Marqui Christian (born October 27, 1994) is an American football safety who is a free agent. He played

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at Midwestern State. He was selected by the

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in the fifth round of the

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and has also played for the

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and

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Early years

Christian attended Spring High School in Spring, Texas.

College career

Christian played college football at Midwestern State University from 2013 to 2016. He was named the Lone Star Conference's Top Male Athlete in 2016.

Professional career

Arizona Cardinals

The

drafted Christian in the fifth round with the 167th overall selection of the

. On September 27, 2016, he was waived by the team.

Los Angeles Rams

On September 28, 2016, Christian was claimed off waivers by the

. He was placed on injured reserve on December 19, 2016 with an ankle injury. On December 27, 2017, Christian was placed on injured reserve with a shoulder injury.

Chicago Bears

After his contract expired with the Rams in March 2020, Christian was suspended by the NFL for the first two weeks of the

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on June 18, 2020. He was signed by the

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on August 12, 2020. After being reinstated from suspension, he was released and re-signed to the practice squad on September 21, 2020.

New York Jets

On September 23, 2020, Christian was signed by the

off the Bears practice squad. He was released on October 17; he played just one game for the Jets with no action on defense.

Chicago Bears (second stint)

Christian returned to the

' practice squad on October 23, 2020. He was elevated to the active roster on January 9, 2021, for the team's wild card playoff game against the New Orleans Saints, and reverted to the practice squad after the game. On January 11, 2021, Christian signed a reserve/futures contract with the Bears.

References

External links

Midwestern State Mustangs bio
1994 births Living people American football safeties Sportspeople from Spring, Texas Players of American football from Harris County, Texas Midwestern State Mustangs football players Arizona Cardinals players Los Angeles Rams players Chicago Bears players New York Jets players {{defensiveback-1990s-stub