Markus Zusevics
Personal information
Born: (1989-04-25) April 25, 1989 (age 34)
Height:6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Weight:300 lb (136 kg)
Career information
College:Iowa
Position:Offensive tackle
Undrafted:2012
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career NFL statistics
Player stats at NFL.com

Markus Zusevics (Latvian: Markus Zuševics; born April 25, 1989) is an American football offensive tackle who is currently a free agent. He played college football for Iowa from 2009 to 2011. He is of Latvian descent.[1]

Early years

Zusevics graduated from Prospect High School in Illinois in 2007.[2]

Professional career

While bench pressing for the NFL Scouting Combine on February 24, 2012, Zusevics tore a pectoral muscle and missed most of the Combine workouts.[3]

New England Patriots

On May 10, 2012, he was signed as an undrafted free agent by the New England Patriots.[4] On August 26, 2013, he was placed on the injured reserve list and will miss the rest of the 2013 season.[5]

New York Jets

Zusevics was signed by the Jets on May 19, 2014 after trying out for the team during rookie minicamp.[6] He was released on August 23, 2014.[7]

References

  1. ^ "Zusevics adds some new language to Iowa practices". Radioiowa.com. August 15, 2011. Retrieved January 21, 2012.
  2. ^ "Markus Zusevics". ESPN.com. Retrieved January 21, 2012.
  3. ^ "Report: Markus Zusevics injures pec". ESPN.com. February 25, 2012. Retrieved February 25, 2012.
  4. ^ "Patriots Rookie Free Agents: Markus Zusevics, OT, Iowa". Patspulpit.com. April 28, 2012. Retrieved May 12, 2012.
  5. ^ Hughes, Luke (August 26, 2013). "Patriots Release Kamar Aiken, Niko Koutouvides, Three Others, Re-Sign Two players". NESN.com. Retrieved September 4, 2013.
  6. ^ Lange, Randy (May 19, 2014). "Jets Sign LB A.J. Edds, OL Markus Zusevics". New York Jets. Archived from the original on May 22, 2014. Retrieved May 20, 2014.
  7. ^ Lange, Randy (August 23, 2014). "Jets Release Seven Players". New York Jets. Archived from the original on August 26, 2014. Retrieved August 24, 2014.

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