Richard Marshall (defensive back)

For others of the same name, see Richard Marshall (disambiguation).
Richard Marshall

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Marshall in the 2013 NFL season.
No. -- Free agent
Position: Cornerback
Personal information
Date of birth: (1984-12-12) December 12, 1984
Place of birth: Los Angeles, California
Height: 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Weight: 198 lb (90 kg)
Career information
High school: Los Angeles (CA) Locke
College: Fresno State
NFL draft: 2006 / Round: 2 / Pick: 58
Career history
Career highlights and awards
  • First-team All-WAC (2005)
  • Second-team All-WAC (2004)
Career NFL statistics
Tackles: 612
Sacks: 7.0
Pass deflections: 63
Interceptions: 18
Forced fumbles: 3
Player stats at NFL.com

Richard Thomas Marshall (born December 12, 1984) is an American football cornerback who is currently a free agent. He was released on October 27, 2014. He was drafted by the Carolina Panthers in the second round (58th overall) of the 2006 NFL Draft. He played college football at Fresno State.

Marshall has also played for the Arizona Cardinals, Miami Dolphins, and San Diego Chargers.

Early years

Marshall attended Alain Leroy Locke Senior High School in Los Angeles, California and won All-League and All-CIF honors.

Professional career

Carolina Panthers

During his rookie season, Marshall played in portions of all 16 games. Marshall spent the first part of his career in the nickelback role, playing behind Chris Gamble and Ken Lucas. After the 2008 playoff season, Ken Lucas was released from the team, thus promoting Richard Marshall to the starting lineup.

The NFL Network voted a play by Marshall as the "Number 1 play of the 2008 preseason". The play involved Marshall intercepting a fake field goal flick from the holder to the kicker and running it back for a touchdown.

Arizona Cardinals

Marshall signed as an unrestricted free agent with the Arizona Cardinals on July 30, 2011.[1]

Miami Dolphins

Marshall signed a three-year contract worth 16 million dollars as an unrestricted free agent with the Miami Dolphins on March 14, 2012. In 2012, it was reported that Marshall was out with a back injury.[2] On August 20, 2013, he was released by the Dolphins.[3]

San Diego Chargers

On August 23, 2013, Marshall agreed to terms on a contract with the San Diego Chargers.[4] He was released on October 27, 2014.[5]

Career statistics

Year Team Games Combined Tackles Total Tackles Assisted Tackles Sacks Forced Fumbles Fumble Recoveries Fumble Yards Interceptions Interception Yards Average Interception Yards Longest Interception Return Touchdowns Pass Defended Stuffs Stuff Yards Kick Blocked
2006 CAR 16 83 70 13 1.0 2 2 0 3 59 20 30 1 14 5 16 0
2007 CAR 16 89 79 10 1.0 0 2 0 3 107 36 73 1 10 6 7 0
2008 CAR 16 75 68 7 2.0 0 0 0 1 11 11 11 0 4 2 7 0
2009 CAR 16 88 75 13 0.0 0 2 0 4 47 12 28 0 9 0 0 0
2010 CAR 16 88 74 14 1.0 1 1 0 3 91 30 66 0 7 2 5 0
2011 ARI 16 78 69 9 2.0 0 0 0 3 83 28 49 0 11 3 7 0
2012 MIA 4 17 17 0 0.0 0 0 0 1 7 7 7 0 5 0 0 0
2013 SD 16 71 57 14 0.0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 0
Total Total 116 589 509 80 7.0 3 8 0 18 405 23 73 2 66 18 42 0

[6]

References

  1. ↑ Urban, Darren. "Marshall coming, and getting started". AZCardinals.com. Retrieved 30 July 2011.
  2. ↑ "Miami Dolphins' Richard Marshall out with back injury". NFL. Retrieved October 5, 2012.
  3. ↑ Hanzus, Dan (August 20, 2013). "Richard Marshall released by Miami Dolphins". NFL.com. Retrieved August 20, 2013.
  4. ↑ Rosenthal, Gregg (August 23, 2013). "Richard Marshall, San Diego Chargers agree to terms". NFL.com. Retrieved August 24, 2013.
  5. ↑ Henne, Ricky. "Chargers Sign CB Richard Crawford; Release Marshall". San Diego Chargers. Retrieved 27 October 2014.
  6. ↑ "Richard Marshall Stats". ESPN Internet Ventures. Retrieved 7 January 2014.

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