. He was activated on December 9, 2020. On January 12, 2021, Stepaniak was placed on an injured reserve.