Curtis Joseph Marsh Jr. (born March 1, 1988) is an American former professional

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player who was a

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in the

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(NFL). He was selected by the

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in the third round of the

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. Marsh was released by the Eagles at the end of the 2013 preseason and signed by the

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. He played

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for the

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. Marsh's father,

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, played

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in the NFL for three seasons.

Early life

Born in

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, and raised by his mother, Trayci Gibson with his sister M'haganee Kahlil Gibson. Marsh graduated from Royal High School in

Simi Valley, California Simi Valley (; Chumashan languages, Chumash: ''Shimiyi'') is a city in Simi Valley (valley), the valley of the same name in southeastern Ventura County, California, United States. It is from Downtown Los Angeles, making it part of the Greater ...

in 2006. Marsh received a football scholarship to the

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after graduating from high school. Marsh left the school after three months and received a scholarship offer from

Utah State University Utah State University (USU or Utah State) is a public university, public land grant colleges, land-grant research university with its main campus in Logan, Utah, United States. Founded in 1888 under the Morrill Land-Grant Acts as Utah's federal ...

College career

With the

, Marsh began his career as a

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and became a

starting in junior year. Marsh rushed 82 times for 302 yards as a freshman in 2007 in 10 games (3 starts) and 42 times for 185 as a sophomore in 12 games (3 starts) in 2008. In each season, Marsh scored two touchdowns. As a cornerback in 2009, Marsh made 32 tackles (23 solo, 9 assisted), deflected five passes, and

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one pass. In the November 14, 2009 game against

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, Marsh blocked a punt. As a senior in 2010, Marsh made 45 tackles (37 solo, 8 assisted) and 2 interceptions. Marsh received second-team All-

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honors after his senior season. Marsh graduated from Utah State in 2011 with a degree in

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and

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Professional career

Philadelphia Eagles (first stint)

Marsh was selected by the Philadelphia Eagles with the 90th pick of the

. He played all four preseason games and made his regular season debut on Week 11 of 2011 (November 20), a 17-10 win over the

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. In seven games in 2011, Marsh made 2 tackles and one defended pass.

Cincinnati Bengals

Marsh signed with the Cincinnati Bengals on September 18, 2013. He was released by the Bengals on October 1, 2013.

Philadelphia Eagles (second stint)

Marsh was signed by the Philadelphia Eagles on November 5, 2013. He was released by the Eagles on August 30, 2014.

Denver Broncos

Marsh signed with the Denver Broncos on December 30, 2014. Marsh was waived on September 15, 2015 to make room for T. J. Ward who was suspended for the first game of the season.

References

External links

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Philadelphia Eagles bio
{{DEFAULTSORT:Marsh, Curtis Jr. 1988 births Living people Players of American football from Simi Valley, California Players of American football from Los Angeles American football cornerbacks American football running backs Utah State Aggies football players Philadelphia Eagles players Cincinnati Bengals players Denver Broncos players People from West Hills, Los Angeles