Marcus Henry (offensive Lineman)
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Marcus Henry (born February 11, 1993) is an
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center who is a free agent. He played
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at
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.


Early years

Henry attended Bellevue High School. He was a two-way player, while contributing to the school winning the 3A State Championship in 2009 and 2010. As a junior, he received second-team All-conference honors. As a senior, he received All-state, All-Kingco and Kingco Conference Lineman of the Year honors.


College career

Henry accepted a football scholarship from
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. As a
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freshman, he appeared in 11 games, playing on the
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units. As a sophomore, he started 12 games at guard. He missed the season finale against
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with an injury. As a junior, he started all 14 games. As a senior, he started all 13 games. He finished his college career after playing in 50 games with 39 starts.


Professional career


New Orleans Saints

Henry was signed as an
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by the
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after the
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on May 2, 2016. He was waived during final roster cuts on September 3, 2016. In November 2016, he suffered a
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during a workout with the
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. In February 2018, he played in
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in
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, after being out football for a year, while recovering from his knee injury.


Seattle Seahawks

Henry signed with the
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on May 7, 2018, after a
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tryout. He was waived on August 3, and re-signed nine days later. He was waived during final roster cuts on September 1, and signed to the team's
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on September 19. He was released on September 25, and re-signed to the practice squad on December 19. Henry signed a reserve/futures contract with the Seahawks on January 8, 2019, but was waived before the start of training camp on May 1.


New Orleans Saints (second stint)

After participating in a mini-camp tryout, Henry re-signed with the New Orleans Saints on May 13, 2019. He was waived during final roster cuts on August 31, 2019.


Houston Texans

Henry signed with the
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' practice squad on October 9, 2019, and was released one week later.


Dallas Cowboys

Henry signed with the
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' practice squad on November 20, 2019. He signed a reserve/futures contract with the Cowboys on December 30. Henry was waived during final roster cuts on September 5, 2020, and re-signed to the team's practice squad the next day. He was elevated to the active roster on October 10 and October 19 for the team's weeks 5 and 6 games against the
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and
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, and reverted to the practice squad following each game. He signed a reserve/future contract with the Cowboys on January 4, 2021. He was waived by the Cowboys on March 19, 2021.


Arizona Cardinals

On July 26, 2021, Henry signed with the
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. He was waived/injured on August 31, 2021 and placed on injured reserve. He was waived off injured reserve on September 9, 2021. He was re-signed to the practice squad on November 1. He was promoted to the active roster on November 9. He was waived on May 16, 2022.


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External links


Boise State Broncos bio
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