Marcelis Branch
Marcelis Branch (born January 19, 1994) is an American football safety for the Alphas of The Spring League. He played college football at Robert Morris University.
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| Position: | Safety | ||
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| Born: | January 19, 1994 Homestead, Florida | ||
| Height: | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||
| Weight: | 195 lb (88 kg) | ||
| Career information | |||
| High school: | Miami Southridge (Miami, Florida) | ||
| College: | Robert Morris | ||
| Undrafted: | 2017 | ||
| Career history | |||
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| * Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |||
| Roster status: | Active | ||
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Professional career
Atlanta Falcons
Branch signed with the Atlanta Falcons as an undrafted free agent on May 1, 2017.[1] He was waived by the Falcons on September 2, 2017, but was signed to the practice squad the next day.[2][3] He signed a reserve/future contract with the Falcons on January 15, 2018.[4]
On September 1, 2018, Branch was waived by the Falcons.[5]
Pittsburgh Steelers
On January 16, 2019, Branch signed a reserve/future contract with the Pittsburgh Steelers.[6] He was waived on August 31, 2019.[7]
Tampa Bay Vipers
Branch was drafted in the 5th round during phase four in the 2020 XFL Draft by the Tampa Bay Vipers.[8] He had his contract terminated when the league suspended operations on April 10, 2020.[9]
The Spring League
Branch was selected by the Alphas of The Spring League during its player selection draft on October 12, 2020.[10]
References
- Jackson, Curtis (May 1, 2017). "Falcons Agree To Terms With 21 CFAs". AtlantaFalcons.com. Archived from the original on October 14, 2017. Retrieved January 20, 2018.
- Conway, Kelsey (September 2, 2017). "2017 Atlanta Falcons Roster Cuts Tracker: Deadline To 53 Is 4 P.M. ET On Saturday". AtlantaFalcons.com. Archived from the original on December 30, 2017. Retrieved January 20, 2018.
- McFadden, Will (September 4, 2017). "Falcons Announce 10 Players Added To Their Practice Squad". AtlantaFalcons.com. Archived from the original on November 6, 2017. Retrieved January 20, 2018.
- McFadden, Will (January 15, 2018). "Falcons announce signing of nine players to reserve future contracts". AtlantaFalcons.com. Archived from the original on February 2, 2018. Retrieved January 20, 2018.
- McFadden, Will (September 1, 2018). "Falcons 2018 roster: Atlanta announces roster cuts, trims active roster down to 52". AtlantaFalcons.com.
- "Steelers Sign DB Marcelis Branch To Futures Deal". NFL Trade Rumors. January 16, 2019.
- "Steelers make roster cuts". Steelers.com. August 31, 2019.
- "DEFENSIVE BACKFIELD DRAFT TRACKER". XFL.com. October 14, 2019.
- Condotta, Bob (April 10, 2020). "XFL suspends operations, terminates all employees, but Jim Zorn says he has hopes league will continue". SeattleTimes.com. Retrieved July 17, 2020.
- @TheSpringLeague (October 12, 2020). "The #TSL2020 Alphas secondary!" (Tweet). Retrieved November 3, 2020 – via Twitter.