Steve Atkins is a former running back in the National Football League. Early life Atkins was born Steven Elwood Atkins on June 22, 1956, in Spotsylvania County, Virginia. Football career Atkins played at the collegiate level at the University of Maryland, College Park. He was drafted by the Green Bay Packers in the second round of the 1979 NFL Draft and played two seasons for the team before splitting the 1981 season with the Packers and the Philadelphia Eagles. See also List of Green Bay Packers players List of Philadelphia Eagles players References 1956 births People from Spotsylvania County, Virginia Green Bay Packers players Philadelphia Eagles players American football running backs Maryland Terrapins football players Living people