Richard Marshall (defensive back)

Richard Thomas Marshall (born December 12, 1984) is a former American football cornerback. 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 also played for the Arizona Cardinals, Miami Dolphins, and San Diego Chargers.

For others of the same name, see Richard Marshall (disambiguation).
Richard Marshall
Marshall in the 2013 NFL season.
No. 31, 22
Position:Cornerback
Personal information
Born: (1984-12-12) December 12, 1984
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

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]

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.
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