Nicolas Rohan Marley (born January 5, 1995) is a former

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. He played

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and was signed by the

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as an

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in 2017. He is the son of former college football player

Rohan Marley Rohan Anthony Marley (born 19 May 1972) is a Jamaican entrepreneur and former football player. He is the son of reggae artist Bob Marley and Janet Hunt, and father of model Selah Marley and football player Nico Marley. He was born during his fa ...

, grandson of the

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musician

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, and half-brother of model

Selah Marley Selah Louise Marley (born November 12, 1998) is an American fashion model and singer. Marley is a daughter of singer-songwriter and rapper Lauryn Hill and football player Rohan Marley, as well as a granddaughter of reggae musician Bob Marley. Marl ...

Early years

Marley was born in

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and lived in

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for two years before moving to

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at the age of four. He then later attended

Cypress Bay High School Cypress Bay High School is a public high school located in Weston, Florida open for students in grades 9−12. Cypress Bay is part of the Broward County Public Schools district. The school offers a wide variety of academic pursuits including 33 ...

, where he was named first-team all-state as a senior with 67 tackles. In 2012 he was MVP of the Al Golden Summer Camp. He was rated a three-star college recruit by 247Sports.com and two-star by ESPN, Rivals.com, and Scout.com.

College career

Marley joined the

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team in 2013. It was the only NCAA D-I

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institution to offer him a scholarship, and only two NCAA D-I

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institutions did. As a freshman, he was named Conference USA Co-Freshman of the Year and a member of the C-USA All-Freshman Team, with 67 tackles in 13 games. In 2014 he got an All-American Athletic Conference Honorable Mention with 82 tackles in 12 games. In 2015, he was named a member of the All-American Athletic Conference First-team, with 82 tackles in 12 games. In 2016, he was named again a member of the All-American Athletic Conference First-team, with 88 tackles in 12 games. He graduated in business management and marketing.

Professional career

On May 16, 2017, Marley signed with the

as an undrafted free agent. He was waived on September 2, 2017.

References

External links

Tulane Green Wave bioWashington Football Team bio
{{DEFAULTSORT:Marley, Nico 1995 births Living people Haitian emigrants to the United States People from Weston, Florida American sportspeople of Jamaican descent Sportspeople from Broward County, Florida Players of American football from Florida American football linebackers Tulane Green Wave football players Washington Redskins players Marley family