Michael Seth Marler (born March 27, 1981), is a former
Arena football
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Placekicker. He played
college football at
Tulane
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. He was originally signed by the
Jacksonville Jaguars
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of the
National Football League
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.
Marler also played for the
Atlanta Falcons and
Tampa Bay Storm
The Tampa Bay Storm were a professional arena football team based in Tampa, Florida, US. It played in the Arena Football League (AFL). Originally the team was located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and operated as the Pittsburgh Gladiators. The f ...
.
High school career
Marler attended
Parkview High School in
Lilburn, Georgia
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Geography
Lilburn is located in western Gw ...
and was a good student and a standout in
football and
soccer. In football, he was a three-year
letterman
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People
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. In soccer, he played
Defender and
Midfielder
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Midfielders may play an exclusively defensive role, breaking up attacks, and are in that case known as defensive midfielders. As central midfielders often go across boundarie ...
. It was here that he gained the nickname, Lilburn leg.
College career
Marler attended
Tulane University
Tulane University, officially the Tulane University of Louisiana, is a private research university in New Orleans, Louisiana. Founded as the Medical College of Louisiana in 1834 by seven young medical doctors, it turned into a comprehensive pub ...
and was a double
major in Marketing and Management and was a letterman in football. In football, as a freshman, he was named to the All-
Conference USA Freshman Team, was a Second-team All-Conference USA selection, and was a semi-finalist for the
Lou Groza Award
The Lou Groza Award is presented annually to the top college football placekicker in the United States by the Palm Beach County Sports Commission. The award is named after former Ohio State Buckeyes and Cleveland Browns player Lou Groza. It has be ...
. As a sophomore, he was a Second-team All-Louisiana selection and was a semi-finalist for the Lou Groza Award. He led his team in points and ranked second in Conference USA for points with 85. As a junior, He was named to the Conference USA Commissioner's Honor Roll, was selected as an
All-America
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n. Playing against
East Carolina
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Founded on March 8, 1907, as a teacher training school, East Carolina has grown from its orig ...
, he kicked a 53-yard field goal which was the longest field goal he kicked in his college football career. As a senior, he also decided to accept
punting duties and was named Second-team All-Louisiana as a Kicker and as a
Punter, and was named as a Second-team All-Conference USA selection as a punter. During his senior year, he was also twice named the Conference USA Player of the Week and won the 2001 Lou Groza Award. He also scored a school record of 333 points for his career.
Professional career
National Football League
Marler went unselected in the
2003 NFL Draft
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, however he signed as an
undrafted free agent
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with the
Jacksonville Jaguars
The Jacksonville Jaguars are a professional American football team based in Jacksonville, Florida. The Jaguars compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member club of the American Football Conference (AFC) South division. The team pla ...
. As a
rookie
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In contrast with a veteran who has experience and expertise, a rookie is usually inexperienced ...
he made 60.6% of his
field goal attempts.
He was cut during the 2004 Jaguars training camp after losing his starting position to
Josh Scobee
Joshua Taylor Scobee (born June 23, 1982) is a former American football placekicker. He was drafted by the Jacksonville Jaguars in the fifth round of the 2004 NFL draft. He also played for the Pittsburgh Steelers. He played college football at L ...
. He was again re-signed in 2005, but was later released during the preseason.
Marler was signed by the
Atlanta Falcons in
2006, however he was released before the start of the season.
After his stint with the Falcons, he once again re-signed with the Jaguars, but again was later released.
Arena Football League
On March 16,
2007, Marler signed with the
Tampa Bay Storm
The Tampa Bay Storm were a professional arena football team based in Tampa, Florida, US. It played in the Arena Football League (AFL). Originally the team was located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and operated as the Pittsburgh Gladiators. The f ...
of the
Arena Football League
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. As a rookie in the AFL, he made 16-of-20 field goal attempts and 92-of-99 PAT attempts, as well as recording two
tackles
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** Tackle (football move), a play in various forms of football
** Tackle (gridiron football position), a position in American football and Canadian football
** Dump tackle, a forceful move in rugby of picking u ...
. In
2008
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, he made 11-of-18 field goal attempts and 112-of-125 PAT attempts, as well as recording eight tackles.
See also
*
References
External links
Seth Marler's Tulane Greenwave bio
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1981 births
Living people
Players of American football from Atlanta
American football placekickers
Tulane Green Wave football players
Jacksonville Jaguars players
Atlanta Falcons players
Tampa Bay Storm players