Shamar Irvin Stephen (born February 25, 1991) is an American football defensive tackle for the Minnesota Vikings of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Connecticut. He was drafted by the Vikings in the seventh round, 220th overall of the 2014 NFL Draft.Stephen attended Long Island Lutheran Middle and High School in Brookville, New York, where he was a two-sport standout playing football and basketball. As a sophomore, he played both on defense and offense and compiled 9 tackles and a sack while also rushing for 91 yards on 18 carries (5.1 avg.) and a touchdown. As a junior, he started every game at defensive tackle and recorded 41 tackles and 7 sacks. While serving as the team captain in his senior season, he earned All-American Lutheran Team honors after finishing his final prep year with 57 tackles and 12.0 sacks along with 2 blocked kicks, helping lead the Crusaders to a 7-2 record. In basketball, he was teammates with current Detroit Pistons player Tobias Harris as a sophomore. Wikipedia