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  NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Mark Stepnoski
Stepnoski's pro career in the NFL was spent with the Dallas Cowboys (1989-1994, 1999-2000), and the Houston Oilers (1995-1998).
Stepnoski's first order of business is to persuade the Texas legislature to amend the state's notorious pot laws, which impose six-months in jail and a $2,000 fine for those caught with even minor amounts of weed.
Stepnoski hopes that passage of House Bill 715, which would reduce marijuana possession penalties of up to an ounce of pot to a fine-only offense, will help change that fact, but admits that the bill's chances this year are slim.
www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Mark-Stepnoski   (824 words)

  
 Mark Stepnoski Put a Lot on The Line in Marijuana Effort
For the record, Mark Stepnoski says he is not moving to Vancouver because of pending legislation in the Canadian Parliament to decriminalize marijuana.
Stepnoski says he dislikes the idea of pretending to be someone he is not, just to protect his image.
Stepnoski acknowledges that his legacy, including the possibility of being voted into the NFL Hall of Fame, could be hurt by his stand.
www.freedomtoexhale.com /stepnoski.htm   (1700 words)

  
  Mark Stepnoski - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Mark Stepnoski (born January 20 near Pittsburgh, 1967) is a former American Football offensive lineman.
Stepnoski's pro career in the NFL was spent with the Dallas Cowboys (1989-1994, 1999-2000), and the Houston Oilers (1995-1998).
Stepnoski is also a marijuana legalization advocate and is an active member of NORML.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Mark_Stepnoski   (190 words)

  
 Pot Smoker of the Month - Mark Stepnoski   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
Stepnoski was originally drafted by the Cowboys in the third round (57th overall) in 1989, and he later signed with the Oilers as an unrestricted free agent on March 23, 1995.
Stepnoski played a key role in helping Emmitt Smith to his highest single season rushing total (1,397) since 1995, while also enabling the Pro Bowl running back to collect more 100-yard rushing games (nine) than in any other season in his career other than 1995.
From a pass protection standpoint, Stepnoski was a key part of an offensive line that allowed just 24 sacks in 531 pass plays (one every 22.1 pass plays), the second fewest sacks allowed in the NFL.
www.cleartest.com /testinfo/mark_stepnoski.htm   (1569 words)

  
 Mark Stepnoski - Biocrawler   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
Mark Stepnoski (born January 20, 1967) is a former American Football offensive lineman who played for the Dallas Cowboys (1989-1994, 1999-2000), and the Houston Oilers (1995-1998).
Stepnoski was a five time Pro Bowler, attending the game from 1992 through 1996.
This biographical article relating to an American football player, coach, or other figure is a stub.
www.biocrawler.com /encyclopedia/Mark_Stepnoski   (82 words)

  
 NFL.com: Dallas Cowboys Team News - Happy trails to Stepnoski, two others   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
Stepnoski, Teague and Harris were cut primarily because of salary cap reasons.
Stepnoski, at 35 the oldest player on the team, spent the first six seasons of his career with the Cowboys and was on two teams that won Super Bowls.
If Stepnoski and Harris don't return to the team, the oldest player on the roster next fall would be Smith, who turns 33 in May. Smith will go into his 13th NFL season 539 yards shy of Walter Payton's NFL rushing record of 16,726 yards.
www.nfl.com /ce/multi/0,3783,5069686,00.html   (352 words)

  
 Welcome To The Dallas Cowboys 2001 Camp   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
Cowboys center Mark Stepnoski, left, prepares to snap the ball during practice at Oxnard on Friday.
Stepnoski, who was selected for the NFL's All-Decade team for the '90s at center, played his first six seasons with Dallas before signing with the Houston Oilers as a free agent.
Stepnoski is also the last active player on the Cowboys' roster to have been on the team when the Cowboys trained at Cal Lutheran.
web.insidevc.com /special/cowboys/stories/protect.html   (979 words)

  
 Pennsylvania: In The News
Mark Stepnoski long has been one of Erie’s favorite sons, and for good reason.
An Erie Times-News poll asked readers if Stepnoski’s involvement with the National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws or his admitted use of marijuana during his NFL playing career tarnished their perception of his image or athletic achievements.
Stepnoski waited until after his lucrative career was over before coming out in favor of marijuana.
www.mpp.org /PA/news/6675.mpp   (899 words)

  
 Former Cowboy Stepnoski Now Advocating Marijuana
Yet Stepnoski is articulate and remains in top physical condition a year after finishing a 13-year run as one of the NFL's top centers - all while regularly smoking marijuana.
Stepnoski, 36, recently "came out" as a weed smoker when he took the volunteer position as president of the Texas chapter of the National Organization for Reform of Marijuana Laws.
Stepnoski began researching marijuana's effects shortly after he started lighting up during his high school days in Erie, Pa. "I was serious about training and diet and everything else," he said.
www.mapinc.org /drugnews/v03.n289.a02.html   (943 words)

