Marcelis Branch

Marcelis Branch (born January 19, 1994) is an American football safety who is currently a free agent. He most recently played for the Calgary Stampeders of the Canadian Football League (CFL). He played college football at Robert Morris University.

Marcelis Branch
No. 26
Position:Safety
Personal information
Born: (1994-01-19) January 19, 1994
Homestead, Florida
Height:5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Weight:195 lb (88 kg)
Career information
High school:Miami Southridge
(Miami, Florida)
College:Robert Morris
Undrafted:2017
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
CFL status:American
Career NFL statistics
Player stats at NFL.com

Professional career

Atlanta Falcons

Branch signed with the Atlanta Falcons as an undrafted free agent on May 1, 2017.[1] He was waived by the Falcons on September 2, 2017, but was signed to the practice squad the next day.[2][3] He signed a reserve/future contract with the Falcons on January 15, 2018.[4]

On September 1, 2018, Branch was waived by the Falcons.[5]

Pittsburgh Steelers

On January 16, 2019, Branch signed a reserve/future contract with the Pittsburgh Steelers.[6] He was waived on August 31, 2019.[7]

Tampa Bay Vipers

Branch was drafted in the 5th round during phase four in the 2020 XFL Draft by the Tampa Bay Vipers.[8] He had his contract terminated when the league suspended operations on April 10, 2020.[9] Branch was selected by the Alphas of The Spring League during its player selection draft on October 12, 2020.[10]

Calgary Stampeders

Branch signed with the Calgary Stampeders of the CFL on February 1, 2021.[11]

References
  1. Jackson, Curtis (May 1, 2017). "Falcons Agree To Terms With 21 CFAs". AtlantaFalcons.com. Archived from the original on October 14, 2017. Retrieved January 20, 2018.
  2. Conway, Kelsey (September 2, 2017). "2017 Atlanta Falcons Roster Cuts Tracker: Deadline To 53 Is 4 P.M. ET On Saturday". AtlantaFalcons.com. Archived from the original on December 30, 2017. Retrieved January 20, 2018.
  3. McFadden, Will (September 4, 2017). "Falcons Announce 10 Players Added To Their Practice Squad". AtlantaFalcons.com. Archived from the original on November 6, 2017. Retrieved January 20, 2018.
  4. McFadden, Will (January 15, 2018). "Falcons announce signing of nine players to reserve future contracts". AtlantaFalcons.com. Archived from the original on February 2, 2018. Retrieved January 20, 2018.
  5. McFadden, Will (September 1, 2018). "Falcons 2018 roster: Atlanta announces roster cuts, trims active roster down to 52". AtlantaFalcons.com.
  6. "Steelers Sign DB Marcelis Branch To Futures Deal". NFL Trade Rumors. January 16, 2019.
  7. "Steelers make roster cuts". Steelers.com. August 31, 2019.
  8. "DEFENSIVE BACKFIELD DRAFT TRACKER". XFL.com. October 14, 2019.
  9. Condotta, Bob (April 10, 2020). "XFL suspends operations, terminates all employees, but Jim Zorn says he has hopes league will continue". SeattleTimes.com. Retrieved July 17, 2020.
  10. @TheSpringLeague (October 12, 2020). "The #TSL2020 Alphas secondary!" (Tweet). Retrieved November 3, 2020 – via Twitter.
  11. "Amos returns to red and white". Stampeders.com. February 1, 2021. Retrieved February 22, 2021.
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