Marcus Buckley

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Marcus Buckley
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Position: Linebacker
Personal information
Born: (1971-02-03) February 3, 1971 (age 53)
Fort Worth, Texas, U.S.
Height:6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight:240 lb (109 kg)
Career information
High school: Eastern Hills (Fort Worth)
College: Texas A&M
NFL draft: 1993  / round: 3 / pick: 66
Career history
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics
Tackles:143
Sacks:1.5
Interceptions:1
Fumbles recovered:4
Stats at Pro Football Reference

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.

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Early life

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.

College career

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.

Professional career

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]

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References

  1. ↑ National Football League, Historical Players, Marcus Buckley. Retrieved February 16, 2012.
  2. ↑ databaseFootball.com, Players, Marcus Buckley Archived 2012-03-24 at the Wayback Machine . Retrieved February 16, 2012.
  3. ↑ "1993 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 31, 2023.
  4. 1 2 "Marcus Buckley Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Draft, College". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved May 23, 2024.
  5. ↑ "Marcus Buckley profile". NFL.com. Retrieved July 23, 2015.
  6. ↑ The Sacramento Bee (subscription required)
  7. ↑ Court document unitedstatescourts.org [ dead link ]
  8. ↑ Associated Press (April 15, 2013). "Former NFL Player Charged with Insurance Fraud in California". insurancejournal.com.
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