Marcus Buckley
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Position: | Linebacker | ||||||||
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Born: | Fort Worth, Texas | February 3, 1971||||||||
Height: | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||||||||
Weight: | 240 lb (109 kg) | ||||||||
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High school: | Fort Worth (TX) Eastern Hills | ||||||||
College: | Texas A&M | ||||||||
NFL Draft: | 1993 / Round: 3 / Pick: 66 | ||||||||
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Marcus Wayne Buckley (born February 3, 1971) is a former American college and professional football player who was a linebacker in the National Football League (NFL) for seven seasons during the 1990s. He played college football for Texas A&M University, and was honored as an All-American. He played his entire pro career for the New York Giants.
Early years[]
Buckley was born in Fort Worth, Texas.[1] He graduated from Eastern Hills High School in Fort Worth,[2] where he played for the Eastern Hills Highlanders high school football team.
College football[]
Buckley accepted an athletic scholarship to attend Texas A&M University, and played for the Texas A&M Aggies football team from 1989 to 1992. He was recognized as a consensus first-team All-American at linebacker in 1992.
Professional career[]
The New York Giants picked Buckley in the third round, 66th pick overall, of the 1993 NFL Draft,[3] and he played for the Giants from 1993 to 1999.[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 the Atlanta Falcons 2000 roster, but played no games.[5]
On January 25, 2018, after an investigation by the FBI for ties to a $1.5 million insurance fraud scheme, 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 false workers compensation claims related to stress-related injuries from playing football.[8]
References[]
- ^ National Football League, Historical Players, Marcus Buckley. Retrieved February 16, 2012.
- ^ databaseFootball.com, Players, Marcus Buckley Archived 2012-03-24 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved February 16, 2012.
- ^ Pro Football Hall of Fame, Draft History, 1993 National Football League Draft. Retrieved February 16, 2012.
- ^ a b Pro-Football-Reference.com, Players, Marcus Buckley. Retrieved February 16, 2012.
- ^ "Marcus Buckley profile". NFL.com. Retrieved 23 July 2015.
- ^ http://www.sacbee.com/news/local/crime/article196741864.html[bare URL]
- ^ https://www.unitedstatescourts.org/federal/caed/252371/
- ^ "Former NFL Player Charged with Insurance Fraud in California". 15 April 2013.
- 1971 births
- Living people
- All-American college football players
- American football linebackers
- New York Giants players
- Sportspeople from Fort Worth, Texas
- Texas A&M Aggies football players