Tanner Marsh (born May 29, 1990) is an American former professional

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who played in the

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(CFL) and

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(AFL).

College career

He played

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for the

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for one season after transferring from West Texas A&M, and he was named honorable mention All-

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Professional career

He was signed by the

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on June 1, 2013 and made the team's active roster as the third-string quarterback. He recorded his first professional touchdown pass on August 22, 2013 against the

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with a 3-yard toss to

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. He scored his first touchdown in that same game with a 6-yard rushing touchdown, and helped lead Montreal to a thrilling 39–38 comeback win for his first career CFL win. He won his first game as a starter September 3, 2013 against the

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20–9. Marsh was released by the Alouettes on April 14, 2016. On March 9, 2017, Marsh was assigned to the

Cleveland Gladiators The Cleveland Gladiators were an arena football team based in Cleveland, Ohio, and members of the Arena Football League (AFL). The Gladiators played their home games at Quicken Loans Arena, which they shared with the Cleveland Cavaliers of the ...

. Marsh made his first career AFL start on April 16, 2017. After throwing for 228 yards and 4 touchdowns, Marsh was removed from the game. On April 19, 2017, Marsh was placed on injured reserve. On June 21, 2017, Marsh was placed on reassignment. On June 22, 2017, Marsh was assigned to the Gladiators once again. On March 22, 2018, Marsh signed with the

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. He was released on April 12, 2018. In March 2020, Marsh signed a contract with the

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, an

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team.

References

External links

West Texas A&M Buffaloes bioMontreal Alouettes bio
{{DEFAULTSORT:Marsh, Tanner 1990 births Living people Players of American football from Carrollton, Texas American football quarterbacks Canadian football quarterbacks Arkansas Tech Wonder Boys football players Montreal Alouettes players West Texas A&M Buffaloes football players Cleveland Gladiators players Players of Canadian football from Texas Texas Revolution players Frisco Fighters players