  
 Caller.com: Dallas Cowboys
While Stepnoski was a relatively high pick in the draft, selected in the third round, he had to make a position switch, moving from offensive guard to center.
It was a good thing Stepnoski was eager to learn and pay attention; by the end of the season, the Cowboys were ready to throw their rookie into the mix.
Stepnoski had been a member of the organization since 1998, and that he was the only sports figure on the board intensified the media interest.
www.caller.com /ccct/sp_dallas_cowboys/article/0,1641,CCCT_18822_3095116,00.html   (1342 words)

  
 Search: Mark Stepnoski - MetaCrawler
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 OILERS NOTEBOOK   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
STEPNOSKI QUESTIONABLE: Mark Stepnoski watched with his right knee bandaged as the Oilers practiced Wednesday afternoon, and the center may be listed as questionable for their season opener.
Fisher said Stepnoski would be added to the team's injured list for Sunday's game at Cincinnati but that he had to talk with doctors first to see how to list him.
Stepnoski is a nine-year veteran and five-time Pro Bowl selection who anchors the Oilers' offensive line with 16-year veteran Bruce Matthews.
bengals.enquirer.com /1998/09/090498oilers.html   (588 words)

  
 cannabisnews.com: Fired Up
They're not going to say it's harmless." For their part, Stepnoski and other supporters of marijuana-law reform argue that cannabis is far less addictive than nicotine and that the health risks associated with the drug are on par with those stemming from alcohol and tobacco use.
Along the way, Stepnoski said, he occasionally smoked a postgame joint, the better to soothe his aching body and a creaky right knee that required six surgeries.
Stepnosky is an honorable man. [ Post Comment ] Comment #2 posted by Truth on January 21, 2003 at 09:12:56 PT Right on Nothing more honorable than honesty.
www.cannabisnews.com /news/thread15238.shtml   (1350 words)

  
 ESPN.com - Outside the Lines:
Marijuana in Sports
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STEPNOSKI- Well, in addition to making public appearances in the media, I contribute financially because NORML -- they are a lobbying group.
LEY- Mark Stepnoski's public advocacy for marijuana has taken a toll on his hometown legacy back in Erie, Pennsylvania.
You saw Mark Stepnoski say, well, four weeks before the test which is coming that I know it.
sports.espn.go.com /espn/print?id=1513674&type=page2Story   (4018 words)

  
 Oilers' Mark Stepnoski brings reasons for losses
DALLAS -- Losing Mark Stepnoski two years ago is a major reason for what should be the Cowboys' first non-playoff season since 1990.
The Oilers' center, a perennial Pro Bowl pick whose exit from Dallas in 1995 opened the flood gate of free-agent departures, said the Cowboys' decline was inevitable.
Stepnoski, though, blames the rapid fall of the Cowboys' empire on a brutal schedule -- statistically the NFL's toughest this season -- that had Dallas playing six of its first nine games on the road.
www.texnews.com /cowboys/mark113097.html   (543 words)

  
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Stepnoski's new job is working to stop Americans from going to prison for smoking a substance that has already been decriminalized in Western Europe, Canada, Australia and some states (offenders get a ticket rather than being arrested).
Stepnoski spent much of this legislative session lobbying to lessen the penalty for pot possession in the Lone Star State.
Stepnoski first tried marijuana during his high school days in Erie, Pa., and he continued to smoke pot through his football career, abstaining the day before games to keep his mental edge.
www.cannabisconsumers.org /art_view.php?rec_num=16   (1311 words)

  
 Cowboys list 5 unprotected for expansion draft   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
The Dallas Cowboys released their list of five players they will leave unprotected for the expansion draft, including center Mark Stepnoski and safety George Teague.
Stepnoski is the one player that can have ten or more years of experience.
Three of the Cowboys players are centers - Stepnoski, Fricke, who is a backup center, and Solwold, who is a deep snapper.
www.theboys.com /2001news/rv020123_9660.asp   (376 words)

  
 Dallas Cowboys - Cowboys leave Stepnoski, Teague unprotected
Stepnoski, whose contract runs through 2003, has struggled much of the season and is scheduled to count more than $4 million against the Cowboys' salary cap next season.
He started on the Cowboys' Super Bowl championship teams in 1992 and 1993 and is one of three players left from those groups, but at 265 pounds he no longer has the lower-body strength to consistently block defensive tackles.
If Stepnoski isn't selected by the Texans, he could be cut March 1 when he is due to receive a roster bonus of $250,000.
www.insidecowboys.com /1998/2001/cowboys/exp0123.html   (292 words)

