Marquis Weeks

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Marquis Weeks
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Position: Running back
Personal information
Born: (1980-10-02) October 2, 1980 (age 44)
Fort Ord, California
Height:5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Weight:220 lb (100 kg)
Career information
High school: Conestoga
(Berwyn, Pennsylvania)
College: Virginia
Undrafted: 2005
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
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Marquis Weeks (born October 2, 1980) is a former American football running back. He was originally signed by the Seattle Seahawks as an undrafted free agent in 2005. [1] He played college football at Virginia

Marquis lettered in high school football, wrestling,winter and Spring track at Conestoga High School, located in Berwyn, PA.

In the summer of 2014, Weeks was hired to teach as a 5th grade social studies teacher in the Tredyffrin-Easttown School District at Valley Forge Middle School, the same school district in which he attended high school, Conestoga and went to school at Tredyffrin Easttown Middle School. In 2016, Marquis was hired as the head football coach at Conestoga High School his alma mater.

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References

  1. "Marquis Weeks Stats | Pro-Football-Reference.com". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved February 17, 2017.