Marcus Henry (offensive lineman)

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Marcus Henry
Personal information
Born: (1993-02-11) February 11, 1993 (age 31)
Bellevue, Washington
Height:6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight:303 lb (137 kg)
Career information
High school: Bellevue (WA)
College: Boise State
Position: Center
Undrafted: 2016
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics
Games played:6
Player stats at PFR

Marcus Henry (born February 11, 1993) is an American football center who is a free agent. He played college football at Boise State University.

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Early years

Henry attended Bellevue High School. He was a two-way player, while contributing to the school winning the 3A State Championship in 2009 and 2010. As a junior, he received second-team All-conference honors. [1] As a senior, he received All-state, All-Kingco and Kingco Conference Lineman of the Year honors.

College career

Henry accepted a football scholarship from Boise State University. As a redshirt freshman, he appeared in 11 games, playing on the special teams units.

As a sophomore, he started 12 games at guard. He missed the season finale against University of New Mexico with an injury. As a junior, he started all 14 games.

As a senior, he started all 13 games. He finished his college career after playing in 50 games with 39 starts.

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 2+58 in
(1.90 m)
299 lb
(136 kg)
32+58 in
(0.83 m)
8+34 in
(0.22 m)
5.13 s1.74 s3.01 s4.63 s7.71 s30.0 in
(0.76 m)
8 ft 5 in
(2.57 m)
28 reps
All values from Pro Day [2]

New Orleans Saints

Henry was signed as an undrafted free agent by the New Orleans Saints after the 2016 NFL draft on May 2, 2016. [3] He was waived during final roster cuts on September 3, 2016. [4] In November 2016, he suffered a torn ACL during a workout with the Buffalo Bills. [5] In February 2018, he played in The Spring League in Austin, Texas, after being out football for a year, while recovering from his knee injury. [5]

Seattle Seahawks

Henry signed with the Seattle Seahawks on May 7, 2018, after a mini-camp tryout. [6] He was waived on August 3, [7] and re-signed nine days later. [8] He was waived during final roster cuts on September 1, [9] and signed to the team's practice squad on September 19. [10] He was released on September 25, [11] and re-signed to the practice squad on December 19. [12]

Henry signed a reserve/futures contract with the Seahawks on January 8, 2019, [13] but was waived before the start of training camp on May 1. [14]

New Orleans Saints (second stint)

After participating in a mini-camp tryout, Henry re-signed with the New Orleans Saints on May 13, 2019. [15] He was waived during final roster cuts on August 31, 2019. [16]

Houston Texans

Henry signed with the Houston Texans' practice squad on October 9, 2019, [17] and was released one week later. [18]

Dallas Cowboys

Henry signed with the Dallas Cowboys' practice squad on November 20, 2019. [19] He signed a reserve/futures contract with the Cowboys on December 30. [20]

Henry was waived during final roster cuts on September 5, 2020, [21] and re-signed to the team's practice squad the next day. [22] He was elevated to the active roster on October 10 and October 19 for the team's weeks 5 and 6 games against the New York Giants and Arizona Cardinals, and reverted to the practice squad following each game. [23] [24] He signed a reserve/future contract with the Cowboys on January 4, 2021. [25] He was waived by the Cowboys on March 19, 2021. [26]

Arizona Cardinals

On July 26, 2021, Henry signed with the Arizona Cardinals. [27] He was waived/injured on August 31, 2021 and placed on injured reserve. [28] He was waived off injured reserve on September 9, 2021. [29] He was re-signed to the practice squad on November 1. He was promoted to the active roster on November 9. [30] He was waived on May 16, 2022. [31]

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