Antonio Narcisse (born August 4, 1982) is an American former professional
football
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center. He played
college football
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at
Portland State
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. He was a member of the
New Orleans VooDoo
The New Orleans VooDoo were a professional arena football team based in New Orleans, Louisiana. They were members of the Arena Football League from 2004 to 2015.
The VooDoo were the second team to play in the Arena Football League and play in ...
,
Cleveland Gladiators
The Cleveland Gladiators were an arena football team based in Cleveland, Ohio, and members of the Arena Football League (AFL). The Gladiators played their home games at Quicken Loans Arena, which they shared with the Cleveland Cavaliers of the ...
,
Spokane Shock
The Spokane Shock were a professional indoor American football team based in Spokane, Washington, that played their home games at the Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena. The team was initially a member of arenafootball2 (af2), the Shock won divis ...
,
Utah Blaze
The Utah Blaze was a professional arena football team based in Salt Lake City, Utah and competed in the West Division of the Arena Football League. Home games were played at the EnergySolutions Arena. In 2013, the team did not submit proper ...
,
Iowa Barnstormers
The Iowa Barnstormers are a professional indoor football team based in Des Moines, Iowa, that competes in the Indoor Football League (IFL). They play their home games at Wells Fargo Arena, known in indoor football circles as "The Well".
Sever ...
,
Portland Thunder
The Portland Steel were a professional arena football team based in Portland, Oregon and members of the Arena Football League (AFL). The team started as the Portland Thunder, joining the AFL in 2014 as an expansion team along with the Los Ange ...
,
Pittsburgh Power
The Pittsburgh Power were a professional arena football team based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The team belonged to the East Division (AFL), East Division of the American Conference in the Arena Football League. Founded in 2010, the Power was t ...
,
Jacksonville Sharks
The Jacksonville Sharks are a professional indoor football team based in Jacksonville, Florida, that competes in the Indoor Football League (IFL). The team plays its home games at VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena.
They were members of the Are ...
and
San Jose SaberCats
The San Jose SaberCats were a professional arena football team based in San Jose, California. The SaberCats had been members of the Arena Football League (AFL) since 1995 (the year in which the team was founded); and until 2015, they belonged to ...
of the
Arena Football League
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(AFL).
College career
Narcisse attended
Sarah T. Reed High School in
New Orleans, Louisiana
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. He first played
college football
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at the
College of San Mateo
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.
Narcisse then transferred to play for the
Portland State Vikings
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of
Portland State University
Portland State University (PSU) is a public research university in Portland, Oregon, United States. It was founded in 1946 as a post-secondary educational institution for World War II veterans. It evolved into a four-year college over the next ...
, earning All-
Big Sky honorable mention honors his senior year in 2005 and First Team All-Big Sky honors in 2004.
Professional career
Narcisse was rated the 15th best center in the
2006 NFL draft
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by NFLDraftScout.com.
Narcisse was signed by the
New Orleans VooDoo
The New Orleans VooDoo were a professional arena football team based in New Orleans, Louisiana. They were members of the Arena Football League from 2004 to 2015.
The VooDoo were the second team to play in the Arena Football League and play in ...
of the AFL on February 15, 2007. He signed with the AFL's
Cleveland Gladiators
The Cleveland Gladiators were an arena football team based in Cleveland, Ohio, and members of the Arena Football League (AFL). The Gladiators played their home games at Quicken Loans Arena, which they shared with the Cleveland Cavaliers of the ...
on November 21, 2007. He was assigned to the
Spokane Shock
The Spokane Shock were a professional indoor American football team based in Spokane, Washington, that played their home games at the Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena. The team was initially a member of arenafootball2 (af2), the Shock won divis ...
of the AFL on September 17, 2010. Narcisse was traded to the
Utah Blaze
The Utah Blaze was a professional arena football team based in Salt Lake City, Utah and competed in the West Division of the Arena Football League. Home games were played at the EnergySolutions Arena. In 2013, the team did not submit proper ...
with
Khreem Smith for
Erik Meyer and
Raymond McNeil on May 29, 2011. He was assigned to the AFL's
Iowa Barnstormers
The Iowa Barnstormers are a professional indoor football team based in Des Moines, Iowa, that competes in the Indoor Football League (IFL). They play their home games at Wells Fargo Arena, known in indoor football circles as "The Well".
Sever ...
on September 6, 2013.
He was traded to the
Portland Thunder
The Portland Steel were a professional arena football team based in Portland, Oregon and members of the Arena Football League (AFL). The team started as the Portland Thunder, joining the AFL in 2014 as an expansion team along with the Los Ange ...
on March 11, 2014.
Narcisse was traded to the
Pittsburgh Power
The Pittsburgh Power were a professional arena football team based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The team belonged to the East Division (AFL), East Division of the American Conference in the Arena Football League. Founded in 2010, the Power was t ...
on March 26, 2014.
He was named First Team
All-Arena
An All-Arena Team, an all-star team consisting of the best players of their position was selected every season in the Arena Football League (AFL).
Teams
* 1987 All-Arena Team, 1987
* 1988 All-Arena Team, 1988
* 1989 All-Arena Team, 1989
* 1990 Al ...
in
2014
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. The Power folded in November 2014. On March 14, 2015, he was assigned to the
Jacksonville Sharks
The Jacksonville Sharks are a professional indoor football team based in Jacksonville, Florida, that competes in the Indoor Football League (IFL). The team plays its home games at VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena.
They were members of the Are ...
of the AFL. On March 25, 2015, Narcisse was placed on reassignment. On July 30, 2015, he was assigned to the AFL's
San Jose SaberCats
The San Jose SaberCats were a professional arena football team based in San Jose, California. The SaberCats had been members of the Arena Football League (AFL) since 1995 (the year in which the team was founded); and until 2015, they belonged to ...
. The Sabercats won
ArenaBowl XXVIII against the
Jacksonville Sharks
The Jacksonville Sharks are a professional indoor football team based in Jacksonville, Florida, that competes in the Indoor Football League (IFL). The team plays its home games at VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena.
They were members of the Are ...
on August 29, 2015.
References
External links
Stats Crew profile*
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Living people
1982 births
Players of American football from New Orleans
American football centers
San Mateo Bulldogs football players
Portland State Vikings football players
New Orleans VooDoo players
Cleveland Gladiators players
Spokane Shock players
Utah Blaze players
Iowa Barnstormers players
Portland Thunder players
Pittsburgh Power players
Jacksonville Sharks players
San Jose SaberCats players
21st-century American sportsmen
21st-century African-American sportsmen