Marquis Weeks (born October 2, 1980) is a former

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. He was originally signed by the

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as an

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in 2005. He played

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Virginia Virginia, officially the Commonwealth of Virginia, is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Southeastern regions of the United States, between the Atlantic Coast and the Appalachian Mountains. The geography and climate of the Commonwealth ar ...

Marquis lettered in

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, wrestling,winter and Spring track at

Conestoga High School Conestoga High School, located in Tredyffrin Township, Pennsylvania, is the only upper secondary school in the Tredyffrin/Easttown School District. It has a Berwyn post office address, though it is not in the Berwyn census-designated place. Co ...

, located in Berwyn, PA. In the summer of 2014, Weeks was hired to teach as a 5th grade social studies teacher in the Tredyffrin-Easttown School District at Valley Forge Middle School, the same school district in which he attended high school, Conestoga and went to school at Tredyffrin Easttown Middle School. In 2016, Marquis was hired as the head football coach at Conestoga High School his alma mater.

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* 1980 births Living people People from Fort Ord, California Players of American football from Monterey County, California American football running backs Virginia Cavaliers football players Seattle Seahawks players Denver Broncos players {{runningback-1980s-stub