Richard Marshall (defensive back)

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.

Richard Marshall
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Marshall in the 2013 NFL season
No. 31, 22
Position:Cornerback
Personal information
Born: (1984-12-12) December 12, 1984 (age 39)
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Height:5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Weight:198 lb (90 kg)
Career information
High school:Locke (Los Angeles)
College:Fresno State
NFL draft:2006 / round: 2 / pick: 58
Career history
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics
Total tackles:611
Sacks:7.0
Forced fumbles:3
Pass deflections:69
Interceptions:18
Defensive touchdowns:2
Stats at Pro Football Reference

Early life

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

Professional career

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Carolina Panthers

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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

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Marshall signed as an unrestricted free agent with the Arizona Cardinals on July 30, 2011.[2]

Miami Dolphins

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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.[3] On August 20, 2013, he was released by the Dolphins.[4]

San Diego Chargers

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On August 23, 2013, Marshall agreed to terms on a contract with the San Diego Chargers.[5] He was released on October 27, 2014.[6]

NFL career statistics

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Legend
Bold Career high

Regular season

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Year Team Games Tackles Interceptions Fumbles
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

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Year Team Games Tackles Interceptions Fumbles
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

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  1. ^ "2006 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved May 9, 2023.
  2. ^ Urban, Darren. "Marshall coming, and getting started". AZCardinals.com. Retrieved July 30, 2011.
  3. ^ "Miami Dolphins' Richard Marshall out with back injury". NFL. Archived from the original on October 8, 2012. Retrieved October 5, 2012.
  4. ^ Hanzus, Dan (August 20, 2013). "Richard Marshall released by Miami Dolphins". NFL.com. Retrieved August 20, 2013.
  5. ^ 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.
  6. ^ Henne, Ricky. "Chargers Sign CB Richard Crawford; Release Marshall". San Diego Chargers. Retrieved October 27, 2014.
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