Marcus Buckley
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| Position: | Linebacker | ||||||||
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| Born: | February 3, 1971 Fort Worth, Texas,U.S. | ||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||||||||
| Weight: | 240 lb (109 kg) | ||||||||
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| High school: | Eastern Hills(Fort Worth) | ||||||||
| College: | Texas A&M | ||||||||
| NFL draft: | 1993/ round: 3 / pick: 66 | ||||||||
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Marcus Wayne Buckley(born February 3, 1971) is an American former professionalfootballplayer who was alinebackerfor seven seasons in theNational Football League(NFL) during the 1990s. He playedcollege footballfor theTexas A&M Aggies,earningunanimous All-Americanhonors in 1992. He played his entire pro career for theNew York Giants.
Early life
[edit]Buckley was born inFort Worth, Texas.[1]He graduated fromEastern Hills High Schoolin Fort Worth,[2]where he played for the Eastern Hills Highlandershigh school footballteam.
College career
[edit]Buckley accepted anathletic scholarshipto attend Texas A&M University, and played for theTexas A&M Aggies footballteam from 1989 to 1992. He was recognized as aunanimous All-Americanat linebacker in 1992.
Professional career
[edit]The New York Giants picked Buckley in the third round, 66th pick overall, of the1993 NFL draft.[3]He played for the Giants from1993to1999.[4]In seven NFL seasons, he played in 101 regular season games for the Giants, started 25 of them, and compiled 137 tackles.[4]He was on theAtlanta Falcons2000 roster, but played no games.[5]
On January 25, 2018, after an investigation by the FBI for ties to a $1.5 millioninsurance fraudscheme, Buckley was sentenced to 24 months in federal prison.[6]On April 10, 2013, he was indicted and charged with insurance fraud along with a co-conspirator, Kimberly Jones.[7]The charges allege that Buckley made falseworkers compensationclaims related to stress-related injuries from playing football.[8]
References
[edit]- ^National Football League, Historical Players,Marcus Buckley.Retrieved February 16, 2012.
- ^databaseFootball.com, Players,Marcus BuckleyArchived2012-03-24 at theWayback Machine.Retrieved February 16, 2012.
- ^"1993 NFL Draft Listing".Pro-Football-Reference.com.RetrievedMarch 31,2023.
- ^ab"Marcus Buckley Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Draft, College".Pro-Football-Reference.com.RetrievedMay 23,2024.
- ^"Marcus Buckley profile".NFL.com.RetrievedJuly 23,2015.
- ^The Sacramento Bee(subscription required)
- ^Court documentunitedstatescourts.org[dead link]
- ^Associated Press (April 15, 2013)."Former NFL Player Charged with Insurance Fraud in California".insurancejournal.com.