Michael Seth Marler (born March 27, 1981), is a former Arena football

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. He played

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at Tulane. He was originally signed by the Jacksonville Jaguars of the National Football League. Marler also played for the

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and Tampa Bay Storm.

High school career

Marler attended

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in Lilburn, Georgia and was a good student and a standout in

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and

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. In football, he was a three-year letterman. In soccer, he played Defender and Midfielder. It was here that he gained the nickname, Lilburn leg.

College career

Marler attended Tulane University and was a double

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in Marketing and Management and was a letterman in football. In football, as a freshman, he was named to the All-

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Freshman Team, was a Second-team All-Conference USA selection, and was a semi-finalist for the Lou Groza Award. 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-American. Playing against

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, 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

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, however he signed as an undrafted free agent with the Jacksonville Jaguars. As a rookie he made 60.6% of his

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attempts. He was cut during the 2004 Jaguars training camp after losing his starting position to Josh Scobee. He was again re-signed in 2005, but was later released during the preseason. Marler was signed by the

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, 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,

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, Marler signed with the Tampa Bay Storm of the Arena Football League. 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. In

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, he made 11-of-18 field goal attempts and 112-of-125 PAT attempts, as well as recording eight tackles.

References

External links

Seth Marler's Tulane Greenwave bio
{{DEFAULTSORT:Marler, Seth 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