Marcus Lucas

Marcus Lucas
No. 85Seattle Seahawks
Position: Wide receiver
Personal information
Date of birth: (1992-03-01) March 1, 1992
Place of birth: Liberty, Missouri
Height: 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Weight: 218 lb (99 kg)
Career information
High school: Liberty (MO)
College: Missouri
Undrafted: 2014
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Roster status: Practice squad
Career NFL statistics
Player stats at NFL.com

Marcus Lucas (born March 1, 1992) is an American football wide receiver for the Seattle Seahawks of the National Football League (NFL). He was signed by the Panthers as an undrafted free agent in 2014. He played college football at Missouri.

College career

Lucas played college football for the Missouri Tigers.[1][2] He appeared in 49 games at Missouri from 2010 to 2013 and had 130 receptions for 1,638 yards and 11 touchdowns.[3]

Professional career

Carolina Panthers

Lucas was signed by the Carolina Panthers after going undrafted in the 2014 NFL Draft on May 16, 2014.[4] Lucas was waived by the Panthers during final cuts on August 30, 2014.[4] He was signed to the Panthers' practice squad on September 1, 2014.[5] On January 13, 2015, he signed a reserve/future contract with the Panthers.[4] On September 5, 2015, he was released by the Panthers.[6]

Miami Dolphins

On September 29, 2015, Lucas was signed to the Miami Dolphins' practice squad.[7] On the following day, he was released by the Dolphins.[7]

Chicago Bears

On December 15, 2015, Lucas was signed to the Chicago Bears' practice squad.[8]

On January 4, 2016, Lucas signed a futures contract with the Bears.[9]

Lucas was waived on May 16, 2016

Second stint with Carolina Panthers

On May 17, 2016 Lucas signed with the Panthers. On September 3, 2016, he was waived by the Panthers as part of final roster cuts.[10]

Seattle Seahawks

On September 5, 2016, Lucas was signed to the Seahawks' practice squad.[11]

References

  1. "Liberty's Marcus Lucas reflects on his Missouri career". The Kansas City Star. November 21, 2013.
  2. "Re-Marcus-able: Lucas caps roller-coaster collegiate career at Mizzou with Cotton Bowl victory". Liberty Tribune. January 9, 2014.
  3. http://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/players/marcus-lucas-1.html
  4. 1 2 3 "Carolina Panthers: Marcus Lucas". www.panthers.com. Retrieved 2015-12-16.
  5. Strickland, Bryan (August 31, 2014). "Panthers sign 10 to practice squad". Panthers.com. Retrieved 2014-09-02.
  6. Henson, Max (September 5, 2015). "Panthers trim roster to 53". Panthers.com. Retrieved September 16, 2015.
  7. 1 2 Poupart, Alain (September 30, 2015). "NOTEBOOK: Francis Excited About NFL Debut; Other Notes". Dolphins.com. Retrieved October 8, 2015.
  8. "Chicago Bears sign Toby Johnson, Marcus Lucas to practice squad". Chicago Bears. Retrieved 2015-12-16.
  9. Shaffrey, Sean (January 5, 2016). "Examining the nine players Bears signed futures contracts". USAToday.com. Retrieved January 10, 2016.
  10. Henson, Max. "Panthers trim roster to 53". Panthers.com.
  11. "Seahawks Make Roster Moves And Sign Eight Players To Practice Squad".
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