Marcellus Rivers (born October 26, 1978) is a former

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. He was originally signed by the

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as an

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in 2001. He played

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. Marcellus Rivers played on the Houston Texans, New England Patriots, and the New York Giants. After retiring, he took up coaching in Dallas, Texas. He is currently an assistant football coach of the varsity football team at Prestonwood Christian Academy. He is also the coach of the 7th grade gold basketball ball team there and high school and middle school track team.

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