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.

Marwin Evans
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Evans with the Green Bay Packers in 2017
Personal information
Born: (1993-04-10) April 10, 1993 (age 31)
Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S.
Height:5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Weight:211 lb (96 kg)
Career information
High school:Oak Creek
(Oak Creek, Wisconsin)
College:Utah State
Position:Safety
Undrafted:2016
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career NFL statistics
Total tackles:29
Forced fumbles:1
Player stats at NFL.com · PFR

Professional career edit

Green Bay Packers edit

Evans 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 edit

On 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 edit

On 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 edit

Evans 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 edit

The 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

Regular season statistics
Season Team Games Tackles
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

  1. ^ "Packers sign S Marwin Evans". Packers.com. May 10, 2016. Archived from the original on May 19, 2017. Retrieved April 24, 2017.
  2. ^ "Packers announce roster moves". Packers.com. September 1, 2018.
  3. ^ "Packers sign LB Toomer, place WR Kumerow on IR". Packers.com. September 3, 2018.
  4. ^ "Packers claim CB Deante Burton, WR Trevor Davis placed on IR". Packers.com. September 11, 2018.
  5. ^ "Seattle Seahawks sign safety Marwin Evans to practice squad". Seahawks Wire. USA Today. January 1, 2019.
  6. ^ Mathews, Liz (January 7, 2019). "Seahawks sign 9 practice squad players to future contracts". USAToday.com. Retrieved January 7, 2019.
  7. ^ Boyle, John (August 10, 2019). "Seahawks Sign QB J.T. Barrett & LB Juwon Young; Waive SS Marwin Evans & LB Chris Worley". Seahawks.com.
  8. ^ "SUPPLEMENTAL DRAFT RESULTS". XFL.com. November 22, 2019.
  9. ^ Talbot, Damond (January 22, 2020). "A Full List of XFL Roster Cuts, Who was released today?". NFLDraftDiamonds.com. Retrieved January 23, 2020.
  10. ^ Garcia, Art (January 31, 2020). "XFL Unveils 'Team 9'". XFL.com. Retrieved January 31, 2020.
  11. ^ "XFL Transactions". XFL.com. Retrieved March 11, 2020.
  12. ^ 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.
  13. ^ "Blue Bombers add two defensive backs roster". BlueBombers.com. January 30, 2021. Retrieved February 22, 2021.
  14. ^ "Blue Bombers Transactions". BlueBombers.com. July 9, 2021. Retrieved July 10, 2021.
  15. ^ Seifert, Kevin (January 1, 2024). "Newly formed United Football League sets 8 markets, tabs coaches". ESPN.com. Retrieved January 14, 2024.

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