Place of birth: El Dorado, Arkansas College: Rice Name Marcus Rucker Weight 91 kg Positions Linebacker | Height: 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Undrafted: 2007 Role American football player Education Rice University | |
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Date of birth: (1985-04-20) April 20, 1985 (age 30) Profiles | ||
2010 Tiger Football-Marcus Rucker
Marcus Rucker (born April 20, 1985 in El Dorado, Arkansas) played college football for the Rice Owls while majoring in Economics/Sports Management. He is the son of Isaiah Sr. and Rosalind and has two brothers and two sisters.
He attended training camp with the Seattle Seahawks, but was cut on August 28, 2007. On September 18, 2007 he signed a contract and was placed on the Developmental Squad with the CFL's Saskatchewan Roughriders. He was released by the Riders on June 21, 2008, following training camp. He was readded to the Riders' Developmental Squad on July 8, 2008.
In 2011, Marcus joined Teach for America 2011 Houston Corps to teach high school in inner-city Houston. As a first year teacher, he will teach Algebra I, Algebra II and Geometry in the Fall.