Marques Ogden (born November 15, 1980) is an American former professional

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and center. He was selected by the

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in the sixth round of the

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. He had stints with the Jaguars, Scottish Claymores,

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, Reading Express and

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. He is the brother of Hall of Fame

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Education and early career

Ogden graduated from

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in 2002 with a Bachelor of Science in Finance, with an emphasis on construction and cost accounting. While at Howard, he played for the NCAA Division I football team. In 2005, he participated in a program through the

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on project development and construction developed specifically for NFL players hoping to prepare for their careers after football.

After retirement

After retiring from the

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, Ogden formed a company called Kayden Premier Enterprises Inc., an earth-moving company based out of

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. After going out of business in 2012, he received financial aid from the Gene Upshaw Players Assistance Trust Fund. He has since become a public speaker and has been involved with the National Youth Football Organization in a coach-like role. While developing his business from 2013 to 2016, Marques took on various roles including speaking at small events and working as a birthday clown and a private football coach. Eventually, Marques landed his first formal speaking event when he spoke at Miller-Motte College in Wilmington, North Carolina, for their 100th commencement ceremony.

Awards

*Top 100 MBE Winners through the Center for Business Inclusion and Diversity sponsored by The University of Maryland, Southwest Airlines, and greiBO media (2010) *Winner of the Rising Star Under Age 40 Award from Living Classrooms and Stevenson University (2010) *Selected for Greater Baltimore Committee Leadership Council (2010) *Nominated for the Mayor's Business Recognition Award through the Greater Baltimore Committee Program. *Invited to become an honorary member of the Morgan State University Business Honor Program (2010)

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Ogden, Marques 1980 births Living people Players of American football from Washington, D.C. American football offensive tackles Howard Bison football players Jacksonville Jaguars players Baltimore Ravens players Scottish Claymores players Reading Express players Triangle Torch players Tennessee Titans players Buffalo Bills players