Marviel Underwood

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Marviel Underwood
No. 25
Position:
Safety
Personal information
Born: (1982-02-17) February 17, 1982 (age 42)
Oakland, California, U.S.
Height:5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Weight:200 lb (91 kg)
Career information
High school:San Leandro
(San Leandro, California)
College:San Diego State
NFL draft:2005 / Round: 4 / Pick: 115
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career NFL statistics
Tackles:35
Forced fumbles:1
Player stats at NFL.com

Marviel Underwood (born February 17, 1982) is a former

2005 NFL Draft. He played college football at San Diego State
.

Underwood was also a member of the Denver Broncos, Oakland Raiders, and California Redwoods.

Early years

Underwood attended

kickoffs for touchdowns.[1]

His school's rivalry was with Bishop O'Dowd High School. Ironically, linebacker Kirk Morrison attended Bishop O'Dowd. The two would later attend San Diego State.

College career

At San Diego State, Underwood was named honorable mention All-Mountain West Conference his junior and senior seasons. He finished his college career with 222 tackles (135 solo), 1 sack, 8 tackles for loss, 3 forced fumbles, 2 fumble recoveries, and 1 touchdown on 7 interceptions.

While at San Diego State, Underwood help create an Aztec Defence with Kirk Morrison of the Oakland Raiders, Matt McCoy of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Heath Farwell of the Minnesota Vikings, and Jonathan Bailes.

Professional career

Pre-draft measurables
Height Weight Arm length Hand span 40-yard dash 10-yard split 20-yard split
20-yard shuttle
Three-cone drill Vertical jump Broad jump Bench press
5 ft 10+14 in
(1.78 m)
205 lb
(93 kg)
31+38 in
(0.80 m)
9+12 in
(0.24 m)
4.55 s 1.65 s 2.72 s 4.21 s 7.08 s 38.0 in
(0.97 m)
10 ft 0 in
(3.05 m)
19 reps
All values from NFL Combine/Pro Day[2][3][4]

Green Bay Packers

Marviel was selected in the fourth round (115th pick overall) of the

2005 NFL Draft by the Green Bay Packers.[5] In July 2005, he agreed to a four-year contract with the Packers, which included a $430,000 signing bonus. His 2006 salary cap
value was $457,500.

Backing up his fellow rookie & teammate,

injured reserve. On August 20, 2007, the Packers released Underwood, signing rookie fullback Erryn Cobb in his place.[6]

After spending over two months as a free agent, Underwood was re-signed by the Packers on November 25 when

injured reserve. Although Underwood wore No. 25 during his first two seasons in Green Bay, the number was taken by running back Ryan Grant
after Underwood's release. Upon his re-signing, Underwood was assigned No. 43.

The following week, on November 30, Underwood was released again when quarterback Craig Nall was re-signed due to an injury to Brett Favre.[7]

Denver Broncos

On December 5, 2007, Underwood signed with the Denver Broncos. He was waived by the team on May 28, 2008.

Oakland Raiders

Underwood was signed by the Oakland Raiders on August 25, 2008. He was waived by the team on August 30.

California Redwoods

Underwood was drafted by the

injured reserve
on November 5.

References

  1. ^ Marviel Underwood Archived 2007-12-19 at the Wayback Machine, Green Bay Packers. Accessed November 20, 2007.
  2. ^ "2005 Draft Scout Marviel Underwood, San Diego State NFL Draft Scout College Football Profile". draftscout.com. Retrieved January 6, 2023.
  3. ^ "Marviel Underwood, Combine Results, FS - San Diego State". nflcombineresults.com. Retrieved January 6, 2023.
  4. ^ "Marviel Underwood 2005 NFL Draft Profile". insider.espn.com. Retrieved January 6, 2023.
  5. ^ "2005 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2023-05-07.
  6. ^ "Packers release S Marviel Underwood, sign rookie FB Erryn Cobb". www.nfl.com. Retrieved 2023-10-04.
  7. ^ "Packers Sign QB Nall; Release S Underwood". www.packers.com. Retrieved 2023-10-04.
  8. ^ "UFL's California Redwoods Announces 11 New Players Including QB Shane Boyd". UFL-football.com. 2009-09-02. Archived from the original on 2009-12-10.

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