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Daniel Ekuale: Everything you need to know

Daniel Ekuale

Daniel Ekuale

DT

STATS

Daniel Ekuale

Daniel Ekuale Career Stats  

  • Career Stats - TACKLES

    TOTAL
    AST
    SOLO
    1
    1
    0

    Career Stats - Sacks

    SCK
    SCKYDS
    TFL
    0
    0
    0

    Career Stats - INTERCEPTIONS

    INT
    PD
    TD
    0
    0
    0

    Career Stats - Fumbles

    FF
    FR
    FTD
    0
    0
    0

    Tackles

    Season Team TOTAL AST SOLO
    2021 NE 1 1 0
    Career
    1
    1
    0

    Sacks

    Season Team SCK SCKYDS TFL
    2021 NE 0 0 0
    Career
    0
    0
    0

    Interceptions

    Season Team INT PD TD
    2021 NE 0 0 0
    Career
    0
    0
    0

    Defense Fumbles

    Season Team FF FR FTD
    2021 NE 0 0 0
    Career
    0
    0
    0
Daniel Ekuale

Daniel Ekuale Game Log   2025

  • Preseason
    defensive
    Date
    Opp
    Result
    SOLO
    AST
    TOTAL
    SACK
    SACKYDS
    INT
    DEF
    TFL
    8/21
    CAR
    W 19-10
    2
    0
    2
    0
    0
    0
    0
    0
    8/16
    TB
    L 14-17
    1
    0
    1
    0
    0
    0
    0
    0
    8/9
    JAC
    W 31-25
    1
    0
    1
    0
    0
    0
    0
    0
    Preseason Totals
    4
    0
    4
    0
    0
    0
    0
    0
Daniel Ekuale

Daniel Ekuale Player Profile and Salary  

Birthdate 1/13/1994 (32)
Status UFA
HT/WT 6'3", 300 lbs
Birthplace Pago Pago,, ASM
Position DT
College Washington State
Experience 7 seasons

Career History

Pittsburgh Steelers 2025-2026 (1 season)
New England Patriots 2021-2025 (4 seasons)
Jacksonville Jaguars 2020-2021 (2 seasons)
Cleveland Browns 2018-2020 (2 seasons)

Daniel Ekuale: Breaking News

Suspension lifted, still on IR

The NFL lifted Ekuale's (knee) five-game suspension Monday, Aaron Wilson of KPRC 2 Houston reports. Ekuale was suspended for five games by the NFL for violating the league's performance-enhancing drugs policy. He was placed on injured reserve in late October after tearing his ACL against the Packers in Week 8, and the seventh-year pro is aiming toward being fully healthy for the start of the 2026 campaign.

Hit with five-game suspension

The NFL suspended Ekuale five games Tuesday for violating the league's performance-enhancing drugs policy, Gerry Dulac of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports. Ekuale is already out for the remainder of the season after tearing his ACL last month, so he'll just serve the ban while sitting on injured reserve. The 31-year-old defensive lineman appeared in seven games this season, producing six tackles (four solo) and one pass breakup on 72 defensive snaps.

Sent to injured reserve

The Steelers placed Ekuale (knee) on injured reserve Friday. Ekuale's season is over after he suffered a torn ACL in last Sunday night's loss to the Packers. Keeanu Benton and Yahya Black will see the bulk of the nose-tackle snaps for Pittsburgh. Prior to his injury, Ekuale logged six tackles (four solo) and one pass breakup on 14 percent of the Steelers' defensive snaps.