Question: Facts: - dbf: fialajoh01 - highschool: lake washington high school kirkland , washington - number: 57 - pfr: fialjo20 - debutteam: pittsburgh steelers - draftpick: 166 -lrb- by the miami dolphins -rrb- - birth date: 25 november 1973 - weight: 237 - nfl: fia385627 - debutyear: 1998 - finalteam: pittsburgh steelers - statlabel: games played games started tackles fumble recoveries passes defended - heightin: 2 - statvalue: 75 1 9 2 1 - heightft: 6 - college: washington - birth place: fullerton , california - draftyear: 1997 - position: linebacker - draftround: 6 - finalyear: 2002 Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of john fiala .
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john charles fiala -lrb- born november 25 , 1973 -rrb- is a former american football linebacker who played from 1998-2002 with the pittsburgh steelers of the national football league .fiala attended lake washington high school in kirkland , washington , and then the university of washington .he was drafted by the miami dolphins in the sixth round of the 1997 nfl draft , but did not play for the dolphins .fiala signed with the steelers as a free agent in 1998 .from 1999-2002 , he was a special teams captain for the steelers .the steelers released fiala in 2002 ; although the houston texans offered him a contract for 2003 , he chose to retire instead .