Nicolas Rohan Marley (born January 5, 1995) is a former

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. He played

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at Tulane and was signed by the

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as an

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in 2017. He is the son of former college football player Rohan Marley and his first wife Geraldine Khawley, grandson of the

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musician

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, and half-brother of

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and

YG Marley Joshua Omaru "YG" Marley (born December 5, 2001) is an American singer and songwriter. He is the son of rapper and singer Lauryn Hill and former CFL football player Rohan Marley, and the grandson of reggae pioneer Bob Marley. He rose to promin ...

Early years

Marley was born in

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and lived in

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for two years before moving to

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at the age of four. He then later attended Cypress Bay High School in

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, where he was named first-team all-state as a senior with 67 tackles. In 2012 he was MVP of the Al Golden Summer Camp. He was rated a three-star college recruit by 247Sports.com and two-star by

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, Rivals.com, and Scout.com.

College career

Marley joined the

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team in 2013. It was the only NCAA D-I

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institution to offer him a scholarship, and only two NCAA D-I

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institutions did. As a freshman, he was named Conference USA Co-Freshman of the Year and a member of the C-USA All-Freshman Team, with 67 tackles in 13 games. In 2014 he got an All-American Athletic Conference Honorable Mention with 82 tackles in 12 games. In 2015, he was named a member of the All-American Athletic Conference First-team, with 82 tackles in 12 games. In 2016, he was named again a member of the All-American Athletic Conference First-team, with 88 tackles in 12 games. He graduated in business management and marketing.

Professional career

On May 16, 2017, Marley signed with the

as an undrafted free agent. He was waived on September 2, 2017.

References

External links

Tulane Green Wave bioWashington Football Team bio
{{DEFAULTSORT:Marley, Nico 1995 births Living people Haitian emigrants to the United States Sportspeople from Weston, Florida American sportspeople of Jamaican descent Players of American football from Broward County, Florida American football linebackers Tulane Green Wave football players Washington Redskins players Marley family