Marcus Cromartie

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Marcus Cromartie
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Cromartie with the San Francisco 49ers in 2015
Personal information
Born: (1990-12-03) December 3, 1990 (age 33)
New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S.
Height:6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight:195 lb (88 kg)
Career information
High school: Mansfield (TX) Timberview
College: Wisconsin
Position: Cornerback
Undrafted: 2013
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career NFL statistics
Total tackles:21
Pass deflections:3
Player stats at NFL.com

Marcus A. Cromartie (born December 3, 1990) is a former American football cornerback. He played college football at Wisconsin, and signed with the San Diego Chargers as an undrafted free agent in 2013.

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Early years

Ranked as the 43rd best defensive back prospect in the nation by Rivals.com along with 57th best prospect by Scout.com. [1] He was among the Top 100 players in the state of Texas. [1] He was selected to the PrepTicket all-state team and also was a Texashsfootball.com honorable mention all-state team. [1] He was named to second-team all-district in his junior season. [1] He was selected to the first-team all-district and all-area team in his senior season in high school. [1] Cromartie attended Mansfield Timberview High School in Arlington, Texas.

Professional career

Pre-draft measurables
HeightWeightArm lengthHand span 40-yard dash 10-yard split20-yard split 20-yard shuttle Three-cone drill Vertical jump Broad jump Bench press
6 ft 0 in
(1.83 m)		195 lb
(88 kg)		33+3⁄8 in
(0.85 m)		9+1⁄2 in
(0.24 m)		4.41 s1.57 s2.55 s4.19 s6.85 s34.0 in
(0.86 m)		10 ft 1 in
(3.07 m)		14 reps
All values from Pro Day [2]

San Diego Chargers

On April 27, 2013, Cromartie signed with the San Diego Chargers as an undrafted free agent. On December 16, 2013, he was promoted to the active roster. [3]

Cleveland Browns

On October 29, 2014, Cromartie was signed to the Cleveland Browns' practice squad but was released the next day. [4] [5]

San Francisco 49ers

On November 18, 2014, Cromartie was signed to the San Francisco 49ers' practice squad. [6] On September 5, 2015, he was released by the 49ers during final roster cuts and was signed to the practice squad the next day. [7] [8] After cornerbacks Tramaine Brock and Kenneth Acker sustained injuries, Cromartie was promoted to the active roster and made his first start of 2015 on November 8, 2015, against the Falcons, recording seven tackles. [9] He appeared in eight games in 2015, recording 12 tackles and two pass deflections.

Buffalo Bills

On April 7, 2017, Cromartie signed with the Buffalo Bills. [10] On May 11, 2017, he was waived by the Bills. [11]

Seattle Seahawks

On May 31, 2017, Cromartie was signed by the Seattle Seahawks. [12] He was placed on injured reserve on September 2, 2017. [13] He was released on September 11, 2017.

Houston Texans

On October 4, 2017, Cromartie was signed by the Houston Texans. [14] He was released on October 14, 2017. [15]

Detroit Lions

On August 19, 2018, Cromartie signed with the Detroit Lions. [16] He was placed on injured reserve on August 31, 2018. [17] He was released on September 18, 2018. [18]

Montreal Alouettes

In April 2019, Cromartie signed with the Montreal Alouettes of the CFL. [19] In the first game of the season, Cromartie recorded seven tackles, and recovered a fumble that was forced by teammate Tommie Campbell. [20] However this was his only game; Cromartie suffered an injury and was placed on the 6 game injured list. After recovering and coming off the list, he was released on August 7. [21]

Personal life

He is a cousin of former NFL cornerbacks Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie and Antonio Cromartie.

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References

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  2. ↑ "2013 NFL Draft Scout Marcus Cromartie College Football Profile". DraftScout.com. Retrieved June 17, 2023.
  3. ↑ "Marcus Cromartie". kffl.com. Archived from the original on December 4, 2014. Retrieved October 30, 2014.
  4. ↑ "Browns sign Marcus Cromartie to practice squad". WKYC.com. October 29, 2014.
  5. ↑ "Browns sign Phil Bates to practice squad". FoxSports.com. October 30, 2014.
  6. ↑ "49ers Sign Marcus Cromartie to Practice Squad". 49ers.com. November 18, 2014.
  7. ↑ "49ers Release 14 Players, Set 53-man Roster". 49ers.com. September 5, 2015. Retrieved April 14, 2017.
  8. ↑ "San Francisco 49ers Sign 9 Players to the Practice Squad". 49ers.com. September 6, 2015. Retrieved April 14, 2017.
  9. ↑ "49ers Promote Marcus Cromartie, Chris Davis to Active Roster; Announce Two Other Roster Moves". 49ers.com. November 7, 2015. Archived from the original on April 15, 2017. Retrieved April 14, 2017.
  10. ↑ "Bills add eight players to the roster". BuffaloBills.com. April 7, 2017.
  11. ↑ Carucci, Vic (May 11, 2017). "Bills sign two draft picks, release three players". BuffaloNews.com.
  12. ↑ Boyle, John (May 31, 2017). "Seahawks Sign Defensive Backs Jordan Simone and Marcus Cromartie". Seahawks.com. Archived from the original on July 4, 2017. Retrieved May 31, 2017.
  13. ↑ Drovetto, Tony (September 2, 2017). "Seahawks Make Three More Trades, Set 53-Man Roster". Seahawks.com. Archived from the original on October 9, 2017.
  14. ↑ "TRANSACTIONS: Texans sign Marcus Cromartie". HoustonTexans.com. October 4, 2017.
  15. ↑ "TRANSACTIONS: Texans sign Kurtis Drummond". HoustonTexans.com. October 14, 2017. Archived from the original on February 18, 2018.
  16. ↑ "Lions sign free agent S Marcus Cromartie and waive-injured S Stefan McClure". DetroitLions.com. August 19, 2018.
  17. ↑ "Lions announce roster". DetroitLions.com. August 31, 2018.
  18. ↑ "Lions waive Jamil Demby, cut Marcus Cromartie from IR". 247sports.com. September 18, 2018.
  19. ↑ "Alouettes sign defensive-end Gabriel Knapton and cornerback Marcus Cromartie".
  20. ↑ "Move over, Mike Reilly, there's a new Edmonton Eskimos No. 13".
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