Marqui Christian
Marqui Christian (born October 27, 1994) is an American football safety. He played college football at Midwestern State, where he was named the Lone Star Conference's Top Male Athlete in 2016.[1]
Christian with the Rams in 2018 | |||||||||||||
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Position: | Safety | ||||||||||||
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Born: | Houston, Texas | October 27, 1994||||||||||||
Height: | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||||||||||||
Weight: | 207 lb (94 kg) | ||||||||||||
Career information | |||||||||||||
High school: | Spring (Spring, Texas) | ||||||||||||
College: | Midwestern State | ||||||||||||
NFL Draft: | 2016 / Round: 5 / Pick: 167 | ||||||||||||
Career history | |||||||||||||
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Career NFL statistics as of Week 9, 2019 | |||||||||||||
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Early years
Christian attended Spring High School in Spring, Texas.
College career
Christian played college football at Midwestern State University from 2013 to 2016.
Professional career
Height | Weight | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20-yard shuttle | Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump | ||||
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5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) |
199 lb (90 kg) |
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All values from NFL Combine |
Arizona Cardinals
The Arizona Cardinals drafted Christian in the fifth round with the 167th overall selection of the 2016 NFL Draft.[2] On September 27, 2016, he was waived by the team.[3]
Los Angeles Rams
On September 28, 2016, Christian was claimed off waivers by the Los Angeles Rams.[4] He was placed on injured reserve on December 19, 2016 with an ankle injury.[5]
On December 27, 2017, Christian was placed on injured reserve with a shoulder injury.[6]
After his contract expired with the Rams in March 2020, Christian was suspended by the NFL for the first two weeks of the 2020 NFL season on June 18, 2020.[7]
References
- "Christian voted top male athlete in LSC", Times Record News, June 9, 2016. Retrieved August 13, 2016.
- Kent, Somers,"Cardinals select safety Marqui Christian in 5th round of NFL draft", The Arizona Republic, May 2, 2016. Retrieved August 13, 2016.
- Urban, Darren. "Troy Niklas To IR; Cardinals Cut Canaday". AZCardinals.com. Retrieved September 27, 2016.
- Alper, Josh. "Rams claim Marqui Christian off waivers from Cardinals". Retrieved September 28, 2016.
- Nagel, Eric (December 19, 2016). "Rams Make Monday Roster Moves". TurfShowTimes.com.
- Williams, Charean (December 27, 2017). "Rams place Marqui Christian on IR". ProFootballTalk.NBCSports.com.
- Alper, Josh (June 18, 2020). "Marqui Christian suspended for two games". NBCSports.com. Retrieved June 20, 2020.