Grant Steen was hired on February 22, 2019, as the Seahawks strength & conditioning assistant coach.
He joined the Seahawks after two years at EXOS human performance in Florida and has also spent time with the University of Minnesota (2017), Stanford (2016), at USC with Seahawks head strength coach Ivan Lewis (2014-15), the University of Washington (2013) and the University of Hawaii-Manoa as a strength & conditioning assistant (2009-13).
At USC, Steen served as the football program's assistant strength and conditioning coach. He was responsible for the design and implementation of a comprehensive performance training program including all aspects of strength, power, speed, agility, plyometrics, position specific drills and position specific conditioning. Steen helped develop a corrective exercise protocol for injured players, and implemented recovery and regeneration modalities for all in-season and off-season training.
He is a certified strength and conditioning specialist (CSCS) by the National Strength and Conditioning Association (NSCA), is Sports Performance Certified by United States Weightlifting (USAW), and also a member of the Collegiate Strength & Conditioning Coaches Association (CSCCa).
During his playing career at the University of Iowa, the Hawkeyes were 31-18 and won the 2002 Big Ten title. He helped lead the Hawkeyes to two bowl games. Steen also established a single-game record with three interceptions in a 2002 win at Indiana, tying the NCAA record for linebackers.
After earning All-Big Ten honors at Iowa as a junior in 2002 and 2003 as an outside linebacker, Steen went to two training camps with the New England Patriots (2004-05), and played professionally with the Montreal Alouettes (2005-06) and Arizona Rattlers (2007).
Steen earned a bachelor's degree from Iowa in 2003 and a master's degree in education administration from Hawaii in 2013.
He and his wife, Rebekah, have one son, Levi.
