Marquise Copeland (born May 9, 1997) is an American football defensive end who is a free agent. He was signed by the Los Angeles Rams as an undrafted free agent in 2019 following his college football career at Cincinnati.
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| Born: | May 9, 1997 Cleveland, Ohio, U.S. | ||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||||||
| Weight: | 287 lb (130 kg) | ||||||
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| High school: | Bedford (OH) | ||||||
| College: | Cincinnati | ||||||
| Position: | Defensive end | ||||||
| Undrafted: | 2019 | ||||||
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Professional career
edit| 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 | |
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| 6 ft 2+1⁄8 in (1.88 m) |
281 lb (127 kg) |
32 in (0.81 m) |
9+3⁄8 in (0.24 m) |
5.00 s | 1.82 s | 2.93 s | 4.84 s | 7.50 s | 30.5 in (0.77 m) |
9 ft 2 in (2.79 m) |
26 reps | |
| All values from Pro Day[1] | ||||||||||||
Copeland signed with the Los Angeles Rams as an undrafted free agent following the 2019 NFL draft on May 14, 2019.[2] He was waived during final roster cuts on August 31, 2019,[3] and signed to the team's practice squad the next day.[4]
Copeland was signed to a reserve/futures contract with the Rams on January 9, 2020.[5] He was waived during final roster cuts on September 5, 2020,[6] and signed to the team's practice squad the next day.[7] He was elevated to the active roster on September 12 for the week 1 game against the Dallas Cowboys, and then reverted to the team's practice squad following the game.[8] He was placed on the practice squad/COVID-19 list by the team on December 22, 2020,[9] and restored to the practice squad on December 26.[10] On January 18, 2021, Copeland signed a reserve/futures contract with the Rams.[11]
On August 31, 2021, Copeland was waived by the Rams and re-signed to the practice squad the next day.[12] He was promoted to the active roster on November 26, 2021. Copeland became a Super Bowl champion when the Rams defeated the Cincinnati Bengals.[13]
On March 27, 2023, Copeland re-signed with the Rams.[14] He was waived on August 29, 2023 and re-signed to the practice squad.[15][16] He was not signed to a reserve/future contract after the season and thus became a free agent when his practice squad contract expired.[17]
References
edit- ^ "2019 NFL Draft Scout Marquise Copeland College Football Profile". DraftScout.com. Retrieved November 4, 2023.
- ^ Simmons, Myles (May 14, 2019). "Rams announce signing of 22 undrafted free agents". TheRams.com. Retrieved October 1, 2020.
- ^ Han, Jamie (August 31, 2019). "Rams trim roster down to 53 players". TheRams.com. Retrieved October 1, 2020.
- ^ Han, Jamie (September 1, 2019). "Rams sign 10 practice squad players". TheRams.com. Retrieved October 1, 2020.
- ^ Jackson, Stu (January 9, 2020). "Rams sign nine players to reserve/future contracts". TheRams.com. Retrieved October 1, 2020.
- ^ Jackson, Stu (September 5, 2020). "Rams waive nine players, place Howard on injured reserve and Robinson on reserve/non-football injury list". TheRams.com. Retrieved October 1, 2020.
- ^ "Rams sign 15 players to practice squad". TheRams.com. September 6, 2020. Retrieved October 1, 2020.
- ^ Jackson, Stu (September 13, 2020). "Brian Allen, Treymane Anchrum Jr. inactive for Rams-Cowboys". TheRams.com. Retrieved October 1, 2020.
- ^ DaSilva, Cameron (December 22, 2020). "Rams activate Nick Scott but place three others on reserve/COVID-19 list". USAToday.com. Retrieved February 5, 2021.
- ^ DaSilva, Cameron (December 26, 2020). "Rams make 4 roster moves ahead of matchup with Seahawks". USAToday.com. Retrieved February 5, 2021.
- ^ Jackson, Stu (January 18, 2021). "Rams sign 14 players to reserve/future contracts". TheRams.com. Retrieved March 25, 2023.
- ^ Jackson, Stu (September 1, 2021). "Rams sign 14 players to practice squad". TheRams.com.
- ^ "Super Bowl LVI - Los Angeles Rams vs. Cincinnati Bengals - February 13th, 2022". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 25, 2023.
- ^ @RamsNFL (March 27, 2023). "Staying in LA! 🙌 We've re-signed @Marquisecope_44!" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ Jackson, Stu (August 29, 2023). "Rams waive 36 players ahead of Tuesday's 53-man roster deadline". TheRams.com. Retrieved October 21, 2023.
- ^ Jackson, Stu (August 31, 2023). "Rams sign 16 players to initial practice squad for 2023 season". TheRams.com. Retrieved October 21, 2023.
- ^ Jackson, Stu (January 15, 2024). "Rams sign 15 players to Reserve/Future contracts". Los Angeles Rams.