Marquis Flowers

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Marquis Flowers
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Flowers with the New England Patriots in 2017
No. 53, 59
Position: Linebacker
Personal information
Born: (1992-02-16) February 16, 1992 (age 32)
Independence, Missouri, U.S.
Height:6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight:245 lb (111 kg)
Career information
High school: Millennium (Goodyear, Arizona)
College: Arizona
NFL draft: 2014  / Round: 6 / Pick: 212
Career history
Career NFL statistics
Total tackles:49
Sacks:3.5
Forced fumbles:1
Pass deflections:2
Player stats at PFR

Marquis Flowers (born February 16, 1992) is a former American football linebacker. He was selected by the Cincinnati Bengals in the sixth round of the 2014 NFL draft. He played college football at Arizona. He also played for the New England Patriots, Detroit Lions, and Washington Redskins.

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Early life

Flowers was born in Independence, Missouri. He attended high school at Millennium High School in Goodyear, Arizona, where he played running back, wide receiver, and free safety. He first played in 2007 as a sophomore, tallying 76 tackles, an interception and a fumble recovery. The following season, he played both on offense and defense, rushing for 932 yards and 8 touchdowns, as well as recording 6 receptions for 106 yards. He had 87 tackles on defense, as well as a sack, three interceptions, and another fumble recovery. He played in the U.S. Army All-American Bowl in January 2010. [1]

Flowers attracted interest from several colleges, notably Notre Dame, USC, UCLA, Arizona State University, and the University of Arizona, where he was recruited by Tim Kish. Flowers signed his letter of intent on January 9, 2010. [1]

College career

Flowers played sparsely during the 2010 season, recording 11 tackles in 13 games, most of which came on special teams. [2]

Flowers moved into the starting free safety position before the 2011 season. He played in all 13 games in the 2011 season, and recorded 68 tackles (fourth most on the team), as well as 3 passes defended and an interception. [2]

Flowers switched to outside linebacker during 2012 training camp. [3] Flowers transitioned well, and maintained relatively the same production that he had during his sophomore season. He finished the 2012 season with 100 tackles, 5.5 sacks, three interceptions, six passes defended, and three forced fumbles, one of which he recovered. [4] Flowers was named the Pac-12 Defensive Player of the Week after Arizona's 39-35 win over USC, where he intercepted two passes and recorded a fumble. [5] In the 2012 New Mexico Bowl against Nevada, a 49-48 Arizona win, Flowers recovered a key onside kick that helped Arizona take a 1-point lead with 19 seconds to go. He then intercepted Nevada quarterback Cody Fajardo on the next play, sealing an Arizona victory. For his performance, he was named the defensive most valuable player. Flowers rounded out his college career in 2013, in which he recorded 94 tackles, 1 sack and 1 interception, which he returned for a touchdown. [6]

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+5⁄8 in
(1.90 m)		231 lb
(105 kg)		32 in
(0.81 m)		9+3⁄8 in
(0.24 m)		4.51 s1.58 s2.58 s4.32 s7.06 s37.5 in
(0.95 m)		9 ft 8 in
(2.95 m)		24 reps
All values from Pro Day [7]

Cincinnati Bengals

Flowers was drafted by the Bengals in the sixth round with the 212th overall selection in the 2014 NFL draft. [8] He played in all 16 regular-season games as a rookie totaling eight tackles and one pass defended.

Flowers suffered a shoulder injury in the final preseason game in 2015 and was placed on injured reserve, missing the entire 2015 season. In 2016, Flowers final year with the Bengals, he again played in all 16 regular season games, and recorded eight solo tackles, and one fumble recovery. [9]

New England Patriots

On August 29, 2017, Flowers was traded to the New England Patriots for a 2018 seventh round pick. [10] Following injuries to Dont'a Hightower and Kyle Van Noy, Flowers saw his defensive snaps increase throughout the season after only being a core special teams player throughout his career. In Week 16, in his second start of the season, Flowers recorded a team-high 10 tackles and 2.5 sacks, in a 37-16 win over the Buffalo Bills. Flowers finished the season with 32 tackles and 3.5 sacks. In the playoffs, New England defeated both the Tennessee Titans and Jacksonville Jaguars to reach Super Bowl LII, but lost 33–41 to the Philadelphia Eagles with Flowers recording 1 tackle in the Super Bowl.

On March 22, 2018, Flowers signed a one-year deal to remain with the Patriots. [11] On September 1, 2018, he was released by the Patriots. [12]

Detroit Lions

On September 3, 2018, Flowers signed with the Detroit Lions. [13] He was released by the Lions on October 10. [14]

Washington Redskins

Flowers signed with the Washington Redskins on December 26, 2018. [15] He was waived on August 31, 2019. [16]

Flowers was selected in the open phase of the 2020 XFL Draft by the Dallas Renegades of the XFL, [17] but declined to play in the league.

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  2. 1 2 "Marquis Flowers Profile - ARIZONAWILDCATS".
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  4. ↑ "Arizona-Cumulative Season Statistics". University of Arizona. Retrieved January 1, 2013.
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  6. ↑ "Nevada vs Arizona (12-15-2012)". University of Arizona. Retrieved January 1, 2013.
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  10. ↑ "Patriots acquire LB Marquis Flowers in a Trade with Cincinnati; Release LB Christian Kuntz". Patriots.com. August 29, 2017.
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  12. ↑ "Patriots Announce Roster Cutdown". Patriots.com. September 1, 2018.
  13. ↑ "Lions sign free agent LB Marquis Flowers and waive LB Trevor Bates". DetroitLions.com. September 3, 2018. Archived from the original on September 4, 2018. Retrieved September 3, 2018.
  14. ↑ Alper, Josh (October 10, 2018). "Lions claim Lenzy Pipkins, waive Marquis Flowers". NBC Sports . Retrieved October 10, 2018.
  15. ↑ "Redskins Sign Linebacker Marquis Flowers". Redskins.com. December 26, 2018. Retrieved December 26, 2018.
  16. ↑ "Redskins Make Roster Moves". Redskins.com. August 31, 2019. Retrieved September 2, 2019.
  17. ↑ Talbot, Damond (October 16, 2019). "XFL Draft Phase 5: The Final Rounds of the Draft, Find out who was selected". NFL Draft Diamonds. Retrieved October 22, 2019.
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