Markus Zusevics
| Profile | |
|---|---|
| Position | Offensive tackle |
| Personal information | |
| Born | April 25, 1989 |
| Listed height | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) |
| Listed weight | 300 lb (136 kg) |
| Career information | |
| College | Iowa |
| NFL draft | 2012 (undrafted) |
| Career history | |
* Offseason or practice squad member only | |
| Stats at Pro Football Reference | |
Markus Zusevics (Latvian: Markus Zuševics; born April 25, 1989) is an American former football offensive tackle. He played college football for Iowa from 2009 to 2011. He is of Latvian descent.[1]
Early life
[edit]Zusevics graduated from Prospect High School in Illinois in 2007.[2]
Professional career
[edit]While bench pressing for the NFL Scouting Combine on February 24, 2012, Zusevics tore a pectoral muscle and missed most of the Combine workouts.[3]
On May 10, 2012, he was signed as an undrafted free agent by the New England Patriots.[4] On August 26, 2013, he was placed on the injured reserve list and missed the rest of the 2013 season.[5]
Zusevics was signed by the New York Jets on May 19, 2014, after trying out for the team during rookie minicamp.[6] He was released on August 23, 2014.[7]
References
[edit]- ↑ "Zusevics adds some new language to Iowa practices". Radioiowa.com. August 15, 2011. Retrieved January 21, 2012.
- ↑ "Markus Zusevics". ESPN.com. Retrieved January 21, 2012.
- ↑ "Report: Markus Zusevics injures pec". ESPN.com. February 25, 2012. Retrieved February 25, 2012.
- ↑ "Patriots Rookie Free Agents: Markus Zusevics, OT, Iowa". Patspulpit.com. April 28, 2012. Retrieved May 12, 2012.
- ↑ Hughes, Luke (August 26, 2013). "Patriots Release Kamar Aiken, Niko Koutouvides, Three Others, Re-Sign Two players". NESN.com. Retrieved September 4, 2013.
- ↑ Lange, Randy (May 19, 2014). "Jets Sign LB A.J. Edds, OL Markus Zusevics". New York Jets. Archived from the original on May 22, 2014. Retrieved May 20, 2014.
- ↑ Lange, Randy (August 23, 2014). "Jets Release Seven Players". New York Jets. Archived from the original on August 26, 2014. Retrieved August 24, 2014.
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