Marcelis Branch Explained

Marcelis Branch
Position:Safety
Birth Date:January 19, 1994
Birth Place:Homestead, Florida
Height Ft:5
Height In:11
Weight Lbs:195
High School:Miami Southridge
(Miami, Florida)
College:Robert Morris
Undraftedyear:2017
Pastteams:
Cflstatus:American

Marcelis Branch (born January 19, 1994) is an American former professional football safety. He played college football at Robert Morris University.

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] Branch was selected by the Alphas of The Spring League during its player selection draft on October 12, 2020.[10]

Calgary Stampeders

Branch signed with the Calgary Stampeders of the CFL on February 1, 2021.[11]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Falcons Agree To Terms With 21 CFAs. https://web.archive.org/web/20171014031455/http://www.atlantafalcons.com/news/blog/article-1/Falcons-Agree-to-Terms-With-21-CFAs/1dbd9631-8b92-4405-8d9b-71fa59a85946. dead. October 14, 2017. Jackson, Curtis. AtlantaFalcons.com. May 1, 2017. January 20, 2018.
  2. Web site: 2017 Atlanta Falcons Roster Cuts Tracker: Deadline To 53 Is 4 P.M. ET On Saturday. https://web.archive.org/web/20171230165513/http://www.atlantafalcons.com/news/blog/article-1/2017-Atlanta-Falcons-roster-cuts-tracker-Deadline-to-53-is-4-pm-ET-on-Saturday/98e7c2c6-e5e5-414f-bf3a-69e3863e701a. dead. December 30, 2017. Conway, Kelsey. AtlantaFalcons.com. September 2, 2017. January 20, 2018.
  3. Web site: Falcons Announce 10 Players Added To Their Practice Squad. https://web.archive.org/web/20171106195415/http://www.atlantafalcons.com/news/article-1/Falcons-announce-10-players-added-to-their-2017-practice-squad/7cd651fc-de92-4080-ba32-64490c207caa. dead. November 6, 2017. McFadden, Will. AtlantaFalcons.com. September 4, 2017. January 20, 2018.
  4. Web site: Falcons announce signing of nine players to reserve future contracts. https://web.archive.org/web/20180202035020/http://www.atlantafalcons.com/news/transactions/article-1/Falcons-announce-signing-of-nine-players-to-reserve-future-contracts/36f74c57-4eff-4eef-865d-ac07dd57a8b7. dead. February 2, 2018. McFadden, Will. AtlantaFalcons.com. January 15, 2018. January 20, 2018.
  5. Web site: Falcons 2018 roster: Atlanta announces roster cuts, trims active roster down to 52. McFadden, Will. AtlantaFalcons.com. September 1, 2018.
  6. Web site: Steelers Sign DB Marcelis Branch To Futures Deal. NFL Trade Rumors. January 16, 2019.
  7. Web site: Steelers make roster cuts. Steelers.com. August 31, 2019.
  8. Web site: DEFENSIVE BACKFIELD DRAFT TRACKER. XFL.com. October 14, 2019.
  9. News: Condotta, Bob . XFL suspends operations, terminates all employees, but Jim Zorn says he has hopes league will continue . SeattleTimes.com . April 10, 2020 . July 17, 2020.
  10. TheSpringLeague . The #TSL2020 Alphas secondary! . 1315800240876908544 . October 12, 2020 . November 3, 2020.
  11. News: Amos returns to red and white . Stampeders.com . February 1, 2021 . February 22, 2021.

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