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| Position: | Linebacker | ||
| Personal information | |||
| Born: | April 3, 1977 Greenville, South Carolina | ||
| Height: | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||
| Weight: | 223 lb (101 kg) | ||
| Career information | |||
| High school: | D. W. Daniel (SC) | ||
| College: | Carson–Newman | ||
| Undrafted: | 2001 | ||
| Career history | |||
| * Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |||
| Career highlights and awards | |||
| Career NFL statistics | |||
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| Player stats at NFL.com · PFR | |||
Marq Vincent Cerqua (born April 3, 1977) is a former American football linebacker in the National Football League for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Dallas Cowboys, Chicago Bears and Indianapolis Colts. He played college football at Carson–Newman University.
Cerqua attended D. W. Daniel High School, where he practiced football and track.
He accepted a football scholarship from Furman University, where he was named the starter at fullback. As a freshman, he registered 515 rushing yards and 6 touchdowns, although he was suspended for one game for violating team rules. He rushed for 120 yards and 4 touchdowns against Western Carolina University.[1]
As a sophomore, he started the first 6 games, collecting 242 rushing yards and 4 touchdowns, before being dismissed from the football team for violating team rules in November.[2]
He transferred to Carson–Newman University and sat out the 1998 season to comply with transfer rules. He was converted into a linebacker and was a two-year starter.
Cerqua was signed as an undrafted free agent by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers after the 2001 NFL Draft on April 23.[3] He played mainly on special teams, before being waived on December 23.[4]
In December 2001, he was signed as a free agent by the Dallas Cowboys. He was declared inactive for the last 2 games. He wasn't re-signed after the season.
In 2002, he was signed by the Chicago Bears to their practice squad. On December 20, he was promoted to the active roster.[5] He wasn't re-signed after the season.
On August 19, 2003, he was signed as a free agent by the Indianapolis Colts.[6] He was released on August 26.[7] On October 8, he was signed to the practice squad.[8] On October 30, he was placed on the non-football injury list, after being stricken with a viral infection.[9] He wasn't re-signed after the season.
In January 2005, he was signed by the Dallas Cowboys to be allocated to the Cologne Centurions of NFL Europe on January 31.[10] He was injured and released before the start of the season.