Richard Thomas Marshall (born December 12, 1984) is an American former professional football player who was a cornerback in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Fresno State Bulldogs and was selected by the Carolina Panthers in the second round (58th overall) of the 2006 NFL draft.[1] Marshall also played for the Arizona Cardinals, Miami Dolphins, and San Diego Chargers.
.JPG) Marshall with the San Diego Chargers in 2013 | |||||||||||||||
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| Position | Cornerback | ||||||||||||||
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| Born | December 12, 1984 Los Angeles, California, U.S. | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||||||||||||||
| Weight | 198 lb (90 kg) | ||||||||||||||
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| High school | Locke (Los Angeles) | ||||||||||||||
| College | Fresno State | ||||||||||||||
| NFL draft | 2006: 2nd round, 58th overall pick | ||||||||||||||
| Career history | |||||||||||||||
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| Career NFL statistics | |||||||||||||||
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Early life
editMarshall attended Alain Leroy Locke Senior High School in Los Angeles, California and won All-League and All-CIF honors.
Professional career
edit| Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20-yard shuttle | Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump | Bench press | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 ft 11+1⁄8 in (1.81 m) |
189 lb (86 kg) |
29+3⁄4 in (0.76 m) |
9+1⁄8 in (0.23 m) |
4.48 s | 1.52 s | 2.57 s | 4.16 s | 6.65 s | 38.5 in (0.98 m) |
10 ft 9 in (3.28 m) |
13 reps | |
| All values from NFL Combine/Pro Day[2][3] | ||||||||||||
Carolina Panthers
editDuring 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
editMarshall signed as an unrestricted free agent with the Arizona Cardinals on July 30, 2011.[4]
Miami Dolphins
editMarshall 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.[5] On August 20, 2013, he was released by the Dolphins.[6]
San Diego Chargers
editOn August 23, 2013, Marshall agreed to terms on a contract with the San Diego Chargers.[7] He was released on October 27, 2014.[8]
NFL career statistics
edit| Legend | |
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| Bold | Career high |
Regular season
edit| Year | Team | Games | Tackles | Interceptions | Fumbles | ||||||||||||
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| GP | GS | Cmb | Solo | Ast | Sck | TFL | Int | Yds | TD | Lng | PD | FF | FR | Yds | TD | ||
| 2006 | CAR | 16 | 8 | 82 | 69 | 13 | 1.0 | 6 | 3 | 59 | 1 | 30 | 15 | 2 | 4 | 25 | 0 |
| 2007 | CAR | 16 | 6 | 88 | 79 | 9 | 1.0 | 7 | 3 | 107 | 1 | 73 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2008 | CAR | 16 | 0 | 75 | 68 | 7 | 2.0 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 | CAR | 16 | 16 | 88 | 75 | 13 | 0.0 | 0 | 4 | 47 | 0 | 28 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 | CAR | 16 | 16 | 88 | 74 | 14 | 1.0 | 3 | 3 | 91 | 0 | 66 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2011 | ARI | 16 | 9 | 78 | 69 | 9 | 2.0 | 5 | 3 | 83 | 0 | 49 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012 | MIA | 4 | 4 | 17 | 17 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 | SDG | 16 | 6 | 71 | 57 | 14 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 | SDG | 8 | 1 | 24 | 18 | 6 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 124 | 66 | 611 | 526 | 85 | 7.0 | 26 | 18 | 405 | 2 | 73 | 69 | 3 | 10 | 25 | 0 | ||
Playoffs
edit| Year | Team | Games | Tackles | Interceptions | Fumbles | ||||||||||||
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| GP | GS | Cmb | Solo | Ast | Sck | TFL | Int | Yds | TD | Lng | PD | FF | FR | Yds | TD | ||
| 2008 | CAR | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 | SDG | 2 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 0 |
| 3 | 2 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 0 | ||
References
edit- ^ "2006 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved May 9, 2023.
- ^ "Richard Marshall Draft and Combine Prospect Profile". NFL.com. Retrieved December 20, 2024.
- ^ "Richard Marshall College Football Profile". DraftScout.com. Retrieved December 20, 2024.
- ^ Urban, Darren. "Marshall coming, and getting started". AZCardinals.com. Retrieved July 30, 2011.
- ^ "Miami Dolphins' Richard Marshall out with back injury". NFL. Archived from the original on October 8, 2012. Retrieved October 5, 2012.
- ^ Hanzus, Dan (August 20, 2013). "Richard Marshall released by Miami Dolphins". NFL.com. Retrieved August 20, 2013.
- ^ Rosenthal, Gregg (August 23, 2013). "Richard Marshall, San Diego Chargers agree to terms". NFL.com. Archived from the original on August 26, 2013. Retrieved August 24, 2013.
- ^ Henne, Ricky. "Chargers Sign CB Richard Crawford; Release Marshall". San Diego Chargers. Retrieved October 27, 2014.