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| Position | Linebacker | ||||||||||
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| Born | February 3, 1971 Fort Worth, Texas, U.S. | ||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||||||||||
| Weight | 240 lb (109 kg) | ||||||||||
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| High school | Eastern Hills (Fort Worth) | ||||||||||
| College | Texas A&M | ||||||||||
| NFL draft | 1993: 3rd round, 66th overall pick | ||||||||||
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Marcus Wayne Buckley (born February 3, 1971) is an American former professional football player who was a linebacker for seven seasons in the National Football League (NFL) during the 1990s. He played college football for the Texas A&M Aggies, earning unanimous All-American honors in 1992. He played his entire pro career for the New York Giants.
Buckley was born in Fort Worth, Texas. [1] He graduated from Eastern Hills High School in Fort Worth, [2] where he played for the Eastern Hills Highlanders high school football team.
Buckley accepted an athletic scholarship to attend Texas A&M University, and played for the Texas A&M Aggies football team from 1989 to 1992. He was recognized as a unanimous All-American at linebacker in 1992.
The New York Giants picked Buckley in the third round, 66th pick overall, of the 1993 NFL draft. [3] He played for the Giants from 1993 to 1999. [4] In seven NFL seasons, he played in 101 regular season games for the Giants, started 25 of them, and compiled 137 tackles. [4] He was on the Atlanta Falcons 2000 roster, but played no games. [5]
On January 25, 2018, after an investigation by the FBI for ties to a $1.5 million insurance fraud scheme, Buckley was sentenced to 24 months in federal prison. [6] On April 10, 2013, he was indicted and charged with insurance fraud along with a co-conspirator, Kimberly Jones. [7] The charges allege that Buckley made false workers compensation claims related to stress-related injuries from playing football. [8]