Steve Suter Steve Suter ( born June 26 , 1982 in Manchester , Maryland ) is an American former football player . He played as wide receiver and return specialist for the Maryland Terrapins and also briefly played Canadian football for the Hamilton Tiger - Cats . He gained fame for his explosive returning ability and elusiveness . Despite Suter ' s career being plagued and finally cut short by injuries , he set multiple NCAA , conference , and school records . Early years . Steve Suter was born to George and Lynn Suter . He attended North Carroll High School in Hampstead , Maryland , where he rushed for over 4 , 000 career yards . During his senior year in 1999 , he rushed for 1 , 748 yards and 19 touchdowns . He was ranked # 8 in the state of Maryland for rushing and named as a " USA Today " honorable mention All - American , Prepstar all - region , first - team all - state , and " Baltimore Sun " All - Metro player . College career . Suter spent his freshman year in 2000 on redshirt status . In 2001 , he saw minor action in the first four games before breaking an index finger . In 2002 , Suter played in all 14 games as a first - string slot receiver and started in the 2003 Peach Bowl as an X - receiver . Suter returned four punts for touchdowns : against Akron ( 81 yards ) , West Virginia ( 80 yards ) , Duke ( 63 yards ) , and North Carolina ( 77 yards ) . He was twice selected as the ACC Specialist of the Week for his performances at Duke and North Carolina . On his second career carry , he scored on a 61 - yard run against N . C . State and was named as the ACC Offensive Back of the Week . Against , Suter ' s career - first touchdown reception was from Scott McBrien for 91 yards , which was one yard shy of the school record 92 - yard reception set by Ed Bolton and Stan Lavine in 1949 . During the Peach Bowl against Tennessee , he made his first career start as a receiver and returned a punt and shook four tackles to pick up 79 - yards . Suter set the NCAA records for single - season punt returns with 56 and kick returns with 78 , and tied the NCAA record for punt return touchdowns . He fell just 20 yards short of an NCAA record for punt return yards . " The Sporting News " and CNN Sports Illustrated named him to the All - American second - team , and the conference named him to the All - ACC first - team as a return specialist . In 2003 , Suter started in 10 games and played in two more , much of the time battling a lateral meniscus tear in his left knee . He returned two punts for touchdowns : against The Citadel he broke two tackles for a 75 - yard score and in the 2004 Gator Bowl he ran 77 - yards for a touchdown against West Virginia . During that game , he also earned the number - one spot on the ESPN SportsCenter " Play of the Day " feature , for a diving reception in which he tipped the ball before pulling it in as he fell to the ground in a tangle with cornerback Lance Frazier . Suter was again named to the All - ACC first - team as a specialist in 2003 . Suter also set records in the weight room : he broke the school ' s all - time wide receiver highs for strength index ( 768 ) , squat ( 580 - lb ) , clean ( 352 - lb ) , and vertical jump ( 42 - in ) . Suter had a solid , though not extraordinary , 2004 season during a down year for the Terps . He accumulated 270 receiving , 163 return , and 31 rushing yards . His drop - off in performance can be attributed to his knee injury in particular , which reduced his quickness . He broke the ACC record for career punt return yards with 1 , 271 . During his college career , Suter accumulated 10 touchdowns , six of which were on punt returns . He was one punt return touchdown shy of making the all - time NCAA record a four - way tie . He also suffered several injuries which required five surgeries , four of which were on his knees . Suter never fair caught a ball , and said in 2002 , " I don ' t see the need for fair catches . . . If someone is in my face , I ' ll catch it and fall forward for 2 yards , and we ' ve got 2 yards we didn ' t have if I had fair - caught it . " Professional career . Undersized even for college football , Suter was passed over in the 2005 NFL Draft . He attended the Washington Redskins try - outs before signing as a free - agent for the Hamilton Tiger - Cats of the Canadian Football League on 16 May 2005 . With the Tiger - Cats , Suter saw action in just two games . While in the CFL , he returned four kick - offs for 112 yards , four punts for 16 yards , and a missed field goal attempt for 20 yards . He injured his shoulder during the season - opener against the Montreal Alouettes and subsequently missed the next five games . In his second game , he broke his collar bone against the Winnipeg Blue Bombers . After the 2006 training camp , he was released from the team due to his injuries . Coaching career . After the end of his playing career , Suter returned home and took a job at the Scott McBrien Passing Academy in Rockville , Maryland . At the training camp , he is a wide receivers coach for youth and high school players . There , he works alongside former Maryland teammates Scott McBrien and Scooter Monroe . The eponym ous football camp was founded by former quarterback McBrien who stated , " A lot of kids who aren ’ t necessarily that big [ in size ] or well known don ' t get looks from college coaches . . . Lots of these kids have the talent to be very successful at the college level and we ’ re trying to promote that . . . We ’ re trying to help kids in Steve [ Suter ] ’ s position . "