Former four-star recruit Steven Gonzalez has joined the Rutgers football staff as an intern. The former Penn State offensive lineman tweeted about the career move this week.
A standout at Union City High School (Union City, N.J.), Gonzalez will be interning with the Scarlet Knights in the strength and conditioning program. A multi-year starter at Penn State, Gonzalez’s college career wrapped up by being named All-Big Ten as a senior.
His move into coaching is intriguing for Rutgers football. In the previous recruiting cycle, the Scarlet Knights landed a Union City offensive lineman in Taj White. In the class of 2023, the highest-ranked recruit among the Rutgers verbals is [autotag]JaSire Peterson[/autotag], who is set for his senior season at Union City.
@UCFOOTBALLNJ
If only @GregSchiano had been here during @StevenG511 recruitment 😉
As a diehard @RFootball fan & Union City alumni (Emerson H.S) this makes my heart content 😃
The next picture we’ll add @JasirePeterson.
Coach em up Steven 🪓🏈💯🇺🇸 pic.twitter.com/4cEY0w8hZI— Bori_blanco (@ninaneddieanto) June 29, 2022
Peterson has been a voice in helping to build the Rutgers recruiting class to its current rank as top 30 in the nation.
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Following his career at Penn State where he was one of the best left guards in the Big Ten, Gonzalez spent time in the NFL with the Arizona Cardinals and the Buffalo Bills.
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