  
 BENGALS NOTEBOOK
Oilers center Mark Stepnoski, a five-time Pro Bowl performer, reportedly experienced no swelling in the right knee he injured Wednesday.
Stepnoski did not practice Thursday and was listed as questionable for Sunday's game.
Stepnoski is part of the reason Bengals nose tackle Kimo von Oelhoffen considers facing the Oilers his "biggest test" among AFC Central opponents.
bengals.enquirer.com /1998/09/090498notes.html   (538 words)

  
 Reason Magazine - Lineman for Liberty
But even more striking than his presence on Capitol Hill was his purpose: Mark Stepnoski is one of the nation's leading advocates for the liberalization of America's pot laws.
He's traded his number-53 jersey for a suit and tie, and accepted a position as the president of the Texas chapter of the National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws (NORML).
Stepnoski, who recently spent two days in DC meeting with various members of Congress, still refuses to chalk up his recent visit as one for the loss column.
www.reason.com /hod/pa041003.shtml   (964 words)

  
 Mark Stepnoski - NORML
Mark Matthew Stepnoski, originally from Erie, Pennsylvania, first made a name for himself at the University of Pittsburgh where he was named Kodak All-American, Walter Camp All-American, and was a finalist for the Outland Trophy, an award given to nation's top offensive/defensive lineman.
Mark was also named second team center on the NFL All-Decade team for the 1990s.
Since retiring from football in 2001, Mark has dedicated himself to reforming America's misguided marijuana policy.
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 Sacred Cow Productions - Forum   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
Mark Stepnoski wants to see reefer madness end in the sports world.
Since retiring, Stepnoski has made little secret of his regular marijuana use during a 13-year NFL career that included two Super Bowl titles and five Pro Bowl appearances with the Dallas Cowboys.
Stepnoski also disagrees with league policy, but he does not give Williams a free pass for failing to follow the rules that are in place.
www.sacredcow.com /allnew/forum/messages/9981.html   (1751 words)

  
 KRFL FOOTBALL LEAGUE - novogate.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
Mark Stepnoski is a Sorcerer and has been since around week 9 of last season.
Stepnoski carries a 4 million cap figure so if he wasn't on the team to cut I'd guess this team will have to cut an additional player to get back under 83 million.
Mark Stepnoski and Casey Hampton are Sorcerers so I will change these players on the Alpha list when I get home....
www.novogate.com /board/2236/Archives/07%2D10%2D2002/62667-1.html   (253 words)

  
 Cook: Former Cowboy still takes a stand   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
At first glance, it's easy to dismiss Mark Stepnoski as another whacked-out football player who took one too many shots to the head or, in his case, perhaps smoked one too many reefers.
Stepnoski, a confirmed smoker who said he never tested positive for marijuana during his career, has no trouble doing it.
Stepnoski's visibility as a former athlete already has brought NORML much welcome attention.
www.post-gazette.com /sports/columnists/20021206cook3.asp   (557 words)

  
 cannabisnews.com: Stepnoski Now Advocating Marijuana Legalization   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
Yet Stepnoski is articulate and remains in top physical condition a year after finishing a 13-year run as one of the NFL's top centers - all while regularly smoking marijuana.
Stepnoski, 36, recently "came out" as a weed smoker when he took the volunteer position as president of the Texas chapter of the National Organization for Reform of Marijuana Laws.
Said Stepnoski, president of the Texas chapter of NORML (National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws): "During a season when you're practicing and playing, I would try to abstain from alcohol, especially when it's hot out, because it's too much wear and tear on the body.
www.cisum.com /news/thread15531.shtml   (1456 words)

  
 Dallas - News - Stepnoski's Stand - dallasobserver.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
Get your buzz on: So, according to Mark Stepnoski ("Steppin' Out," October 31), we should grab us a couple of joints and enjoy it in the comfort of our homes, and whether we have a family or are in a car full of kids, just light up.
My respect for Mark would not have changed even if I was around him while he toked.
But for him to advocate that everything is cool to legalize this junk, my respect for him just dropped a few notches.
www.dallasobserver.com /issues/2002-11-07/letters.html   (1108 words)

  
 Mark Stepnoski Put A Lot On The Line In Marijuana Effort - 420 Magazine
For the record, Mark Stepnoski says he is not moving to Vancouver
Stepnoski retired from football last year, few people would
Stepnoski if he was interested in taking over the
www.420times.com /forums/worldwide-cannabis-news/1618-mark-stepnoski-put-lot-line-marijuana-effort.html   (1491 words)

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