Marcus Henry (wide receiver)

Marcus Henry (born February 21, 1986) is a former Canadian football wide receiver. After playing college football for Kansas, he was drafted by the New York Jets in the sixth round of the 2008 NFL Draft. He also played for the Edmonton Eskimos, Ottawa Redblacks, and Montreal Alouettes of the Canadian Football League (CFL).

Marcus Henry
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Henry (#86) makes a reception against Texas A&M in October 2007
No. 83
Position:Slotback
Personal information
Born: (1986-02-21) February 21, 1986
Hinesville, Georgia, U.S.
Height:6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Weight:225 lb (102 kg)
Career information
College:Kansas
NFL Draft:2008 / Round: 6 / Pick: 171
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
CFL status:International
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics
Player stats at NFL.com · CFL.ca (archive)

Professional career

New York Jets

The New York Jets drafted Henry in the sixth round (171st overall) of the 2008 NFL Draft.[1][2] Henry was considered a "developing" prospect; however, his height advantage attracted the Jets' attention.[2] The Jets signed Henry to a rookie contract on June 6, 2008.[3] Henry made the active roster however he was inactive for the first two games of the season until he was waived by the team on September 22, 2008.[4] Henry was subsequently signed to the team's practice squad on September 24, 2008 where he remained for the remainder of the season.[5]

Following the season, Henry was signed to a reserve/future contract on January 24, 2009.[6] During training camp practices, backup quarterback Erik Ainge praised Henry, who taught his fellow receivers how to use their strengths to their advantage.[7] In spite of the positive praise, Henry was again released from the team on September 5, 2009 during the final roster cuts.[8] Henry was signed to the team's practice squad, two days later, where he remained for the season.[9]

The team signed the wideout to a future/reserve contract in February.[10] The Jets waived Henry on August 29.[11]

Carolina Panthers

Henry was signed to the Carolina Panthers practice squad on September 23, 2010.[12]

Edmonton Eskimos

Henry signed a contract with the Edmonton Eskimos of the Canadian Football League on April 5, 2011.[13] He sustained an injury and only played in 11 games in the 2011 CFL season. In his first year in the CFL he recorded 384 yards and 1 touchdown. Henry sat out the first half of 2012 with a knee injury sustained in training camp. This time playing in the second half of the season Henry played in 9 games for the Eskimos. Marcus Henry had a similar season with regards to production amassing 382 yards and 1 receiving touchdown. Following the 2012 CFL season he was not re-signed and became a free-agent in mid February 2013. However, on May 1, 2013 Henry re-signed with the Eskimos. The 2013 season will be Henry's third with the Eskimos.[14] Henry appeared in 12 games for the Eskimos in the 2013 season. By the end of the season he compiled 535 receiving yards on 34 receptions, with 1 touchdown.

Ottawa RedBlacks

Henry signed as a free-agent with the expansion Ottawa RedBlacks prior to the 2014 season. Henry went on to lead the RedBlacks receiving corps in receptions and yardage amassing career best of 824 yards on 67 receptions. Following the 2014 season the Redblacks made a series of high-profile signings to bolster their wide receiving corps, leaving Henry's roster status in more doubt than had been anticipated.[15] Henry only appeared in one game during the 2015 season: He missed the majority of the season due to injury. He was not re-signed by the Redblacks following the season, and thus became a free-agent on February 9, 2016.[16] Henry attended the Edmonton Eskimos mini-camp in Florida in late April in an attempt to qualify for the team's main training camp.[17]

Montreal Alouettes

Henry was signed to the Montreal Alouettes' practice roster. He made his first start in the October 22, 2016 game against the Saskatchewan Roughriders, where he scored a touchdown.

CFL stats
YearTeamReceptionsYardsAverageTD's
2011Edmonton3338411.61
2012Edmonton2838213.61
2013Edmonton3453515.71
2014Ottawa6782412.32
2015 Ottawa 0 0 0 0
2016 Montreal 3 39 13.0 1

Personal life

He has a fraternal twin brother Maurice, who played with him in high school and college.[18]

References
  1. "2008 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2023-05-12.
  2. Lange, Randy (April 27, 2008), Ainge Has Tennessee, Oregon Ties. Hmm …, New York Jets, archived from the original on July 14, 2011, retrieved October 28, 2010
  3. Jets PR Department (June 6, 2008), Henry Signed, Jarvis Waived, New York Jets, archived from the original on August 6, 2012, retrieved October 28, 2010
  4. Jets PR Department (September 22, 2008), Ben Graham Re-Signed; Marcus Henry Waived, New York Jets, archived from the original on August 6, 2012, retrieved October 28, 2010
  5. New York Jets Transactions - 2008, ESPN, archived from the original on October 28, 2010, retrieved October 28, 2010
  6. Jets PR Department (January 24, 2009), A Dozen Players Sign Reserve/Future Deals, New York Jets, archived from the original on August 6, 2012, retrieved October 28, 2010
  7. Richardson, Kyle (August 7, 2009), For Offense, Threes Are a Charm, New York Jets, archived from the original on August 13, 2012, retrieved October 28, 2010
  8. Jets PR Department (September 5, 2009), Jets Make Moves to Get to 53, New York Jets, archived from the original on August 6, 2012, retrieved October 28, 2010
  9. New York Jets Transactions - 2009, ESPN, archived from the original on August 20, 2010, retrieved October 28, 2010
  10. Jets PR Department (February 12, 2010), Nine Signed to Reserve/Future Contracts, New York Jets, archived from the original on August 6, 2012, retrieved October 28, 2010
  11. Waszak Jr., Dennis (August 29, 2010), "Jets release ex-Redskin Coles, waive 3 others", The Washington Times, The Washington Times Company, archived from the original on September 2, 2010, retrieved October 28, 2010
  12. Carolina Panthers Transactions - 2010, ESPN, archived from the original on November 15, 2010, retrieved October 28, 2010
  13. Edmonton Eskimos Sign Former Kansas Jayhawk WR Marcus Henry, Boxscore, April 5, 2011, archived from the original on April 7, 2011, retrieved April 6, 2011
  14. https://www.cfl.ca/article/receiver-henry-re-signs-with-green-and-gold Henry resigns with Eskimos
  15. "Redblacks sign WR Williams". TSN. 2015-04-21. Retrieved 2016-04-23.
  16. "2016 Free Agent Tracker". CFL.ca. Retrieved 2016-04-23.
  17. "Receiver Marcus Henry tries to crack Edmonton Eskimos lineup for second time". Edmonton Journal. Retrieved 2016-04-23.
  18. Campbell, Don (30 July 2014). "Campbell: Henry far from his own worst critic". CFL.ca. Retrieved 31 July 2014.
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