Marques Ogden (born November 15, 1980) is a former American football

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and center. He was drafted in the sixth round of the 2003 NFL Draft. He had stints with the Jacksonville Jaguars, the Baltimore Ravens, the

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, and the Tennessee Titans until August 2007, when he was cut. He is the brother of Hall of Fame

Jonathan Ogden.

Education and early career

Ogden is a 2002 graduate of Howard University with a Bachelor of Science in Finance, with emphasis on construction and cost accounting. He was also part of their NCAA Division I football team. In 2005, he participated in a program through the University of Southern California on project development and construction developed specifically for NFL players hoping to diversify after their football career.

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.

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

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