{{Short description|American football player (born 1990)}} {{Use American English|date=January 2026}} {{Use mdy dates|date=January 2019}} {{Infobox gridiron football biography | name = Marcus Burley | image = Marcus Burley.jpg | image_size = | caption = Burley with the Seattle Seahawks in 2014 | current_team = | number = 20, 26, 28 | position = Cornerback | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1990|7|16}} | birth_place = Richmond, Virginia, U.S. | death_date = | death_place = | height_ft = 5 | height_in = 10 | weight_lbs = 190 | high_school = Highland Springs {{avoid wrap|(Highland Springs, Virginia)}} | college = Delaware | undraftedyear = 2013 | pastteams = * Jacksonville Jaguars ({{NFL Year|2013}}) * Philadelphia Eagles ({{NFL Year|2013}})* * St. Louis Rams ({{NFL Year|2013}})* * Indianapolis Colts ({{NFL Year|2013}}–{{NFL Year|2014}})* * Seattle Seahawks ({{NFL Year|2014}}–{{NFL Year|2015}}) * Cleveland Browns ({{NFL Year|2016}}) * Houston Texans ({{NFL Year|2017}}) | statlabel1 = Total tackles | statvalue1 = 62 | statlabel2 = Sacks | statvalue2 = 2.0 | statlabel3 = Pass deflections | statvalue3 = 8 | statlabel4 = Interceptions | statvalue4 = 2 }}
'''Marcus Burley''' (born July 16, 1990) is an American former professional football player who was a cornerback in the National Football League (NFL). He was signed by the Jacksonville Jaguars as an undrafted free agent after the 2013 NFL draft.<ref name="l158">{{cite web | title=Jags unveil 22 undrafted free agents | website=NBC Sports | date=2013-04-28 | url=https://www.nbcsports.com/nfl/profootballtalk/rumor-mill/news/jags-unveil-22-undrafted-free-agents | access-date=2024-12-29}}</ref> He played college football for the Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens.
==Early life== Burley attended Highland Springs High School in Highland Springs, Virginia.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bluehens.com/SportSelect.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=29100&SPID=110401&SPSID=670229&KEY=&Q_SEASON=2012 |title=2012 Delaware Blue Heos football roster |work=bluehens.com |publisher=University of Delaware |accessdate=February 15, 2017}}</ref>
==Professional career==
===Jacksonville Jaguars=== After going undrafted, Burley was signed to the Jacksonville Jaguars' active roster on September 14, 2013, after spending the first week of the season on the practice squad. He was released on September 16, 2013, and re-signed to the practice squad the next day. He was released from the practice squad on October 1, 2013.
===Philadelphia Eagles=== He was signed to the Philadelphia Eagles practice squad on October 9, 2013. He was later released.
===Indianapolis Colts=== He was signed by the Rams for the final two weeks of the regular season and then by the Colts shortly thereafter.
===Seattle Seahawks=== Burley was traded to the Seahawks on August 30, 2014, for a 6th-round pick in the 2015 NFL draft. With the trade Burley became a member of the Legion of Boom defensive.
In 2014 vs the Carolina Panthers, Burley recorded his first interception against Cam Newton. He finished the season with 35 tackles, one sack, five passes defensed and one interception.
In 2015 vs the Browns, Burley recorded both a sack and an interception on Johnny Manziel. He finished his second season with the Seahawks with 18 tackles, one sack, two passes defensed and one interception.
On September 3, 2016, he was released by the Seahawks.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Bell |first=Gregg |date=2016-09-03 |title=Seahawks cut Hill, Tukuafu, Burley, keep rookies Powell, McEvoy, Fant, Elliott on 53-man roster |url=https://www.thenewstribune.com/sports/nfl/seattle-seahawks/seahawks-insider-blog/article99876407.html |access-date=2025-08-06 |website=Tacoma News Tribune}}</ref>
===Cleveland Browns=== On September 4, 2016, Burley was claimed off waivers by the Browns.<ref>{{cite web|title=Browns claim 5 players, sign 4 to practice squad|url=http://www.clevelandbrowns.com/news/article-5/Browns-claim-5-players-sign-4-to-practice-squad/a95c38d8-8690-446a-b808-ebd134e55f44|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170824094014/http://www.clevelandbrowns.com/news/article-5/Browns-claim-5-players-sign-4-to-practice-squad/a95c38d8-8690-446a-b808-ebd134e55f44|url-status=dead|archive-date=August 24, 2017|website=ClevelandBrowns.com|date=September 4, 2016}}</ref>
On September 3, 2017, Burley was released by the Browns.<ref>{{cite web|title=Browns claim 5 players off waivers|url=http://www.clevelandbrowns.com/news/article-5/Browns-claim-5-players-off-waivers/6086b90e-603c-4966-8f3d-ced3f238868a|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180201012939/http://www.clevelandbrowns.com/news/article-5/Browns-claim-5-players-off-waivers/6086b90e-603c-4966-8f3d-ced3f238868a|url-status=dead|archive-date=February 1, 2018|website=ClevelandBrowns.com|date=September 3, 2017}}</ref>
===Houston Texans=== On September 6, 2017, Burley was signed by the Houston Texans.<ref>{{cite web|title=Transactions: Texans sign Marcus Burley|url=http://www.houstontexans.com/news/article-2/Transactions-Texans-sign-Marcus-Burley/e7782fca-7df5-4069-85ee-8d1b0150a4ed|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170909072035/http://www.houstontexans.com/news/article-2/Transactions-Texans-sign-Marcus-Burley/e7782fca-7df5-4069-85ee-8d1b0150a4ed|url-status=dead|archive-date=September 9, 2017|website=HoustonTexans.com|date=September 6, 2017}}</ref> He was waived on October 25, 2017.<ref>{{cite web|title=TRANSACTIONS: Texans sign Jelani Jenkins|url=http://www.houstontexans.com/news/article-2/TRANSACTIONS-Texans-sign-Jelani-Jenkins/02e58326-4da0-4bb0-b855-86c655259932|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180211235203/http://www.houstontexans.com/news/article-2/TRANSACTIONS-Texans-sign-Jelani-Jenkins/02e58326-4da0-4bb0-b855-86c655259932|url-status=dead|archive-date=February 11, 2018|website=HoustonTexans.com|date=October 25, 2017}}</ref>
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==External links== *[http://www.jaguars.com/team/roster/Marcus-Burley/626072bd-a63f-4de1-82d2-6dc19024b31a Jacksonville Jaguars bio]
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