Antonio Narcisse

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Antonio Narcisse
Personal information
Born: (1982-08-04) August 4, 1982 (age 41)
New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S.
Height:6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight:340 lb (154 kg)
Career information
High school: New Orleans (LA) Sarah T. Reed
College: Portland State
Position: Center
Undrafted: 2006
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career highlights and awards
Player stats at ArenaFan.com

Antonio Narcisse (born August 4, 1982) is a former American football center. He played college football at Portland State. He has been a member of the New Orleans VooDoo, Cleveland Gladiators, Spokane Shock, Utah Blaze, Iowa Barnstormers, Portland Thunder, Pittsburgh Power, Jacksonville Sharks and San Jose SaberCats of the Arena Football League (AFL).

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College career

Narcisse attended Sarah T. Reed High School in New Orleans, Louisiana. He first played college football at the College of San Mateo. [1]

Narcisse then transferred to play for the Portland State Vikings of Portland State University, earning All-Big Sky honorable mention honors his senior year in 2005 and First Team All-Big Sky honors in 2004. [2]

Professional career

Narcisse was rated the 15th best center in the 2006 NFL Draft by NFLDraftScout.com. [3]

Narcisse was signed by the New Orleans VooDoo of the AFL on February 15, 2007. [4] He signed with the AFL's Cleveland Gladiators on November 21, 2007. [5] He was assigned to the Spokane Shock of the AFL on September 17, 2010. [6] Narcisse was traded to the Utah Blaze with Khreem Smith for Erik Meyer and Raymond McNeil on May 29, 2011. [7] [8] He was assigned to the AFL's Iowa Barnstormers on September 6, 2013. [9] He was traded to the Portland Thunder on March 11, 2014. [9] Narcisse was traded to the Pittsburgh Power on March 26, 2014. [9] He was named First Team All-Arena in 2014. The Power folded in November 2014. [10] On March 14, 2015, he was assigned to the Jacksonville Sharks of the AFL. [11] On March 25, 2015, Narcisse was placed on reassignment. [12] On July 30, 2015, he was assigned to the AFL's San Jose SaberCats. [13] The Sabercats won ArenaBowl XXVIII against the Jacksonville Sharks on August 29, 2015. [14]

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  2. ↑ "SHARKS ADD ALL-ARENA CENTER ANTONIO NARCISSE". jaxsharks.com. March 15, 2015. Archived from the original on May 4, 2015. Retrieved May 4, 2015.
  3. ↑ "Antonio Narcisse". nfldraftscout.com. Retrieved August 5, 2017.
  4. ↑ "New Orleans VooDoo make roster moves". arenafan.com. February 15, 2007. Retrieved August 15, 2014.
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  6. ↑ "Friday September 17, 2010". arenafan.com. September 17, 2010. Retrieved August 15, 2014.
  7. ↑ Jim Meehan (May 30, 2011). "Shock acquire Meyer, trade Smith, Narcisse". www.spokesman.com. The Spokesman-Review. Retrieved April 28, 2017.
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