Howard University's Greg Steed was among the first all African-American officiating crew to work ESPN's Monday Night Football (MNF) in NFL history. The game featured the Los Angeles Rams and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, Fla.
In February, Steed, who graduated from The Hilltop in 1993 and was a member of the Bison football team, officiated Super Bowl LIV (54) where the Kansas City Chiefs defeated the San Francisco 49ers, 31-20, at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, Fla. At that time, he made history being among the five African-American officials to work the Big Game.
Now entering his 18th season as a National Football League (NFL) official, Steed will make history again as part of the first all African-American officiating crew to work the historic ESPN television series, which began Sept. 21, 1970.
He began his career doing high school football in the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area and quickly moved up the ranks doing college games, including the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference, the Atlantic 10 and the Big East. His next step was professional football where he honed his skills with the Arena Football League, the XFL and NFL Europe before graduating to the NFL in 2003.
Greg has worked several Divisional and Wild Card playoff games as well as two Conference championships during his productive career. He was rewarded for his work by being assigned to Super Bowl XLII (42) as an alternate, SB XLIV (44) as an on-field official and last year's Super Bowl as the on-field back judge.
Ed Hill, Jr., retired Howard Sports Information Director, contributed to this story.