Marwin Evans (born April 10, 1993) is an American football safety who is a free agent. After high school, Evans attended Highland Community College in Northeast Kansas before transferring to play college football at Utah State.
 Evans with the Green Bay Packers in 2017 | |||||||
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| Born: | April 10, 1993 Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S. | ||||||
| Height: | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | ||||||
| Weight: | 211 lb (96 kg) | ||||||
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| High school: | Oak Creek (Oak Creek, Wisconsin) | ||||||
| College: | Utah State | ||||||
| Position: | Safety | ||||||
| Undrafted: | 2016 | ||||||
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| * Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |||||||
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Professional career
editGreen Bay Packers
editEvans signed with the Green Bay Packers as an undrafted free agent on May 10, 2016.[1] He played in all 16 games in his rookie season primarily on special teams recording six tackles.
On September 1, 2018, Evans was waived by the Packers and was re-signed to the practice squad.[2][3] He was released on September 11, 2018.[4]
Seattle Seahawks
editOn January 1, 2019, Evans was signed to the Seattle Seahawks practice squad.[5] He signed a reserve/future contract on six days later after the Seahawks lost to the Dallas Cowboys in the Wild Card Round of the playoffs.[6] He was waived on August 10, 2019.[7]
Dallas Renegades and Team 9
editOn November 22, 2019, Evans was drafted by the Dallas Renegades of the XFL in the 2020 XFL Supplemental Draft.[8] He was waived during final roster cuts on January 22, 2020.[9] He was signed to the XFL's practice squad team, referred to as Team 9, on January 30, 2020.[10] He re-signed with the Renegades on March 9, 2020.[11] He had his contract terminated when the league suspended operations on April 10, 2020.[12]
Winnipeg Blue Bombers
editEvans signed with the Winnipeg Blue Bombers of the Canadian Football League on January 30, 2021.[13] He was placed on the suspended list on July 9, 2021.[14]
Vegas Vipers
editThe Vegas Vipers of the XFL added Evans through the 2023 XFL Draft. The Vipers folded when the XFL and United States Football League merged to create the United Football League (UFL).[15]
NFL statistics
edit| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | |||||
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| GP | GS | Total | Solo | Ast | Sck | Int | ||
| 2016 | GB | 16 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 |
| 2017 | GB | 16 | 1 | 24 | 21 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Total | 32 | 1 | 30 | 26 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| Source: NFL.com | ||||||||
References
edit- ^ "Packers sign S Marwin Evans". Packers.com. May 10, 2016. Archived from the original on May 19, 2017. Retrieved April 24, 2017.
- ^ "Packers announce roster moves". Packers.com. September 1, 2018.
- ^ "Packers sign LB Toomer, place WR Kumerow on IR". Packers.com. September 3, 2018. Archived from the original on September 3, 2018. Retrieved September 3, 2018.
- ^ "Packers claim CB Deante Burton, WR Trevor Davis placed on IR". Packers.com. September 11, 2018. Archived from the original on February 17, 2020. Retrieved September 11, 2018.
- ^ "Seattle Seahawks sign safety Marwin Evans to practice squad". Seahawks Wire. USA Today. January 1, 2019.
- ^ Mathews, Liz (January 7, 2019). "Seahawks sign 9 practice squad players to future contracts". USAToday.com. Retrieved January 7, 2019.
- ^ Boyle, John (August 10, 2019). "Seahawks Sign QB J.T. Barrett & LB Juwon Young; Waive SS Marwin Evans & LB Chris Worley". Seahawks.com.
- ^ "SUPPLEMENTAL DRAFT RESULTS". XFL.com. November 22, 2019.
- ^ Talbot, Damond (January 22, 2020). "A Full List of XFL Roster Cuts, Who was released today?". NFLDraftDiamonds.com. Retrieved January 23, 2020.
- ^ Garcia, Art (January 31, 2020). "XFL Unveils 'Team 9'". XFL.com. Retrieved January 31, 2020.
- ^ "XFL Transactions". XFL.com. Retrieved March 11, 2020.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Blue Bombers add two defensive backs roster". BlueBombers.com. January 30, 2021. Retrieved February 22, 2021.
- ^ "Blue Bombers Transactions". BlueBombers.com. July 9, 2021. Retrieved July 10, 2021.
- ^ Seifert, Kevin (January 1, 2024). "Newly formed United Football League sets 8 markets, tabs coaches". ESPN.com. Retrieved January 14, 2024.