Steve Stenstrom

Steve Stenstrom's a Stanford legend who flickered briefly with the Bears—1,895 yards, 4 TDs—while Caleb Williams is out there slinging it as Chicago's hopeful savior, chasing playoffs in a pass-happy era. Stenstrom's got the established cameo; Caleb's scripting the next chapter, one Heisman arm to Soldier Field glory.

Nah, Steve Stenstrom's not in Canton—his 1,895 yards and 62.5 rating over four spot starts with the Bears and 49ers didn't exactly scream bust down the doors. Think of him as that intriguing fourth-rounder from '95 who held Stanford's passing records but stayed a trivia answer, not a gold jacket.

These days, Stenstrom's living the thoughtful post-gridiron life, dropping wisdom on podcasts like Sports Spectrum about Bill Walsh and faith-fueled balance—call it "The 3:30 Life." Family man's got kids crushing it in college sports, from Princeton QB to Stanford swimmers turned coaches. Smooth pivot from the huddle.

In today's NFL, Stenstrom's Stanford arm—still tops in Cardinal passing yards at 10,911—might feast under no-pass-interference flags and quick releases. That 57% completion in '98 Bears starts? Modern schemes could've padded his 1,895 yards into something chunkier, less sack-prone. Rulebook's his best receiver now.

Stenstrom's 5.13-ish rating in those gritty Bears relief gigs looks pedestrian next to Jim McMahon's punk-rock 45.04 fireworks—McMahon torched defenses for '85 glory while Steve mopped up the '98 mess. Both franchise flickers, but McMahon's got the ring and the mullet legend status locked.