Marcus Spriggs (defensive tackle)

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Marcus Spriggs
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Position: Defensive tackle
Personal information
Born: (1976-07-26) July 26, 1976 (age 46)
Washington, D.C., U.S.
Height:6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Weight:314 lb (142 kg)
Career information
High school: H.D. Woodson
(Washington, D.C.)
College: Troy State
NFL Draft: 1999  / Round: 6 / Pick: 174
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career NFL statistics
GP / GS:18 / 0
Tackles:20
Sacks:2
FF / FR:1 / 2
Player stats at NFL.com  ·  PFR

Marcus Spriggs (born July 26, 1976) is a former American football defensive tackle. He played college football at Troy State. He was selected in the 6th round (174th overall) of the 1999 NFL draft by the Cleveland Browns.

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College career

Spriggs originally attended Ohio State as a freshman in 1995. As a freshman, he recorded two tackles on the season. He then transferred to Troy for the remainder of his college career. [1]

Professional career

Spriggs was selected in the sixth round (174th overall) of the 1999 NFL draft by the Cleveland Browns, in the inaugural draft class for the returning franchise. [2]

As a rookie, after appearing in 10 games and recording nine total tackles, Spriggs was placed on injured reserve with a shoulder injury. [3]

In 2000, after appearing in the first eight games of the season and recording 11 tackles and two sacks, both sacks came against the Philadelphia Eagles, he was placed on injured reserve again, this time with an arm injury. [3] On May 1, 2002, he was re-signed by the Browns to a one-year contract. [3] He was later released on August 27, 2002 during training camp. [3] On January 14, 2003, he was signed by the Houston Texans. [3] He was released six months later. [3]

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References

  1. "Crew Stadium seats Dawg Pound for Browns scrimmage". 23 July 2000.
  2. "1999 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2023-03-29.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "NFL News, Scores, Standings & Stats".